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Which statement is FALSE concerning the field of nutrition?
Nutrition is an ancient science that dates back to the fourteenth century.
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Which of the following chronic diseases is NOT strongly associated with dietary choices?
Alzheimer's disease
3
How many classes of nutrients are there?
six
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Which of the following are inorganic?
minerals
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What is the primary source for the brain?
carbohydrates
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Of the following nutrients, which contains nitrogen?
proteins
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Which of the following is an example of an inorganic nutrient?
calcium (mineral)
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Jane consumed a breakfast that contained 85 grams of carbohydrate, 20 grams of protein, and 18 grams of fat. How many kilocalories did Jane eat at breakfast?
582 kilocalories
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For dinner, Carol consumes 250 grams of carbohydrate, 50 grams of protein, and 30 grams of fat. In addition, Carol decides that she wants a glass of wine with her meal. If she drinks one glass of wine containing 10 grams of alcohol, how many total kilocalories does she consume in this meal?
1,540 kilocalories
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Which of the following are examples of carbohydrate-rich foods?
wheat and lentils
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Which dietary standard, expressed as percentages of total energy, defines the recommended intake range for the macronutrients?
Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (AMDR)
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Which of the following nutrients is organic?
protein
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Lauren's friend has recommended that she take a vitamin C supplement. Lauren is concerned about consuming too much of the supplement. Which of the following nutrient standards would assist her in determining the highest amount of the supplement that would be safe for her to consume?
Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL)
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Which of the following nutrients is the MOST energy dense?
fat
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Which of the following BEST describes minerals?
inorganic micronutrients found in a variety of foods
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An important source of energy for the body during times of rest and low-intensity exercise is
fat
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The building blocks of proteins are called
amino acids.
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Which of the following is NOT a major function of dietary protein?
serving as a primary source of energy for the body
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Proteins are NOT found in
water
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Into what two groups are vitamins classified?
fat-soluble and water-soluble
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Vitamin C and the B vitamins are
soluble in water
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Which of the following is FALSE?
Fats are soluble in water.
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Which of the following describes the vitamins A, D, E, and K?
potentially toxic with excessive intake
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Inorganic nutrients that are NOT broken down by the human body or destroyed by heat or light are called
minerals
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Overconsumption of which nutrient has the greatest potential for toxicity?
vitamin A
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What is the standard used to estimate the daily nutrient needs of half of all healthy individuals?
Estimated Average Requirement (EAR)
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Which of the following is NOT a function of water in the body?
provides a source of energy to work and play
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According to the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (AMDR), up to what percentage of your daily Calories should be provided by carbohydrates?
65%
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The highest average amount of a nutrient that can be consumed without a risk of adverse health effects to almost all individuals in a particular age and gender group is called the
Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL)
30
What is the leading federal agency in the United States that protects human health and safety?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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Your grandmother has recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Which of the following professionals is MOST likely to be qualified to offer your grandmother assistance in planning her diabetic diet?
registered dietitian (RD)
32
The BRFSS is the government
survey that tracks lifestyle habits that increase risks for developing chronic diseases.
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Which of the following professional titles has NO definition or laws regulating it?
nutritionist
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The type of study that compares a group of people with a disease to another similar but healthy group is called a(n)
case control study
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What is the group given a specific treatment or intervention during an experiment called?
the experimental group
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Dr. Sullivan is conducting a clinical trial to determine if vitamin Z can improve test performance of students in an introductory college nutrition course. Dr. Sullivan puts all the student names in a hat and draws names to determine if they will be placed in the control or the experimental group. The experimental group receives a capsule of vitamin Z and the control group a "sugar pill" that tastes and looks identical to the vitamin Z capsule. Neither Dr. Sullivan nor the participants knows who is receiving which treatment. This experiment is BEST described as
placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized
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What is the first step of the scientific method?
Observe a phenomenon
38
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) collects dietary information of Americans by using a
personal interview and physical examination
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Chemicals found in foods that are critical to human growth and function are called
nutrients
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What term is commonly used to describe foods that are grown with little or no use of synthetic chemicals?
organic
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The primary source of fuel for the body is
carbohydrates
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Amino acids are units of
proteins
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In the United States and Canada, what set of standards defines the recommended intake values for various nutrients for healthy people?
Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs)
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What is the term for an imitation treatment that has no known physical effect or therapeutic value on the subjects in a research study?
placebo
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What is another name for a study of patterns of health and disease in a large population?
an epidemiological study
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A hypothesis or group of related hypotheses that have been confirmed through repeated scientific experiments is known as a(n)
theory
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What common flaw has been found in research studies funded by pharmaceutical companies?
lack of transparency
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Which of the following indicates that a nutrition website may NOT be a reliable source of information?
website address with a ".com" ending
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The American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and similar professional nutrition organizations
publish reliable nutrition research studies
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One of the earliest developments in the field of nutrition linking nutritional deficiency to illness was the discovery that eating citrus fruits prevents
scurvy
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Which of the following is the primary link between poor nutrition and higher mortality rates?
obesity
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Funding of a research study by a company that stands to benefit from a positive assessment
a conflict of interest
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A blogger has written a post about the benefits of an artificial sweetener for weight loss. Which of the following would be the best evidence to support these claims?
citations to research studies published in peer-reviewed journals
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Which of the following is an example of disease that is directly caused by a nutritional deficiency?
pellagra
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Prevalent in the United States during the early 1900s, pellagra was first thought to be an infectious disease. Today we know that it is caused by a deficiency of
niacin
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Joan's dinner contains 210 grams of carbohydrate, 60 grams of protein, and 52 grams of fat. What percent of kilocalories in this meal comes from carbohydrate?
54%
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A slice of pumpkin bread contains 5 grams of fat, 40 grams of carbohydrate, and 5 grams of protein. What percent of the bread's Calories are from fat?
20%