Foundation

Question 1

A subclinical nutrient deficiency is defined as one that ____.​

Answer 1

is in the early stages

Question 2

Approximately how much water (lbs) would be found in a 120-lb person?

Answer 2

72 pounds

Question 3

You are instructed to write a policy statement on nutrition assessment procedures for all new patients coming into the hospital. What are the most useful parameters for the nutrition assessment of individuals?

Answer 3

historical information, anthropometric data, physical examinations, and laboratory tests

Question 4

Factors known to be related to a disease but not proven to be causal are called

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Risk Factors

Question 5

Gram for gram, which element provides the most energy?​

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Fat

Question 6

Jeremy’s diet provides a total of 2200 k calories, of which 40% of the energy is from fat and 20% from protein. How many grams of carbohydrate are contained in the diet?

Answer 6

220

Question 7

Michael has a primary deficiency of iron due to inadequate intake of foods containing the nutrient. Which assessment method would most likely reveal changes related to Michael’s primary iron deficiency?​

Answer 7

Lab Tests

Question 8

One of the most trustworthy sites used by scientists and others is ____, which provides free access to more than 23 million abstracts of research papers published in scientific journals around the world.

Answer 8

PubMed

Question 9

The amount of a nutrient that meets the needs of about 98 percent of a population is termed the ____.

Answer 9

Recommended Daily Allowance

Question 10

The ____ is the usual amount of each nutrient that appears sufficient for half of the population.​

Answer 10

Estimated Average Requirement (EAR)

Question 11

Which of the following is an anthropometric measure?

Answer 11

Body Weight

Question 12

What type of deficiency is caused by inadequate absorption of a nutrient?​

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Secondary

Question 13

Which term refers to a nutrient needed by the body and that must be supplied by foods?

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Essential Nutrient

Question 14

A person who eats a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast every day is most likely making a food choice based on ____.

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Habit

Question 15

Each of the ____ total vitamins has a special role to play in the human body.

Answer 15

13

Question 16

Food energy is commonly expressed in kcalories and in ____.

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kilojoules

Question 17

Foods that provide health benefits beyond their nutrient combinations are called ____.

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Functional Foods

Question 18

Individuals who frequently prepare their own meals are more likely to ____.

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report more positive emotions and healthier food choices

Question 19

Inorganic nutrients are those that do not contain which element?

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Carbon

Question 20

Inspection of hair, eyes, skin, and posture is part of the nutrition assessment component known as ____.

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Physical Examinations

Question 21

Non-nutrient substances found in plant foods that show biological activity in the body are commonly known as

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Phytochemicals

Question 22

​Only ____ minerals are known to be essential in human nutrition.

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16

Question 23

Research suggests that genetics is likely to influence ____ and, therefore, food likes and dislikes.

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Taste Perception

Question 24

The study of how a person’s genes interact with nutrients is termed

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Nutritional Genomics

Question 25

What are the simplest types of functional foods?

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Whole Foods

Question 26

The diet-planning principle that provides all the nutrients, fiber, and energy in amounts sufficient to maintain health is called

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Adequacy

Question 27

Nutrient dense refers to foods that

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provide more nutrients relative to kcalories

Question 28

An empty-kcalorie food is one that contains

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energy and little or no protein, vitamins or minerals.

Question 29

A food label ingredient list reads in the following order: Wheat flour, vegetable shortening, sugar, salt, and cornstarch. What item would be found in the smallest amount in the food?

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Cornstarch

Question 30

A food scientist is developing a new and improved cereal bar. She consults with you to ask in what order the ingredients should be listed on the food label. The ingredients are: sugar: 30 g, puffed wheat: 28 g, dry milk powder: 5 g, red food coloring: 35 mg, salt: 2 g. What is the appropriate order in which to list these ingredients on the food label?​

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sugar, puffed wheat, dry milk powder, salt, red food coloring

Question 31

A food that has fewer than 5 kcalories per serving can be labeled as ____.

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kcal free

Question 32

According to nutrition labeling laws, what two minerals must be listed on the package label as a percent Daily Value?​

Answer 32

Calcium and Iron

Question 33

In a balanced diet, foods that are rich in some nutrients ____.

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do not crowd out foods that are rich in other nutrients

Question 34

Meat replacements consumed by vegetarians are usually made of ____.​

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soy protein

Question 35

On a food label, the “% Daily Value” table compares key nutrients per serving for a person consuming how many kcalories daily?

Answer 35

2000

Question 36

Ranking foods according to their overall nutrient composition is known as ____.​

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Nutrient Profiling

Question 37

The part of the grain that remains after being refined is the ____.​

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endosperm

Question 38

What best describes iron nutrition In vegetarians?

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​The iron RDA for vegetarians is higher than for others.

Question 39

What food item would most likely be in the fruit group for someone who eats Asian cuisine?​

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kumquats

Question 40

What food would be a good source of zinc for a person who follows a vegetarian diet?​

Answer 40

whole grains

Question 41

What is a feature of the Daily Values found on food labels?​

Answer 41

They assist people in determining whether a food contains a little or a lot of a nutrient.

Question 42

Which of the following are allowed in the diet of a lactovegetarian?

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Milk products and plant foods only

Question 43

What is a feature of the exchange list system?​

Answer 43

​All foods are grouped according to their content of carbohydrate, protein, and fats.

Question 44

Which of the following is a feature of vitamin B12 nutrition in vegetarians?

Answer 44

The vitamin B12 in fermented soy products may be present in inactive form

Question 45

Food labels express the nutrient content in relation to a set of standard values known as the

Answer 45

Daily Values

Question 46

What is a feature of the Nutrition Facts panel on a food label?​

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Saturated fat must be listed

Question 47

What mineral is added to refined flours in the enrichment process?​

Answer 47

Iron

Question 48

When selecting from the vegetable and fruit groups, vegetarians may want to emphasize particularly good sources of which two nutrients? ​

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Calcium and Iron

Question 49

Nutrient with the highest body concentration

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Water

Question 50

Substance containing no carbon or not pertaining to living things

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inorganic

Question 51

Number of indispensable nutrients for human beings

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40

Question 52

Most substances containing carbon-hydrogen bonds

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organic

Question 53

Substance containing nitrogen

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protein

Question 54

Energy (kcal) required to increase temperature of 1 kg of water from 0° C to 100° C

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1 kcal

Question 55

Nutrient with the highest energy density

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fat

Question 56

Energy (kcal) yield of five grams of sugar

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20

Question 57

Energy (kcal) yield of one gram of alcohol

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7

Question 58

Number of indispensable minerals for human beings

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16

Question 59

An unproven statement

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Hypothesis

Question 60

An inert medication

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Placebo

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Possessing the quality of showing evidence

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Validity

Question 62

The recommended intake is set at the population mean

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Energy

Question 63

Excess nutrient intake leads to this

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Over Nutrition

Question 64

Deficient nutrient intake leads to this

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Under nutrition

Question 65

Measurement of physical characteristics

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Anthropometrics

Question 66

Inspection of skin, tongue, eyes, hair, and fingernails

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Physical Exam

Question 67

A nutrient deficiency showing outward signs

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Overt Deficiency

Question 68

A nutrient deficiency in the early stages

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Subclinical Deficiency

Question 69

kcal value per gram

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Carbs 4, Protein 4, Fat 9 (alcohol 7)

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six major classes of nutrients

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vitamins, minerals, fats, protein, carbs, water

Question 71

average daily amount of nutrients that will maintain a specific biochemical or physiological function in half the health people of given group

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Estimated Average Requirement

Question 72

average daily amount of nutrients considered adequate to meet the known nutrient needs of practically all healthy people

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Recommended Dietary Allowance

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average dietary energy intake that maintains energy balance and good health

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Estimated Energy Requirements

Question 74

nutrient deficiency that caused by inadequate dietary intake

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primary deficiency

Question 75

nutrient deficiency due to disease, drugs, improper absorption etc

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secondary deficiency