1) The Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome may be treated with supplements of
a.folacin.
b.thiamin.
c.vitamin C.
d.vitamin B12.
e.niacin.
2) Which diet promotes the greatest loss of body heat?
a.High fat and low protein
b.High protein and low fat
c.High carbohydrate and low fat
d.Balanced protein, fat, and carbohydrate
e.High protein and high carbohydrate
3) Recommended Dietary Allowances are based on the ____.
a.Lower Tolerable Limit
b.Upper Tolerable Limit
c.Subclinical Deficiency Value
d.Estimated Average Requirement
e.Adequate Intake
4) What is the major carrier of the fat-soluble vitamins from the intestinal epithelial cell
to the circulation?
a.Albumin
b.Cholesterol
c.Chylomicrons
d.Liposoluble binding proteins
e.Osteocalcin.
5) Which of the following is a distinguishing characteristic of eclampsia?
a. Convulsions by the mother
b. Convulsions by the newborn
c. Low blood pressure in the mother
d. Low blood pressure in the newborn
e. Poor glycemic control in mother and infant
6) The process by which immune cells engulf and then destroy bacteria is known as
a. bactocytosis.
b. phagocytosis.
c. cytotoxicosis.
d. immunoglobinemia.
e. immunocytosis.
7) What is the primary cause for belching?
a. Swallowing air
b. Viral infections
c. Eating spicy foods
d. Drinking alcoholic beverages
e. Reflux
8) The process whereby messenger RNA is made from a DNA template is ____.
a. expression
b. sequencing
c. transcription
d. ribosome assembly
e. translation
9) Which of the following is a feature of vitamin K?
a.Deficiencies lead to intravascular clotting.
b.Major dietary sources are whole grains and legumes.
c.No adverse effects have been reported with high intakes.
d.Primary deficiencies are more common than secondary deficiencies.
e.Dietary vitamin K comes mostly from orange vegetables.
10) Of the ten leading causes of illness and death, how many are associated directly
with nutrition?
a. one
b. two
c. four
d. five
e. eight
11) Which of the following is characteristic of children who regularly eat breakfast or
skip breakfast?
a. Breakfast-skippers actually show lower scores on IQ tests than those who eat
breakfast.
b. Attention spans are similar but a significant number of breakfast-skippers show
hyperglycemia.
c. Breakfast-skippers initially show decreased mental performance but with time they
adapt and show almost identical achievements.
d. Breakfast-skippers who change to eating breakfast show a temporary improvement in
mental concentration but also a moderate degree of hypoglycemia.
e. Children who skip breakfast and often quite thin and malnourished.
12) The synthesis of collagen requires both vitamin C and
a.iron.
b.zinc.
c.cobalamin.
d.beta-carotene.
e.copper.
13) Which bread has the highest fiber content?
a.white
b.refined
c.enriched
d.whole grain
e.super-fine
14) Explain the role of lipoprotein lipase enzyme in fat cell metabolism.
15) Describe three factors that influence fat use during physical activity.
16) What are some of the physiological consequences in a person who falls below a
certain threshold for body fat?
17) ____________________ is the average number of years lived by people in a given
society.
18) Naturally occurring vitamin K in foods is ____________________, whereas
vitamin K produced by GI bacteria is ____________________.
19) In the United States, the largest federal food assistance program is
____________________.
20) The number of kcalories that the body derives from a food is termed its
____________________.
21) Discuss the reasons for why people become vegetarians.