Nutrition Self Checks

Question 1

When people eat the foods typical of their families or geographic area, their choices are influenced by

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Question 2

The energy-yielding nutrients are:

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Question 3

The inorganic nutrients are:

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Question 4

Alcohol is not a nutrient because:

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Question 5

The nutrient standards in use today include all of the following accept:

a. recommended dietary allowances (RDA)
b. Adequate Intake (AI)
c. Daily Minimum Requirements (DMR)
d. Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (UL)

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Question 6

Which of the following is consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for American?

a. Limit intakes of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
b. Increase physical activity and reduce time spent in sedentary activities.
c. Choose a diet with plenty of whole milk products
d. Eat an abundance of foods to ensure nutrient adequacy

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Question 7

In a food group plan such as the USDA Food Patterns, foods within a given food group are similar in their contents of:

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Question 8

A slice of apple pie supplies 350 calories with 3 gram of fiber; an apple provides 80 calories and the same 3 grams of fiber, This is an example of:

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Question 9

According to the USDA Food Patterns, which of the following vegetables should be limited?

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Question 10

Food labels list ingredients in:

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Question 11

Once food is swallowed, it travels through the digestive tract in this order:

a. esophagus, stomach, large intestines, liver
b. esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
c. small intestine, stomach, esophagus, large intestine
d. small intestine large intestine, stomach, esophagus

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Question 12

Once chyme travels the length of the small intestine, it passes through the ileocecal valve at the beginning of

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Question 13

The periodic squeezing or partitioning of the intestine by its circular muscles that both mixes and slowly pushes the contents along is known as:

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Question 14

An enzyme in saliva begins the digestion of :

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Question 15

Bile is:

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Question 16

Which nutrient passes through the large intestines mostly unabsorbed

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Question 17

The two major nutrient transport systems in the body are:

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Question 18

Within the circulatory system, lipids always travel from place to place bundled with proteins as:

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Question 19

Elevated LDL concentrations in the blood are associated with:

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Question 20

Three factors that improve the LDL-HDL ratio include:

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Question 21

Which of the following food is not a good source of carbohydrates?

a. Plain yogurt
b. steak
c. brown rice
d. green peas

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Question 22

Polysaccharides include

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Question 23

The chief energy source of the body is:

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Question 24

The primary form of stored glucose in animals is:

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Question 25

The polysaccharide that helps form the cell walls of plants

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Question 26

Which of the following terms on a food label may denote sugar?

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Question 27

The two types of alternative sweeteners are:

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Question 28

A diet high in carbohydrates-rich foods such as whole grains, vegetables, fruits, and legumes is:

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Question 29

A fiber-rich diet may help to prevent or control

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Question 30

The DRI fiber recommendation is:

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