Fundamentals of Nutrition Exam Solutions
Course Introduction
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the essential principles of human nutrition, exploring the structure, function, and metabolism of nutrients required for health and well-being. Topics include the digestion and absorption of macronutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, and fats), micronutrients (vitamins and minerals), water balance, energy requirements, nutrient functions, and the role of nutrition in disease prevention. Students will also examine dietary guidelines, food labels, and the impact of lifestyle and cultural factors on dietary choices. Emphasis is placed on developing a scientific understanding of nutrition to support healthy eating habits and informed decisions throughout the lifespan.
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Nutrition Your Life Science 1st Edition by Jennifer Turley
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Chapter 1: Nutrition Basics
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Q1) Triglycerides provide:
A)0 Calories per gram
B)2 Calories per gram
C)4 Calories per gram
D)7 Calories per gram
E)9 Calories per gram
Answer: E
Q2) Which answer best describes the function of vitamins?
A)Tissue repair
B)Medium for metabolism
C)Preferred and fastest energy source
D)Enzyme cofactor
E)Synthesis of sex hormones
Answer: D
Q3) Unsaturated fatty acids chemically contain one or more double bonds between their carbon molecules.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Tools to Plan,Manage,and Evaluate Diets
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Q1) The foods in Joseph's diet are promoting heart health.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Which of the following is NOT an Exchange List?
A)Starch
B)Other carbohydrate
C)Fruit
D)Free foods
E)High-cholesterol foods
Answer: E
Q3) The Food and Drug Administration has approved the food label term "lean." A meat can be labeled lean with reference to fat if there are ten grams or less of fat per 100 grams (3.5 ounces)and:
A)the food provides at least 20% of the DV for fiber.
B)if there are 4.5 grams or less of saturated fat per 100 grams.
C)the food is low in sodium.
D)if there are 95 milligrams or less of cholesterol per 100 grams.
E)Both B and D
Answer: E
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Chapter 3: Nutrition in Chronic Disease
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Q1) _____ increase(s)LDL cholesterol.
A)Elevated serum triglycerides
B)Antioxidants
C)Saturated fatty acids
D)Aerobic physical activity
E)Monounsaturated fatty acids
Answer: C
Q2) Protein denaturation can occur in the stomach through the action of acid.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Hypertriglyceridemia causes the blood to _____ and is a risk factor for _____.
A)increase,cancer
B)crystallize,diabetes
C)thin,hemophilia
D)thicken,heart disease
E)clot,embolism
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: The Science of Nutrition in Energy Balance, Body
Composition,Weight Control,and Fitness
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Q1) Weight change can be calculated by taking a person's Calorie difference from intake verses expenditure and dividing the difference by 3,500.
A)True
B)False
Q2) As Maya gains weight (lean body mass),she will experience cellular hypertrophy.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Improved fitness
Answers:
A)Overload principal
B)Antagonistic muscle exercise
C)60% of 1-rep-max
D)80% of 1-rep-max
Q4) Which of the following behavioral techniques supports healthy body weight changes?
A)Feasting
B)Fasting
C)Goal setting and a plan
D)Eating vegetables and meat
E)Regularly measuring body composition
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Chapter 5: The Vitamins and Minerals
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Q1) Acrodermatitis enteropathica is caused by a deficiency of:
A)iron.
B)zinc.
C)chromium.
D)choline.
E)molybdenum.
Q2) Pantothenic acid is involved in fatty acid and cholesterol metabolism.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following nutrients potentiates the action of insulin?
A)Choline
B)Chromium
C)Calcium
D)Cobalt
E)Copper
Q4) Vitamin D regulates calcium absorption and phosphorus excretion.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Nutrition Information and the Food Industry
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Q1) If the milk in the milk shake consumed at the restaurant was produced conventionally then it may contain traces of:
A)pesticides.
B)hormones.
C)antibiotics.
D)All of the above
E)None of the above
Q2) Trichinosis is a food-borne illness commonly caused by eating undercooked pork.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which plant food could produce the natural toxicant solanine?
A)Corn
B)Potatoes
C)Peppers
D)Peas
E)Squash
Q4) Dietary supplements are categorized as food by the Food and Drug Administration.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Nutrition Through the Lifespan
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Q1) Which of the following is an inborn error of metabolism that is screened for in the United States?
A)Down syndrome
B)Cystic fibrosis
C)Phenylketonuria (PKU)
D)Sickle cell anemia
E)All of the above
Q2) Gestational diabetes and preeclampsia only develop during the stress of pregnancy in some women.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Allergy risk may increase from too-early exposure to:
A)fiber.
B)solid foods.
C)formula.
D)A and C
E)A,B,and C
Q4) Regular physical activity is associated with increased life expectancy.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Comprehensive, Open-Book Exam
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Q1) Jack expends energy in which three categories?
A)REE,BMR,PA
B)BMR,PA,SDA
C)Protein,carbohydrate,fat
D)Metabolism,energy,outlook
E)Nutrigenomics,genetics,environment
Q2) How many Calories did Jack consume?
A)2916
B)3063
C)3345
D)3525
E)None of the above
Q3) Nolan's calcium and phosphorus intakes put him at risk for osteoporosis.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Nutritional genomics is the study of how nutrients and other biologically active food components affect gene expression.Jack's food consumption could affect his gene expression.
A)True
B)False
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