1) Which of the following cooking techniques for meats results in formation of the
highest amounts of carcinogens?
a. Broiling
b. Roasting
c. Marinating before cooking
d. Wrapping the food in foil when cooking
e. Steaming
2) Which of the following is an example of a resistance training activity?
a. Yoga
b. Swimming
c. Power walking
d. Lifting free weights
e. Ballistic stretching
3) Which of the following is a property of the tocopherols?
a.Easily destroyed by air and oxygen
b.Act as precursors for the menaquinones
c.May dissolve from foods into cooking water
d.Absorbed from the intestines into the portal circulation
e.Very resistant to degradation
4) What is the chief purpose of using ozone as a commercial water treatment?
a. It kills microorganisms.
b. It complexes with heavy metals.
c. It stabilizes the carbon filtration process.
d. It promotes chlorine dissipation and thus enhances taste.
e. It “softens” the water.
5) Which of the following will best accelerate glycogen storage after physical activity?
a. A high fat snack within 15 minutes of exercise completion
b. A high carbohydrate meal taken within two hours of exercise completion
c. A high protein snack taken midway through exercise and another 30 minutes after
exercise
d. Sports drinks taken throughout exercise and repeated small, high protein snacks for
two hours after exercise
e. A high protein meal taken within two hours of exercise completion
6) Which of the following food proteins has the best assortment of essential amino
acids for the human body?
a. Egg
b. Rice
c. Corn
d. Gelatin
e. Soy
7) Which of the following vitamins has been noted as preventing the oxidation of
low-density lipoproteins?
a.A
b.E
c.K
d.D2
e.D3
8) Which of the following is known to promote fat storage in adipocytes?
a.Glucagon
b.Lipoprotein lipase
c.Cellulite synthetase
d.Lipoprotein synthetase
e.Adipose lipase
9) The development of osteoporosis in men typically occurs at what age in relation to
the appearance of osteoporosis in women?
a. 5 years earlier
b. About the same time
c. 5 years later
d. 10 years later
e. 15 years later
10) Which reaction is characterized as catabolic?
a. Glucose formation from glycerol
b. Pyruvate formation from glucose
c. Albumin formation from amino acids
d. Palmitic acid formation from acetate
e. Formation of triglycerides from glycerol and fatty acids
11) The purpose of bicarbonate in the digestive process is to ____.
a. raise the pH of chime
b. lower the pH of chime
c. hydrolyze large peptides
d. increase peristalsis
e. reduce risk of vomiting
12) Which of the following is a naturally occurring food source of vitamin D?
a.Egg yolks
b.Red meats
c.Tomato juice
d.Whole-wheat bread
e.Egg whites
13) What is the association between breastfeeding and body weight in later life?
14) ____________________ are large phagocytic cells that serve as scavengers of the
blood, clearing it of old or abnormal cells, cellular debris, and antigens.
15) Discuss the consequences of being overweight or obese at the time of pregnancy.
16) List and discuss the causes of hunger in the United States. What population groups
are most vulnerable?
17) Outline the recommendations for a successful weight-loss diet.