M5 Quiz Flashcards
The ___________________ protects nutrition assistance programs by providing them with funding.
Farm Bill
(T/F) Organizations can testify at congress and make recommendations to modify a specific program.
True
A commercial advertisement claims that a green tea supplement will help you prevent cancer. Which agency would have jurisdiction over this ad?
The Federal Trade Commission
One of the ways the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics promotes its public policies through:
Their political action committee
A food label makes a claim that is not legal. What government agency would likely intervene?
The Food and Drug Administration
(T/F) Government is not able to use tool such as taxes, tax incentives, and price supports for commodities to influence policy.
False
Approximately ____________ of Americans live at or below the poverty level.
15%
(T/F) The mortality rate is approximately 40-60 percent of refugees in hospitals due the severe malnutrition. This mortality rates is due to poor case management of protein-energy malnutrition.
False
Famine is defined as:
Lack of food due to disaster, a drought, political conflict, or war
(T/F) Approximately 2.6 million children under the age of 15 in 2014 became infected with HIV, mainly through mother-to-child transmission.
True
(T/F) Food security means access at all times by all people to adequate amounts of safe, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food for an active and healthy life.
True
