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NUTRITION EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: What is the acceptable macronutrient distribution range(AMDR)?

Answer:

the range of intake for the energy providing nutrients

Question 2: What are three principles involving healthy eating?

Answer:

1)Balance2)Variety3)Moderation

Question 3: Plants store carbohydrates as ________.

Answer:

a starch Question 4: Q. (T/F) Bariatic Surgery is recommended for individuals who have 30 or more pounds to lose

Answer:

False (40 or more, 35 owith morbidity)

Question 5: What is the #2 cause of death?

Answer:

Cancer Question 6: What are long chains of sugar units arranged to form starch or fiber?

Answer:

complex carbohydrates

Question 7: What is another name for Glucose?

Answer:

dextrose

Question 8: What is the #3 cause of death?

Answer:

Stroke

Question 9: What are the three types of diabetes?

Answer:

Type I, Type II, and gestational diabetes

Question 10: What are the three most important monosaccharides?

Answer:

frustose, galactose, and glucose

Question 11: Name two surgery's that disrupt digestion.

Answer:

Gastric Bypass (not reversible) and Lap-Band Surgery (reversible)

Question 12: Calories = ?

Answer:

? = Energy

Question 13: How many kilocalories per gram do Proteins have?

Answer:

• kilocalories per gram

Question 14: What does EAR stand for?

Answer:

Estimated Average Requirement

Question 15: What does it mean to be eating a balanced meal?

Answer:

a balancing meal consists of choosing food to meet nutrient and health needs--also consuming adequate amounts of each essential nutrient, fiber and energy Question 16: Q. (T/F) a functional food is one that provides all the basic nutrients in adequate amounts.

Answer:

False Question 17: Q. (T/F) The number of obese and overweight people in the U.S. is declining thanks to public education efforts?

Answer:

Fasle Question 18: Which of the classes of Nurtients are NON Energy Yielding Nutrients?

Answer:

Vitamins, Minerals, and Water

Question 19: What is Nutrition?

Answer:

Nutrition is the science that studies the nutrients and compounds in foods that you eat nourish and affect your body finctions and health.

Question 20: Which type of diabetes is not preventable, and cannot be cured?

Answer:

Type I

Question 21: Transfat and saturated fat are related to what disease?

Answer:

cardiovascular disease

Question 22: How do plants make their own food?

Answer:

through photosynthesis

Question 23: What are the most important disaccharides?

Answer:

lactose, maltose and sucrose

Question 24: Q. In what order are ingredients listed on a food label?

Answer:

In descending order by weight

Question 25: What does it mean to eat in moderation?

Answer:

Eating in moderation means eating appropriate amounts--limiting certain foods significantly and limiting energy to match your individual needs

Question 26: Q. In nutrition what does the word ESSENTIAL mean?

Answer:

it means the nutrients necessary for health that can not be manufactured by the body in suffieient quantities to meet physiological need, to must be ingested.

Question 27: What is the only animal product that contains carbohydrates?

Answer:

milk

Question 28: What is the Tolerable Upper Limit (UL)?

Answer:

it refers to the highest amount of a nutrient that is unlikely to cause harm