1) A lacto-ovo vegetarian wishing to ensure a liberal intake of linolenic acid should
consume ____.
a. eggs and milk c. safflower oil margarine
b. canola oil and walnuts d. corn oil and sunflower oil
2) Approximately how many mL of water/day are produced by metabolism?
a. 100-200
b. 200-300
c. 300-400
d. 400-500
e. 500-600
3) Which of the following is a characteristic of factors associated with hypertension?
a. Most people with hypertension have BMIs <25.
b. Most people with hypertension are extremely salt sensitive.
c. Three to four alcohol drinks per day lowers risk for hypertension.
d. African Americans develop high blood pressure earlier in life and their average blood
pressure is higher than others.
e. About 1/3 of people 65 and older have hypertension.
4) Which of the following nutrients taken as a prenatal supplement has been found to be
associated with a lower incidence of neural tube defects?
a. Iron
b. Folate
c. Calcium
d. Cobalamin
e. Iodine
5) What is a typical response of the body to changes in blood glucose?
a. Blood glucose levels that fall too low signal the release of insulin.
b. Blood glucose levels that fall too low signal the release of glucagon.
c. Blood glucose levels that rise too high signal the release of glycogen.
d. Blood glucose levels that rise too high signal the release of epinephrine.
e. Blood glucose levels that rise too high or too low stimulate the release of CCK.
6) Approximately what proportion of the world€s food supply is wasted along the way
from farm to final consumption?
a. 1/10
b. 1/5
c. 1/4
d. 1/3
e. 1/2
7) What level of lifetime cancer risk to human beings from a food additive is accepted
by the FDA?
a. 1 in 100
b. 1 in 1,000
c. 1 in 1,000,000
d. 1 in 100,000,000
e. 1 in 1,000,000,000,000
8) Which of the following is a relation of ‘spot reducing” to exercise?
a.No exercise can target fat removal from any specific area of the body.
b.Upper body fat is mostly unaffected by exercising lower body muscles.
c.Lower body fat in women is depleted at a faster rate than abdominal fat.
d.Abdominal fat in men is released more readily with anaerobic exercise.
e.Spot reducing works on cellulite but not on other fat.
9) Which of the following is a prominent feature of mild iodine deficiency in children?
a. Demineralization
b. Growth retardation
c. Discoloration of teeth
d. Poor performance in school
e. Hyperactivity
10) At what age does the normal infant first develop the ability to swallow nonliquid
food?
a. 1 to 2 months
b. 2 to 4 months
c. 4 to 6 months
d. 6 to 9 months
e. 9 to 12 months
11) Why does use of the BMI overestimate the prevalence of obesity in the
African-American population?
a.Blacks have a higher average height than whites.
b.Blacks have denser bones and higher body protein concentrations than whites.
c.Blacks tend to have different proportions of brown and white adipose tissue than
whites.
d.The fat pads in blacks are situated primarily around the hips, whereas in whites the
pads are primarily abdominal.
e.Blacks have both lower average height and higher average weight than whites.
12) What is meant by carrying capacity of the earth?
a. The number of tons of edible food that can be produced by all of the earth’s
cultivable land
b. The maximum number of living organisms that can be supported in an environment
over time
c. The amount of oxygen consumed by all living organisms in relation to the amount of
oxygen produced by all living plants
d. The total weight of all living organisms in relation to the weight of all non-living
material including the earth’s water mass
e. The maximum number of people who can exist on earth without causing
environmental damage.
13) Discuss issues related to specific nutrient deficiencies in the developing world.
14) What is the association between chronic inflammation and the metabolic syndrome?
15) ____________________ are damage to the skin and underlying tissues as a result
of compression and poor circulation.
16) The ____________________ is the seed that grows into a wheat plant, so it is
especially rich in vitamins and minerals to support new life.
17) As receptors in the stomach stretch and hormones such as cholecystokinin become
active and prompt a person to stop eating, the person experiences
____________________.
18) Explain the mechanism associated with the function of vitamin A in the visual
response.