NS 132: Ch. 2

Rank the relative proportions of the food groups of the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid from smallest (at the top) to largest (at the bottom)

1. Meats and sweets 2. Cheese and yogurt 3. Fish and seafood 4. Plant foods (fruits, veggies, grains, and olive oil)

A basic diet pattern based on your height, weight, age, gender, and activity level can be found by accessing MyPlate's

Daily Food Plan

Dietary

Dietary intake of little more than wine and hamburgers for the last week

Which of the following are optional on the Nutrition Facts panel of a food label?

Monounsaturated fat, potassium, polyunsaturated fat

Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)

Nutrient intake recommendation set to meet the needs of nearly all individuals of a given age and gender

Adequate Intake (AI)

Nutrient intake recommendation set when research is not sufficient to determine RDA

What is caused by excessive consumption of calories and a low activity level?

Obesity

Daily Values are set at or close to the highest ____ value

RDA

Which of the following characteristics of nutrition claims can serve as "red flags" that signal poor nutrition advice?

Recommendations that promise a quick fix and based on a single study, claims that sound too good to be true

Overnutrition may result from ... a. Prolonged consumption of more nutrients than the body needs b. Chronically expending more calories than one consumes c. Prolonged consumption of low-caloire foods

a

The Dietary Guidelines recommend that Americans reduce their intake of ... a. Sodium b. Trans fat c. Fish d. Saturated fat

a, b, c

How do typical American diets compare to the Dietary Guidelines? a. Exceed recommendations for refined grains intake b. Exceed limits for calcium intake c. Exceed limits for sodium intake d. Fall short of recommendations for SoFAS

a, c

Besides poor dietary habits, a very common lifestyle factor that contributes to chronic disease is a lack of physical ____

activity

Vitamin and mineral toxicity is most likely to result from consuming ... a. A diet predominated by energy-dense foods b. A balanced multivitamin and mineral supplement c. Individual vitamin and mineral supplements d. A variety of nutrient-dense foods

c

Environmental

currently residing in a homeless shelter, $35,000 in wallet, unemployed

Undernutrition occurs when nutrient intake

does not meet nutrient needs of the body

Identify the dietary principles emphasized by the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid

eat plenty of fruits and veggies, consume a variety of minimally processed foods, use olive oil and other plant oils instead of butter

Estimated Energy Requirements (EER)

estimation of calorie needs based on gender, age, height, weight, and physical activity level

Overnutrition

excess intake of calories, often leading to obesity

Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (UL)

highest amount of daily nutrient intakes unlikely to cause adverse health effects

Dark green veggies include

kale, spinach, broccoli

The Dietary Guidelines

look at the big picture of the overall diet pattern, rather than individual nutrients

Biochemical

low amounts of the vitamin thiamin and folate in the blood

Anthropometric

low weight-for-height, recent 10 lb weight loss, muscle wasting in the upper body

Another name for a heart attack is

myocardial infarction

A food that provides a lot of nutrients without a lot of calories is considered

nutrient dense

Which of the following is the most important health concern that informed the development of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010?

obesity

The RD credential indicates that the person...

participates in continuing education, has completed rigorous classroom and clinical training in nutrition

"Our patented Fat Buster System is guaranteed to take 2 inches off your waistline in the first week!" - this claim could be identified as suspicious because it

promises a quick fix

Clinical

psychological confusion, facial sores and uncoordinated movement

A healthful diet plan consists of which of the following?

selecting foods from each food group, balancing calorie intake with physical activity, consuming foods in moderation, consuming a variety of foods

Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs)

set adequate intakes of individual nutrients

When biochemical measurements show that nutritional status is poor, but there are no outward symptoms of a nutritional deficiency, this is termed _____ deficiency

subclinical

A change in health status, such as fatigue, which is reported by the patient, is known as a(n)

symptom

During the clinical assessment of health status the health professional would

take blood pressure, search for physical evidence, examine the skin, eyes, and tongue collecting body fluids would be collected as part of a biochemical assessment

The Dietary Guidelines recommend that Americans reduce their intakes of...

trans fat, saturated fat, sodium

Energy density of a food is determined by comparing the calorie (kcal) content of their food with the _____ of the food.

weight

Desirable nutrition

when body tissues have enough nutrients to support normal metabolic functions

Undernutrition

when sufficient nutrients are not consumed to meet one's needs