Human Nutrition Exam 1

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an obese person can be malnourished (T/F)

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TRUE

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Malnutrition includes nutrient...

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Deficiencies, inbalances, and excesses

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the organic nutrients include...

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carbs, fat, and protein

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According to Healthy People 2010...

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Heart disease continues to rise

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Culture tradition surrounding food seldom change (T/F)

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FALSE

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Only the U.S. publishes guidelines for appropriate nutrient intakes (T/F)

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FALSE

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Nutrient contents on food packages are stated as..

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Daily Values

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Chewing food for a long time would help chemical digestion (T/F)

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FALSE

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The least nutrition responsive disease is...

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Sickle cell anemia

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There are ____ classes nutrients...

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6

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Food energy is measured in...

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Calories

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Vitamins and minerals are important in the body because they...

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Regulate body processes

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Enriched food include...

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B vitamins added to grains

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Examples of fortified food include...

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Vitamins A & D added to milk, Calcium added to orange juice

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The smallest self-containing living entity in the body is..

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a cell

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Hormones are secreted by...

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glands

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Most people have aversions to ____tastes...

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bitter

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Select the most nutrient dense...

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Skim milk

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Drinking carbonated beverages will affect oxygen absorption in the blood (T/F)

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FALSE

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Organically grown produce is safer and more nutritious than produce grown on large, factory type farms (T/F)

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FALSE

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The nutrient content of frozen content produce is similar to that of...

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fresh foods

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If a nutrient has no tolerable upper intake level then its safe to ingest in any amount (T/F)

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FALSE

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the nations over weight population has decreased over the years due to our focus on preventable health care (t/F)

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FALSE

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What percent of the human genome is the same in all people?

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99.9%

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Although a new scientific finding is public in a referred journal it is still a prelim finding (T/F)

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TRUE, just because its a pro journal doesnt make it true

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Are there any advantages to digestion from chewing your food for an extended period of time (T/F)

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FALSE

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Your body can only digest food at a certain times of the day, therefore meal timing is important (T/F)

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FALSE

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Fortified and enriched food are more nutritious than whole basic foods (T/F)

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FALSE, just because nutrients are added into a product doesn't mean its healthier than something organic

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Carbs yield energy as well as provide materials that form structures and working parts of body tissue (T/F)

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FALSE, proteins do

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The word essential means that a nutrient is necessary and can only be obtained from the diet (T/F)

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TRUE

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A phytochemical accounts for the burning taste in hot peppers (T/F)

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TRUE

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Adequacy is a characteristic of nutritious diet in which the food provide enough of each essential nutrient, fiber, and energy (T/F)

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TRUE

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Daily Values are useful as nutrient intake goals for individuals (T/F)

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FALSE, they are ideal for allowing comparisons among foods

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A food provides 9 grams of fat and 250 calories. What is the percentage of calories as fat in this product?

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32%

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How many calories are in food that contains 15 grams carbs, 6 grams of protein, and 8 grams of fat?

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156 calories

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Salmonellosis, the food-borne infection, is caused primarily by eating contaminated beef (T/F)

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FALSE, Salmonellosis is caused by eating eggs and poultry

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What is the primary organ waste secretion?

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The Kidneys

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The food and drug admin. decides what additives shall be in foods (T/F)

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TRUE, what they say shall be done

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The large intestine is the primary organ of digestion and absorption (T/F)

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FALSE, the small intestine is the primary organ

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Throughout the day, you should comsume..

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carbo-containing foods

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The FDA is most concerned to which of the following hazards?

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Microbial food-borne illness

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Which organ chemically alters absorbed material to make them better adjusted for other tissues?

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Liver