1) What is the leading cause of high blood pressure in children?
a. Obesity
b. High sodium intake
c. Insufficient calcium intake
d. Insufficient potassium intake
e. Excess vitamin E intake
2) The hepatic portal vein empties into the ____.
a. liver
b. heart
c. pancreas
d. hepatic vein
e. spleen
3) Which food supplies only discretionary kcalories?
a.bagel
b.raisins
c.grape jelly
d.peanut butter
e.100% fruit juice
4) Children should spend no more than ____ hours per day watching television, playing
electronic games, and using the computer (except for homework)
a. 1 to 2
b. 2 to 3
c. 3 to 4
d. 4 to 5
e. 5 to 6
5) What is the principal factor related to solanine concentration in potatoes?
a. Contamination
b. Irradiation malfunction
c. Soil heavy metal content
d. Improper storage conditions
e. Cooking at very high temperatures in oil
6) Which of the following functions has a requirement for thiamin?
a.Blood coagulation
b.Formation of red blood cells
c.Energy release from energy-yielding nutrients
d.Formation of epithelial cell mucopolysaccharides
e.Production of histamine
7) Spherical complexes of emulsified fats are known as ____.
a. micelles
b. chylomicrons
c. monolipomicrons
d. endogenous bilayer aggregates
e. polymerized lipids
8) What is the relationship between body proteins and water?
a. Proteins attract water.
b. Water attracts proteins.
c. Water degrades proteins.
d. Proteins form polymers of water.
e. Proteins repel water.
9) The oils found in walnuts, soybeans, flaxseed, and wheat germ represent a good
source of preformed ____.
a. eicosanoids
b. linolenic acid
c. docosahexaenoic acid
d. eicosapentaenoic acid
e. linoleic acid
10) What proportion of children in the developing world are severely underweight by
age 5?
a. 1 in 20
b. 1 in 10
c. 1 in 4
d. 1 in 3
e. 1 in 2
11) Which statement is true of diabetes?
a. Type 1 diabetes is more common than type 2.
b. Type 1 diabetes is also known as insulin overload diabetes.
c. Diabetes is caused by an excessive intake of dietary carbohydrates.
d. Dietary management should focus on total carbohydrate intake.
e. Type 2 diabetes almost invariably progresses to become Type 1.
12) Which statement is true of fat in the diet of athletes?
a. A minimum of 20% fat energy in the diet is needed.
b. Energy derived from fat has very little bearing on performance.
c. Optimal performance is found with a high-carbohydrate, 15% total fat kcalories diet.
d. Diets with at least 10% total kcalories from fat are still able to provide the
recommended amounts of micronutrients.
e. It is especially important for female athletes to keep their fat intake to less than 15%
of their total kcal.
13) Approximately what percentage of U.S. adults are affected by Alzheimer’s disease
after age 65?
a. 1
b. 5
c. 12
d. 33
e. 50
14) What is Prader-Willi syndrome?
a.Altered receptor activity for leptin
b.A genetic disorder resulting in obesity
c.Fat accumulation in the liver of gastric bypass patients
d.A failure to adapt to alternating periods of excess and inadequate energy intake
e.A genetic disorder triggered by environmental toxins that results in obesity
15) Units of energy used by most scientists and nutritionists, aside from those in the
United States, are expressed in ____.
a.newtons
b.liters
c.kilojoules
d.kilocalories
e.grams
16) Which of the following is a characteristic of gestational diabetes?
a. It predicts risk of diabetes for the infant.
b. It leads to type 2 diabetes in some women.
c. It occurs in over one-half of normal weight women.
d. It occurs more often in women with a history of having premature births.
e. It may be dangerous for the woman but has little impact on the developing fetus.
17) Which of the following are common early symptoms of hypothermia in athletes?
a. Headache and nausea
b. Apathy and shivering
c. Confusion and delirium
d. Dizziness and clumsiness
e. Violent diarrhea
18) Honey should never be fed to infants because of the risk of
____________________.
19) ____________________ enzymes on the membrane surfaces of the intestinal cells
split most of the dipeptides and tripeptides into single amino acids.
20) Discuss the meaning and significance of the relationships between risk factors and
chronic diseases.
21) Discuss major risk factors in the development of osteoporosis. What population
groups are most at risk? What dietary measures are advocated for high-risk groups?
22) Discuss the roles of hormone-sensitive lipase and lipoprotein lipase in the
metabolism of fats.
23) Discuss the meaning and significance of trans-fatty acids in the diet. List four
common food sources.
24) A(n) ____________________ is a molecule with one or more unpaired electrons,
which makes it unstable and highly reactive.