Human Nutrition Final Exam

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Your food intake on a daily basis affects your health because

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improper balance of nutrients over time can lead to chronic diseases in the future

Front 2

The energy yielding nutrients are

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fat, protein, carbohydrates

Front 3

One gram of alcohol is equal to

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seven calories

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The most energy rich of nutrients is

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fat

Front 5

Which is not a macronutrient?
A)vitamins
B)carbohydrates
C)lipids
D)protein

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vitamins

Front 6

Which nutrient contains nitrogen?

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proteins

Front 7

If someone told you they were taking vitamin supplements to give themselves more energy how would you respond?

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vitamins do not yield usable energy

Front 8

which nutrient class is used to build body tissues and make enzymes?

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proteins

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If a nutrient does not have a Tolerable Upper Intake level this means that

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insufficient data exist to establish a value

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The DRI Committee recommend a diet that contains how many % of its calories from carbohydrate

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45-65

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One of the best sources of lycopene is

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tomatoes

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What do Americans need to consume more of?

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fruits,vegetables, whole grains

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When the pancreas detects a high concentration of the blood's sugar, glucose, it releases

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insulin

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What can affect your long term health?

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chronic deficiencies of nutrients, chronic excess of nutrients, imbalances of nutrients

Front 15

The stomach's main function if the digestion of what nutrient?

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protein

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The major function of the kidneys is to

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excrete wastes from the body in urine

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What type of cells do not reproduce and if damaged by injury or disease are lost forever

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brain cells

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What restores sobriety in someone who has been drinking alcohol

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time

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As food moves through the digestive tract it spends most time in the

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large intestine because of the need to partially digest fiber and absorb water

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Which of the following is preferred fuel for most body functions

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carbohydrate

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Digestion of most starches and carbohydrates begin in the

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mouth

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What is not involved in mechanical digestion

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enzymes

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What terms would you look for on a bread label to choose the most nutritious product

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whole grain

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The majority of the digestion occurs in the

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small intestine

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Task of the small intestine

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contains villi, secretes digestive enzymes, absorbs most nutrients, does not absorb water

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Syndrome X includes all of the following conditions except
A)high blood pressure
B) obesity located in the hips and thighs
C) Too much insulin in the blood
D)elevated blood levels of triglycerides

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Obesity located in the hips and thighs

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All of the following are found in foods that contain fat except
A)vitamin a
B) vitamin e
C) vitamin d
D) vitamin k
E) vitamin c

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vitamin c

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What foods leaves the stomach first

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carbohydrates

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The main dietary factor associated with elevated blood cholesterol is

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high saturated and trans fat intake

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What nutrient begins to be digested in the mouth

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carbohydrate