1) How many minerals are known to be essential for human nutrition?
a.8
b.12
c.16
d.20
e.24
2) What is the best approach to weight loss?
a.Avoid foods containing carbohydrates.
b.Eliminate all fats from the diet and decrease water intake.
c.Greatly increase protein intake to prevent body protein loss.
d.Reduce daily energy intake and increase energy expenditure.
e.Fast at least two consecutive days each week.
3) What would be the physiological age of a 75-year-old woman whose physical health
is equivalent to that of her 50-year-old daughter, whose physical health is average for
her age?
a. 25 years c. 70 years
b. 50 years d. 125 years
4) What minimum amount of body weight loss (lbs) is shown to improve physical
capabilities and quality of life?
a.5-10
b.10-15
c.15-20
d.20-25
e.25-30
5) In what major way does alcohol intake affect vitamin B6metabolism?
a.It reduces acetaldehyde formation.
b.It increases fecal excretion of the vitamin.
c.It dislodges the PLP coenzyme from its enzyme.
d.It interferes with synthesis of the PLP coenzyme.
e.It increases urinary excretion of B6.
6) Which of the following is a feature of AIDS?
a. It has no cure.
b. Its prevention depends on good nutrition.
c. It cannot pass from mother to infant during breastfeeding.
d. It is among the 10 leading causes of death in the United States.
e. There has been very limited progress made in finding effective treatments.
7) The presence of fat in the intestines stimulates cells of the intestinal wall to release
____.
a. lipase
b. gastrin
c. secretin
d. cholecystokinin
e. glucagon
8) What is the chief reason most people choose the foods they eat?
a.cost
b.taste
c.convenience
d.nutritional value
e.habit
9) A desirable HDL cholesterol is
a. 20-30 mg/dl.
b. 30-40 mg/dl.
c. 40-50 mg/dl.
d. 50-60 mg/dl.
e. >60 mg/dl.
10) What population group is at highest risk for osteomalacia?
a.Infants
b.Elderly men
c.Adult women
d.Children ages 2-12 years
e.Whites living in tropical areas
11) Which reaction is characterized as anabolic?
a. Pyruvate synthesis from glucose
b. Acetyl CoA synthesis from cholesterol
c. Carbon dioxide synthesis from citric acid
d. Cholesterol synthesis from acetyl CoA molecules
e. Hydrolysis of glycogen to glucose
12) If a person consumes 100 kcalories in excess of energy needs from olive oil,
approximately what percentage of the kcalories are stored in the body?
a. 55%
b. 65%
c. 75%
d. 85%
e. 95%
13) Which element is found in certain amino acids?
a. Iron
b. Sulfur
c. Calcium
d. Potassium
e. Mercury
14) Which of the following may result from excessive intakes of vitamin D by adults?
a.Increased bone density
b.Increased bone calcification
c.Deformity of leg bones, ribs, and skull
d.Mineral deposits in soft tissues such as the kidney
e.Early-onset osteoarthritis
15) Where is the epiglottis located?
a. Throat
b. Bile duct
c. Pancreatic duct
d. Lower esophagus
e. At the outlet of the stomach
16) Which product has the highest percentage of its fat in polyunsaturated form?
a. Butter
b. Corn oil
c. Beef tallow
d. Coconut oil
e. Palm oil
17) Which of the following would you expect to see in a person with kwashiorkor?
a. Edema
b. Low levels of ADH
c. Muscle wasting
d. Baggy-appearing skin
e. “Match stick” arms and legs
18) What is the safe refrigerator storage time for uncooked steaks, cooked chicken,
opened packages of lunch meats, and tuna salad?
a. 1-2 days
b. 3-5 days
c. 1 week
d. 2-4 weeks
e. 4-6 weeks
19) What is an emetic?
a.An appetite suppressant
b.An inhibitor of intestinal lipase
c.A substance that induces vomiting
d.An over-the-counter weight loss product
e.A stimulant laxative
20) What nutrient is known to interfere significantly with the utilization of the antibiotic
tetracycline?
a. EPA
b. Zinc
c. Calcium
d. Vitamin B12
e. Sodium
21) No single nutrient is more essential to growth than ____________________.
22) List five nonmilk sources of calcium.
23) The three different forms of vitamin A that are active in the body are
____________________.
24) Difficulty swallowing is called ____________________.
25) Of all the vitamins, ____________________ appears to be most vulnerable to
interactions with drugs, which can also lead to a secondary deficiency.