1) The easiest way to increase intake of oleic acid is to consume more ____.
a. lard oil
b. corn oil
c. olive oil
d. safflower oil
e. tallow oil
2) What is the normal pH of the stomach?
a. 0.25-0.75
b. 1.5-1.7
c. 2.0-2.5
d. 7.5-8.0
e. 8.5-9.0
3) What best explains the relationship between excess body fat and higher risk for
cancers of the female reproductive system?
a.Obese women are more sedentary, which promotes cancer development.
b.The higher levels of body fat act as a reservoir of carcinogenic substances.
c.Excess body fat produces more estrogen, which may promote tumor development.
d.The greater food consumption of obese women provides a higher intake of
naturally-occurring carcinogens.
e.Obese women have impaired immune function which decreases their ability to deal
with cancer-causing viruses.
4) The worst famine in the 20thcentury occurred in
a. India.
b. China.
c. Ethiopia
d. Ireland.
5) What is gestational diabetes?
a. A severe form of type 1 diabetes in newborns.
b. Abnormal blood glucose maintenance during pregnancy.
c. Reactive hypoglycemia expressed during the third trimester of pregnancy.
d. A temporary loss of insulin secretion during the first trimester of pregnancy.
e. A complication of pre-existing diabetes that can occur during pregnancy.
6) Which product is considered a major source of polyunsaturated fat?
a. Corn oil
b. Palm oil
c. Peanut oil
d. Chicken fat
e. Olive oil
7) Which of the following can be synthesized from all three energy-yielding nutrients?
a. Lactate
b. Glycogen
c. Acetyl CoA
d. Oxaloacetate
e. Glucose
8) When blood glucose concentration falls, what pancreatic hormone is secreted to
stimulate release of stored glucose?
a. insulin
b. glucagon
c. epinephrine
d. cholecystokinin
e. secretin
9) What is the amino acid pool?
a. The total amino acid content derived from a 24-hour dietary intake
b. A measure of the circulating essential amino acid levels available for protein
synthesis
c. The total amount of free amino acids in the circulation destined for deamination and
excretion
d. A mix of essential and nonessential amino acids derived from protein breakdown and
dietary protein intake
e. The essential and nonessential amino acids from dietary intake that are available for
protein synthesis
10) A few years ago a foodborne illness outbreak was reported by a national restaurant
chain. After dozens of people were infected, authorities determined that employees of
the restaurant had used the same knife to cut raw meat products as they did for produce
items such as lettuce. Which of the following terms most likely describes the
employees€ neglect that led to the patrons of the restaurant becoming ill?
a. Contamination
b. Cross-contamination
c. Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points
d. Inappropriate monitoring of food temperatures
e. Improper cooking procedures
11) Aspirin works to reduce the symptoms of infection or pain by retarding the
synthesis of
a. arachidonic acid.
b. certain eicosanoids.
c. certain saturated fatty acids.
d. certain unsaturated fatty acids.
e. certain adipokines
12) Which of the following conditions may improve with vitamin E therapy?
a.Diabetes
b.Pernicious anemia
c.Muscular dystrophy
d.Intermittent claudication
e.Dementia
13) The Dietary Reference Intakes may be used to ____.
a.treat people with diet-related disorders
b.assess adequacy of all required nutrients
c.plan and evaluate diets for healthy people
d.assess adequacy of only vitamins and minerals
e.diagnose diet-related disorders