1) Melissa works two jobs to support her three children. Her financial priorities are to
pay the rent and utilities and provide food and medical necessities for the children.
Melissa rarely eats three meals a day and worries about how and where she will get the
next meal for herself and her children. Melissa is experiencing which of the following?
a. Food insufficiency
b. Food mismanagement
c. Non-sustainable lifestyle
d. Misallocation of resources
e. Very low food security
2) The most common cause of iodine deficiency is
a. insufficient intake of iodine from foods.
b. overconsumption of other trace elements.
c. overconsumption of anti-thyroid substances.
d. pituitary deficiencies of thyroid-stimulating hormone.
e. excess alcohol intake.
3) Which of the following describes the primary function of vitamin A in bone health?
a.It stimulates uptake of calcium from the intestines.
b.It promotes synthesis of specific bone proteins involved in the mineralization process.
c.It assists enzymes that degrade certain regions of the bone, thereby allowing
remodeling to occur.
d.It inhibits oxidation of bone mucopolysaccharides, thereby preserving bone crystal
integrity and promoting growth.
e.It ensures the formation of healthy bone matrix in utero.
4) Goat’s milk is inappropriate for infants due to its low content of
a. iron.
b. folate.
c. protein.
d. calcium.
e. vitamin D.
5) The site of lipid synthesis in the cell is the ____.
a. nucleus
b. Golgi bodies
c. mitochondria
d. smooth endoplasmic reticulum
e. exoplasm
6) Which method is used to detect nutrient deficiencies?
a.Nutrition assessment
b.Nutrient stages identification
c.Overt symptoms identification
d.Outward manifestations assessment
e.Nutritional diagnostic programs
7) What is a precursor?
a.A conditionally essential vitamin
b.A sign or symptom of a clinical vitamin deficiency disorder
c.A substance that is used to synthesize another compound
d.A substance that is recycled through the liver and intestines
e.A sign or symptom of a subclinical vitamin deficiency disorder
8) What is the minimum recommended safe temperature (°F) to heat leftovers?
a. 140
b. 152
c. 165
d. 180
e. 212
9) What is the life expectancy of white males and females in the United States?
a. 62 (males), 68 years (females)
b. 77 (males), 81 years (females)
c. 82 (males), 86 years (females)
d. 87 (males), 90 years (females)
e. 89 (males), 93 years (females)
10) The primary treatment for ulcer caused by the presence of H. pylori is ____.
a. fiber
b. surgery
c. antacids
d. antibiotics
e. dietary changes
11) If the carbohydrate content of the diet is insufficient to meet the body’s needs for
glucose, what can be converted to glucose?
a. Fatty acids
b. Acetyl CoA
c. Amino acids
d. Carbon dioxide
e. Urea
12) Clinically severe obesity is also known as
a.morbid obesity.
b.metabolic syndrome.
c.leptin-resistant obesity.
d.psychological-resistant syndrome.
e.Prader-Willi syndrome
13) The process by which food is broken down into absorbable components is called
____.
a. digestion
b. absorption
c. excretion
d. mastication
e. adsorption
14) What is the name of the vitamin D-deficiency disease in adults?
a.Rickets
b.Osteomalacia
c.Keratomalacia
d.Hyperkeratosis
e.Osteopenia.
15) What organ stores the highest concentration of vitamin C?
a.Liver
b.Muscle
c.Thyroid gland
d.Adrenal glands
e.Hypothalamus
16) What is the name of the biochemical pathway describing the conversion of lactate
to glucose?
a. Cori cycle
b. Krebs cycle
c. Beta-oxidation
d. Reverse glycolysis
e. Fumaric acid cycle
17) About how long does it take for a meal to be completely eliminated from the
stomach?
a.30 minutes
b.1.5 hours
c.4 hours
d.8 hours
e.12 hours
18) Which of the following is a sure sign that muscles are using their maximum amount
of energy from fat?
a. Breathing is easy.
b. Training regimen is optimal.
c. Balanced diets were ingested.
d. High-glycemic index foods were ingested.
e. Conversation is difficult or broken.
19) Which food contains cholesterol?
a. Corn
b. Olives
c. Roasted turkey
d. Roasted peanuts
e. Boiled potatoes
20) What is a characteristic of structure-function claims on food labels?
a.They are allowed only for unprocessed food.
b.They can be made without any FDA approval.
c.They must conform to guidelines of the “A” list of health claims.
d.They must state the name of the disease or symptom for which a benefit is claimed.
e.They can only be made based on peer-reviewed research.
21) How does the body respond to a low-carbohydrate diet?
22) The component of breast milk that inhibits the development of inflammatory bowel
disease and supports a healthy epithelial barrier is ____________________.
23) Explain the set point theory of weight change.
24) ____________________ caused by excessive sodium losses, not from inadequate
sodium intake.
25) Discuss the scientific evidence for the role of dietary antioxidants in reducing risk
for chronic diseases.
26) Of all the members of the vitamin E family, only ____________________ is
maintained in the body and can meet the body€s needs for the vitamin.