Intro to Nutrition & Wellness Midterm

A nutrition researcher would like to determine whether women who take fish oil supplements during pregnancy give birth to babies who score higher on basic intelligence tests when they are 5 years of age than the 5-year old children that were born to women who did not take the fish oil supplements during pregnancy. This kind of research is a(n) ________ study.

Prospective

Which of the following observations is an example of a positive correlation?

When a group of 6-year-old children increase their physical activity level to 60 minutes a day, the children's muscle mass increases.

In 2017, ____________ ____________ was the leading cause of death in America. (one answer with two words)

heart disease

Select the ways grocery stores market their products.

-End of aisle displays -Selection of flooring material -Positioning on shelves

Which of the following kinds of studies would be the best to use when investigating whether cigarette smoking influences weight gain?

Cohort

Macronutrients and alcohol supply the body with energy in the form of ______.

calories

A poor diet and physical inactivity will increase your risk of __________.

dying prematurely

Researchers are conducting a study to determine the effects of vitamin C on the human immune system. The study involves providing pills that contain vitamin C to one group of human subjects, and pills that do not contain vitamin C or other active ingredients to another group of people. The pills that do not contain the vitamin are

Placebos

A nutrient that must be supplied by food and cannot be made in sufficient quantities by the body is called a(n) ___________ nutrient.

essintial

Which of the following foods is naturally a rich source of phytochemicals?

Blueberries

Which of the following is NOT included in the Healthy People report?

International goals and measurable objectives to guide evidence-based policies

Which of the following is a micronutrient?

Iron

Which of the following foods is NOT a rich natural source of phytochemicals?

Lean Meat

Which of the following is NOT a requirement to become a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN)?

Obtain a culinary certificate of training

A popular podcast includes interviews with "experts" on topics related to sports nutrition. If the podcast expert has the credentials ______, after his or her name, the expert is likely to be a reliable source of nutrition information.

RDN

Making positive lifestyle changes can decrease a person's risk for premature death.

true