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Nutrition Education

Subjects : literacy, health-and-nutrition

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Carbohydrates...
Is caused by insulin resistance
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
Phenols

2. Water soluble vitamins...
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Is desirable during times of growth
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols

3. Fat-soluble vitamins...
Coronary heart disease
Are micronutrients
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
Vitamin B6

4. The branch of medicine concerned with treating obesity and obesity relatedconditions is called...
Germ and bran
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
...
Bariatrics

5. cardiovascular disease...
Is involved in nerve function
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
Glucosinolates

6. A large number of research studies have shown that regular nut consumption is associated with a substantial decrease in therisk of death associated with
Anemia
Coronary heart disease
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes

7. In prospective cohort studies -consumption of at least _____weekly servings of cruciferous vegetables has been associated with significant reductions in cancer risk.
It aids in protein digestion
5
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes

8. Iron is not stored by the body so iron toxicity is not an area of concern
FALSE
Age-related degeneration
The bones where it helps provide structure.
It aids in protein digestion

9. Selenium content of grain products ishighly dependent on...
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
P. 149
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Soil selenium content

10. The omega 3 fatty acid - alpha acid is converted in the body to...
Phenols
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
EPA and DHA
Amino acids

11. Compared to the consumption of whole fruits and vegetables - large doses of individual nutrients or phytochemicals...
Do not show strong and consistent benefits
Vitamins
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes

12. Phytochemicals are
Weight loss
EPA and DHA
27 kcal
MADE BY PLANTS

13. Adipose tissue is what?
Do not show strong and consistent benefits
Age-related degeneration
Are micronutrients
Is a passive storage of tissue

14. Iron is needed in the body for...
Lowers blood glucose
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
GLUCOSINOLATE

15. A large number of research studies have shown that regular nut consumption is associated with a substantial decrease in the risk of death associated with...
All of the above
Coronary heart disease
Asia Women
Do not show strong and consistent benefits

16. Adding nuts to a diet that is low in saturated fat results in significant reductionsin...
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
Oral cavity
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Also called riboflavin

17. Essential fatty acid deficiencies cause all EXCEPT...
Anemia
Weight loss
EPA and DHA
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.

18. Substituting beans - peas and lentitis four foods that are high in saturated fats or refund carbohydrates has beenshown to lower the risk of...
27 kcal
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram

19. The majority of magnesium in the body is associated with
Large doses are not harmful
Lowers blood glucose
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
The bones where it helps provide structure.

20. Vitamins...
Free radicals
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
Proteins
Can be water or fat soluble

21. A number of studies suggest that lycopene-rich diets are associated with significant reductions in the risk of prostate cancer. Which food is the most significant source of dietary lycopene?
Are a dense energy source
Mutation
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
Tomatoes

22. Saturated -unsaturated -monounsated and polyunsaturated fatty acids differ in...
Weight loss
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving

23. Most case control studies do NOT find that women with higher soy intakes are at lower risk of breast cancer except for...
...
Coronary heart disease
The germ and the bran
Asia Women

24. High intakes of the carotenoids - lutein and zeaxanthin are associated with asignificantly lower risk of developing...
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Age-related macular degeneration
FALSE

25. During the refining of grain products -which nutrient rich components are lost?
Germ and bran
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
Is involved in nerve function
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases

26. What are the building blocks of protein?
Is a passive storage of tissue
...
Amino acids
It aids in protein digestion

27. High intakes of the carotenoids - lutein and zeaxanthin are associated with asignificantly lower risk of developing...
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Age-related degeneration
FALSE
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease

28. All of the following are true of bile EXCEPT...
It aids in protein digestion
Carotenoids
...
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above

29. Which of the following are plant derived compounds that are very similar in structure and function to cholesterol...
Oral cavity
Thyroid gland - high
EPA and DHA
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols

30. The orange and red pigments synthesized by plants are called:...
Anemia
Carotenoids
Coronary heart disease
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.

31. Taking beta carotene or vitamin A in supplemental form is not recommended because...
Fermentation
12 weeks
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies

32. The critical function of vitamin D is...
GLUCOSINOLATE
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Proteins
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood

33. Calcitonin is released by the ___________during periods of ___________ blood calcium concentration
Weight with Height
Thyroid gland - high
Are a dense energy source
...

34. Adding nuts to the diet that is low in saturated fat results in significant reductions in...
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Glucosinolate
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
EPA and DHA

35. The most biologically active form of vitamin E is
Alpha tocopherol
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
Flax seed
FALSE

36. Vitamin B2...
Age-related degeneration
Is involved in nerve function
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
12 weeks

37. A critical function of Vitamin D is...
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Weight with Height
5

38. Vitamin K plays a vital role in...
Age-related degeneration
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
Night blindness
Blood clotting

39. Fat free' means
FALSE
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
27 kcal
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts

40. Carbohydrates - Protein and lipids are called macronutrients because...
5
Include linoleic acid and linolenic acid - are used to make arachidonic acid - an omega-6 fatty acid - are used to make docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) - an omega-3 fatty acid
Because are needed in large qualities .
Age-related degeneration

41. Type 2 diabetes...
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Is caused by insulin resistance
Tea
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies

42. All is true of niacin - except...
Large doses are not harmful
Glucosinolate
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Also called riboflavin

43. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
Because are needed in large qualities .
Fermentation
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
Weight with Height

44. Lipid characteristics include all of thefollowing except...
Soluble in water
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
EPA and DHA
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases

45. Although it was initially hypothesized that the beneficial biological effects offlavonoids were related to antioxidant activity - many of these effects may actually be related to their ability to
Coronary heart disease
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Anemia
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.

46. Consumption of Indole-3-Carbinol - a potential cancer preventive compound can be increased by including which of the following foods in the diet
P. 149
Is a passive storage of tissue
...
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts

47. DASH stands for...
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Large doses are not harmful
Because are needed in large qualities .
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension

48. Capillaries
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Are microscopic -are located around organs and tissues - have thin walls and narrow diameters -exchange materials - nutrients and gases between the blood and tissues WHICH THE ANSWER IS
Homeostasis
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence

49. Which of the following describes a major function of vitamin E?
Night blindness
Phenols
Thyroid gland - high
...

50. Which group of people are at increasedrisk of vitamin D Deficiency?
Amino acids
Coronary heart disease
Soil selenium content
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes