Nutrition final

What percentage of people in the United States has at least one major risk factor for coronary heart disease by age 20?

50

What level of HDL cholesterol puts a person at high risk for coronary heart disease?

<40 mg/dL

What is prediabetes?

A consistent fasting plasma glucose of 100 to 125 mg/dL

What is the name of the potential carcinogen created in certain starchy foods, such as potatoes, when fired or baked at high temperatures?

Acrylamide

What is the Healthy Eating Plate?

An alternative to the USDA's MyPlate that focuses on the links between diet and health

Which of the following measurements puts a person at high risk for coronary heart disease?

Blood pressure of 140/90 or higher

The most dramatic increase in the incidence of type 2 diabetes over the past two decades has involved _____.

Children and adolescents

Of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States, how many have some relationship with diet?

Four

What is the role of omega-3 fatty acids in immune function?

Help resolve inflammation when it is no longer needed for the immune response

What is a characteristic of an atherogenic diet?

High trans fat

Which of these modifications can result in the largest reduction in systolic blood pressure?

Maintaining a BMI between 18.5 and 24.9

Where does diabetes rank among the top 10 leading causes of death in the United States?

No. 7

Of these body organs and glands, which one is involved in immunity?

Spleen

To reduce the risk of cancer, the American Cancer Society recommends _____.

eat whole grains

Of the following foods, which is considered a cancer initiator?

grilled meat

Diuretics lower blood pressure by

increasing fluid loss

One difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes is that in type 1 diabetes _____,

insulin therapy is always required

The process in which immune cells engulf and then destroy foreign antigens is known as

phagocytosis

Carbohydrate intake for people with diabetes should _____.

be consistently spaced throughout the day

The development of cancer is called _____.

carcinogenesis