HNF Exam 2 Flashcards
Vitamin E serves as:
an antioxidant
Examples of aerobic physical activity include all of the following except:
using weight machines
True statements concerning the water-soluble vitamins include:
They are easily excreted in the urine.
They can be leached out of foods by cooking in water
Which of these B vitamins is (are) present only in foods of animal origin?
Vitamin B12
The hormone produced by adipose tissue in response to a gain in body fatness that helps to control obesity is:
leptin
Anaerobic glucose breakdown produces a compound called _____ that accumulates in the tissues and blood.
lactate
Which of the following nutrients is important for athletes because it is needed for the formation of collagen?
vitamin C
The active form of vitamin A stored in the liver is:
retinol.
Which of the following is found in protein but not in carbohydrate or fat?
nitrogen
Older people generally need less energy than younger people due to:
slowed basal metabolic rate.
declines in lean body mass.
Sickle-cell disease is an example of an inherited mistake in the amino acid sequence. T/F
True
Which of the following types of foods sustain satiety longer than other foods?
high in fiber
high in protein
If amino acids are oversupplied:
the body removes and excretes their amine groups.
the body converts amino acid residues to glycogen or fat.
A person who continues exercising moderately for longer than _____ minutes begins to use less glucose and more fat for fuel.
20
Foods rich in beta-carotene include:
cantaloupe
sweet potatoes.
A(n) _____ bond is formed between the amine group end of one amino acid and the acid group end of the next amino acid in a protein.
peptide
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recommends _____ grams protein per kilogram of body weight each day for an endurance athlete.
1.2 to 1.4
Which of the following factors does not influence how much glucose a person uses during physical activity?
age of the person exercising
For athletes, the path to bigger muscles includes
vigorous physical training.
well-timed meals.
The psychological desire to eat is referred to as:
appetite
All of the following are fat-soluble vitamins except:
a. vitamin A. c. vitamin C. b. vitamin D. d. vitamin K. ****Vitamin C
Which of the following accounts for the differences among the various amino acids?
the side chain
Important roles of vitamin D include all of the following
cell growth and specialization.
influence over hair follicles.
influence over reproductive system cells.
Vitamin A, C, and E serve as:
an antioxidant
Strategies that help endurance athletes maintain their blood glucose concentrations for as long as they can include:
eating a high-carbohydrate diet regularly.
taking in glucose during endurance activities
By definition, a vitamin is all of the following except:
a. an organic compound. c. needed in minute amounts. b. indispensable to body function. ****d.a non-essential nutrient.
Negative nitrogen balance occurs in:
a surgery patient
Which one of the following foods is a good source of vitamin C?:
Red bell peppers
Which of the following is based on weight and height and used in clinical settings to assess weight status?
BMI
The B vitamins work together with enzymes in the metabolism of energy nutrients and in the making of new cells. T/F
True
Any disease that produces _____ malabsorption can bring about deficiencies of vitamins A, D, E, and K.
fat
Vitamin A plays an important role in:
maintenance of body linings
reproduction
When amino acids are degraded for energy, their amine groups are stripped off and used elsewhere or incorporated by the liver into:
Urea
All of the following are involved in signaling satiation except:
a. the stomach. c. the brain's hypothalamus. b. the small intestine. d. ****the heart.d
The body normally makes tyrosine from the essential amino acid:
phenylalanine.
In the early minutes of an activity, _____ provides the majority of energy the muscles use to go into action
muscle glycogen
No single body composition or weight suits everyone; needs vary by gender, lifestyle, and stage of life T/F?
True
All of the following factors are associated with a higher basal metabolic rate except:
a. stress. c. fever. b. *******starvation. d. youth
Proteins attract water and hold it within blood vessels, preventing it from freely flowing into the spaces between the cells. This is an example of how protein is used for:
maintaining fluid and electrolyte balance
Vitamin D deficiency in children can cause bowed legs, an abnormality seen in the disease rickets t/f?
True
What is one symptom of a beta-carotene toxicity?
bright yellow skin
All of the following are significant food sources of vitamin D except:
a. salmon. c. sardines. b. *******rolled oats. d. fortified milk.
A body mass index of 25.0 to 29.9 in an adult indicates:
overweight
The vitamin D deficiency disease in adults is known as
osteomalacia.
How many amino acids are considered to be essential amino acids?
9
According to the movie about the Starvation Study conducted during WWII, all of the following were challenging symptoms of semi-starvation, except?
a. depression c. physical symptoms such as coldness b. *****increased sex drive d. obsession with food
Excess fat _____ represents a greater risk to health than excess fat elsewhere on the body.
deep within the abdomen
The main function of vitamin K is:
to help activate proteins that help clot the blood.
Which of the following B vitamins is especially important for women of childbearing age to prevent neural tube defects?
Folate
According to the lecture on Health at Every size, competent eating is described as;
balanced between permission to eat desired food with discipline to plan structured meals and snacks
