1) Which process describes the sum of all chemical reactions that go on in living cells?
a. Digestion
b. Metabolism
c. Absorption
d. Catabolism
e. Anabolism
2) Among the following population groups, which shows the highest prevalence of
lactose intolerance?
a. northern Africans
b. Caucasians
c. Scandinavians
d. Native North Americans
e. eastern Europeans
3) Which of the following describes a known long-term relationship among poverty and
population growth?
a. As economic status improves, population growth rises.
b. As economic status improves, population growth diminishes.
c. Lack of natural resources, not poverty, is the most important contributor to
overpopulation.
d. Extreme poverty tends to greatly suppress population growth.
e. Economic status and population growth are unrelated in the developing world.
4) What population group has the highest risk for vitamin K deficiency?
a.Young adults
b.Elderly
c.Newborns
d.Teenagers
e.Middle-aged adults
5) Who is best able to manage the growth and weight gain of overweight children?
a. School nurse
b. Parents/caregivers
c. Health-care professional
d. School physical education instructor
e. Peers
6) What does the Tolerable Upper Intake Level of a nutrient represent?
a.The maximum amount allowed for fortifying a food
b.A number calculated by taking twice the RDA or three times the AI
c.The maximum allowable amount available in supplement form
d.The maximum amount from all sources that appears safe for most healthy people
e.The amount that can be absorbed from a typical diet.
7) Which of the following foods seems to relieve rheumatoid arthritis in some people?
a. Milk
b. Olive oil
c. Iodized salt
d. Refined cereals
e. Beef and pork
8) For which of the following titles, by definition, require the individual to be college
educated and pass a national examination administered by the Academy of Nutrition
and Dietetics?
a.medical doctor
b.registered dietician
c.certified nutritionist
d.certified nutrition therapist
e.registered nutritional consultant
9) Which of the following describes a connection between physical activity and energy
expenditure?
a.The number of kcalories spent in an activity depends on body weight, intensity, and
duration.
b.Walking a mile uses about half as much energy as running a mile
c.Exercising the leg muscles is effective at burning away fat primarily around the thighs
and hips
d.Exercising the abdominal muscles is effective at burning away fat primarily around
the abdomen
e.If intensity and duration are the same, heavier individuals will expend less energy
running than will lighter individuals.
10) Kirima is a Native Eskimo who lives in one of the coldest regions in the world.
What type of adipose tissue is most effective at helping her to maintain warm body
temperatures during the coldest parts of the year?
a.Black
b.White
c.Brown
d.Yellow
e.Red
11) Which of the following types of drinking water contains the lowest amount of
minerals?
a. Soft water
b. Hard water
c. Natural water
d. Distilled water
e. Carbonated water
12) An important function of fat in the body is to ____.
a. build muscle tissue
b. regulate blood glucose levels
c. protect vital organs against shock
d. provide precursors for glucose synthesis
e. facilitate reproduction
13) How much more grain is consumed by livestock than by people?
a. Twice as much
b. Three times as much
c. Five times as much
d. Ten times as much
e. Twenty times as much
14) How much energy is required to raise the temperature of one kilogram (liter) of
water 1°C?
a.10 calories
b.100 calories
c.1 kilocalorie
d.10 kilocalories
e.100 kilocalories
15) What is the name of the largest U.S. national food recovery program?
a. Feeding America
b. Goodwill Food Assistance
c. Salvation Army Ready-to-Eat Meals
d. Food Salvage and Rescue Organization
e. We CAN
16) Which of the following is true regarding energy metabolism of the preschool child?
a. Food intake is remarkably similar from meal to meal.
b. Overweight individuals have appetites similar to normal-weight individuals.
c. Energy needs per kg body weight increase from 1 year of age to 5 years of age.
d. A 1 year old who needs 800 kcal/day would require only about 1600 kcal at 6 years
of age.
e. An active 10 year-old requires about 3200 kcal/day.
17) Approximately how much urea (g) can be produced daily by the average adult?
a. 5 g
b. 50 g
c. 100 g
d. 250 g
e. 500 g
18) What minimum fraction of the RDA for key nutrients for children 10-12 years of
age should be provided by public school lunches?
a. 1/8
b. 1/4
c. 1/3
d. 1/2
e. 2/3
19) What is the rationale for the fat cell theory of obesity?
a.Fat cell number increases dramatically after puberty.
b.Fat cell number in an adult can decrease only by fasting.
c.Fat cell number increases most readily in late childhood and early puberty.
d.Weight gain from overeating in adults takes place primarily by increasing the number
of fat cells.
e.Weight loss in adolescents and adults occurs when fat cells are lysed and their
numbers decrease.
20) Describe the content of traditional Mediterranean diets and explain the benefits of
these foods to cardiovascular health.
21) ____________________ is the second most abundant mineral in the body.
22) Why is the eye especially vulnerable to vitamin A degradation at night?
23) What methods are used by the food industry to inhibit rancidity of the unsaturated
lipids in foods?
24) Discuss the effects of low-carbohydrate diets on short-term and long-term weight
loss.
25) The toxin produced in improperly refrigerated meats that can cause diarrhea,
nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps and fever in 1 to 6 hours is
____________________.
26) How are pesticides regulated and monitored in the U.S. food supply?
27) How might supplemental vitamin E adversely affect physically active people?