1) Which of the following is NOT among the associations between smoking and
coronary heart disease?
a.Smoking damages platelets
b.Smoking increases blood pressure
c.Smoking as a risk factor for CHD is the same for women and men
d.Cessation of smoking begins to lower the risk of CHD after 36 months
2) The first dietary objective in the treatment of anorexia nervosa is to
a.stop further weight loss
b.increase physical activity
c.decrease physical activity
d.eat foods with higher fiber content
3) Which of the following is a symptom of potassium deficiency?
a.Extreme thirst
b.Muscle weakness
c.Profound sweating
d.Lowered blood pressure
4) What is the approximate duration of the adolescent growth spurt?
a.6 months
b.1 year
c.2 1/2 years
d.6 years
5) What is believed to be the primary cause of type 1 diabetes?
a.Defect in insulin sensitivity
b.Excessive body weight gain
c.Defect of the immune system
d.Excessive intake of simple carbohydrates
6) What is MEOS?
a.An advanced liver disorder
b.A drug that inhibits alcohol absorption
c.A waste product of alcohol metabolism
d.A system of enzymes that oxidizes alcohol and drugs
7) What is the weight classification assigned both to young women with 30% body fat
and young men with 20% body fat?
a.Obese
b.Normal
c.Mildly overweight
d.Slightly underweight
8) What is the name of the program that reports on the dietary intakes of pesticides from
our food supply?
a.Total Diet Study
b.Toxicant Monitoring Program
c.Food Safety and Health Program
d.Diet and Market Analysis Report
9) What percentage of people in the United States who use nonprescription weight-loss
products have a normal weight?
a.5
b.10
c.20
d.35
10) At any given time, approximately what percentage of all U.S. adults are attempting
to lose weight?
a.10
b.20
c.40
d.60
11) Which of the following is NOT among the characteristics of anorexia nervosa?
a.In those who recover, energy intakes return to normal
b.Treatment with prescription drugs plays only a limited role
c.It has one of the highest mortality rates among psychiatric disorders
d.Only one-half of women who are treated can maintain body weight at a near healthy
level
12) Which of the following organs is NOT known to synthesize glycogen in any
appreciable amounts?
a.Liver
b.Brain
c.Muscle
d.Pancreas
13) What form of tocopherol shows vitamin E activity in the human body?
a.Alpha
b.Beta
c.Gamma
d.Delta
14) Of the following, which is the richest food source of thiamin?
a.Lettuce
b.Soy milk
c.Cow milk
d.Refined rice
15) What is the chief purpose of using ozone as a commercial water treatment?
a.It kills microorganisms
b.It complexes with heavy metals
c.It stabilizes the carbon filtration process
d.It promotes chlorine dissipation and thus enhances taste
16) What is the placenta?
a.An organ from which the infant receives nourishment
b.A muscular organ within which the infant develops before birth
c.The developing infant from the eighth week after conception until birth
d.The developing infant during its second through eighth week after conception
17) Which of the following is a feature of diabetes?
a.Many people with type 2 diabetes are obese
b.Most people who have diabetes require insulin therapy
c.Diabetes results chiefly from excess dietary intake of simple carbohydrates
d.People with type 1 diabetes fail to respond to the insulin made by the pancreas
18) Excessive consumption of soft drinks, orange juice, and sports drinks increases risk
for development of caries because they contain sugar and have
a.a low pH
b.organic acids
c.resistant starch
d.insufficient fluoride
19) Which of the following is a feature of calcium in the body?
a.High blood calcium levels correlate with tetany
b.Abnormal dietary calcium intakes promote calcium rigor
c.Higher calcium intakes correlate with lower body fatness
d.Efficiency of intestinal calcium absorption is similar for children and adults
20) What is the major sterol in an omnivorous diet?
a.Palm oil
b.Lecithin
c.Cholesterol
d.Arachidonic acid
21) Because obesity apparently has many causes, even in a single individual, the best
approach seems to be
a.fasting
b.medicines
c.prevention
d.genetic counseling
22) What is the function of renin?
a.Activates angiotensin
b.Activates antidiuretic hormone
c.Stimulates the thirst mechanism
d.Stimulates water absorption from the GI tract
23) What is the chief function of pepsin?
a.Emulsifies dietary proteins
b.Activates hydrochloric acid
c.Activates pancreatic proteases
d.Cleaves proteins into smaller polypeptides
24) A person with fruity odor on the breath demonstrates evidence of metabolic
a.ketosis
b.alkalosis
c.transamination
d.anaerobic breakdown
25) Each of the following is known to be linked to excessive intake of fats EXCEPT
a.cancer
b.obesity
c.heart disease
d.lactose intolerance
26) What is the meaning of a resistant starch?
a.A fiber that escapes digestion in the small intestine
b.A disaccharide that passes completely through the GI tract intact
c.An insoluble fiber that is only partly degraded by gastric acid and pepsin
d.A complex formed between phytic acid and cellulose that inhibits hydrolysis of
digestible polysaccharides
27) Which of the following is an example of heavy metal exposure from foods?
a.Cooking foods for prolonged periods in iron skillets
b.Ingestion of food containing high amounts of mercury
c.Ingestion of food supplements containing high levels of calcium and sodium salts
d.Cooking foods over superheated charcoal containing high levels of copper and iron
28) Visceral fat is stored chiefly
a.around the thighs and neck
b.within the liver and spleen
c.around the abdominal organs
d.within subcutaneous adipocytes
29) Acute malnutrition in children is characterized by
a.hyperactivity
b.shrunken liver
c.low weight for height
d.short height for weight
30) What is the predominant grain product in much of South and Central America?
a.Rice
b.Corn
c.Millet
d.Wheat
31) What is the average monthly benefit for a recipient of SNAP?
a.$10
b.$35
c.$134
d.$185
32) All of the following are examples of fossil fuels EXCEPT
a.oil.
b.coal.
c.solar rays.
d.natural gas.
33) What percentage of the U.S. population is deficient in vitamin D?
a.5
b.10
c.20
d.30
34) For every 10 adult males with iron deficiency, how many have iron overload?
a.5
b.10
c.20
d.40
35) During pregnancy, which of the following nutrients show a dramatic increase in
absorption?
a.Salt and sugar
b.Protein and fat
c.Calcium and iron
d.Thiamin and ascorbic acid
36) The recommended order of introducing fruits and vegetables to infants
doesn’t seem to matter
is fruits then vegetables
is vegetables then fruits
is to mix them together at the same meal
37) Foods that are good choices for an activity such as hiking include
high fat foods
peanut butter
salami
all of the above
38) Describe the two major pathways for metabolism of alcohol in the liver. How does
the liver adapt when forced to metabolize high quantities of alcohol on a daily basis?
39) List and discuss four methods commonly used to assess nutritional status of
individuals.
40) Describe common eating patterns of teenagers and suggest appropriate changes to
foster better eating habits.
41) What is meant by a predisposition to a disease?
42) What percent of new cases of end stage renal failure leading to dialysis is a
consequence of diabetes?
About 40%
About 20%
About 10%
None of the above
43) Young patients who have heart disease might be advised to take
vitamin A supplements
vitamin E supplements
vitamin D supplements
multiple vitamins