Module 11: Nutrition and Its Role Study Questions

Question 1

Dietary Patterns that influence CVD

1. What dietary patterns reduce CVD?

Answer 1

a

Question 2

Dietary Patterns that influence CVD

2. What constitutes proven beneficial dietary patterns?

Answer 2

a

Question 3

Dietary Patterns that influence CVD

3. Which diet is appropriate for different health conditions?

Answer 3

a

Question 4

Nutritional components that influence CVD

1. What are the preventative nutrients in CVD?

Answer 4

a

Question 5

Nutritional components that influence CVD

2. What nutrients increase CVD risk?

Answer 5

a

Question 6

Nutritional components that influence CVD

3. How do these individual nutrients modify CVD risk?

Answer 6

a

Question 7

Connecting diet, obesity and CVD

1. How can you assess obesity?

Answer 7

a

Question 8

Connecting diet, obesity and CVD

2. How can you assess obesity?

Answer 8

a

Question 9

Medical nutrition therapy

1. How can assessment tools be applied to a variety of patients?

Answer 9

a

Question 10

Medical nutrition therapy

2. How can you individualize nutritional therapy and CVD prevention/management?

Answer 10

a

Question 11

What is obesity?

Answer 11

a

Question 12

Different types of obesity?

Answer 12

a

Question 13

How do we measure obesity?

Answer 13

a

Question 14

Which type of obesity is worse?

Answer 14

a

Question 15

What is visceral fat?

Answer 15

a

Question 16

Cardio-metabolic risks of abdominal obesity?

Answer 16

a

Question 17

Can you guess the percentage of overweight/obese individuals in the USA vs. South American countries?
Do you think there will be a substantial difference? Or a relatively small difference?

Answer 17

a

Question 18

Is all body fat the same?

Answer 18

Central obesity is worse than other types of obesity.

Accumulation of visceral adipose tissue increases CVD risk