ISSA Quiz Questions Nutrition

A calorie is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by

1 degree Celsius and 1 ATM

The best time to consume a carbohydrate rich drink when cycling is when the athletic activity level lasts

95 minutes

Food source with a high amount of protein per 100 gram serving

Almonds

Water soluble vitamin

Ascorbic Acid

Has glycemic index scores

Carbohydrates

Tendons and ligaments are made of

Dense connective tissue

Most effective at producing ATP

Fatty Acids

Liver serves as a reservoir for what?

Glucose

BCAA

Isoleucine

Linked to the formation of atherosclerotic plaque

LDL

A client is at most risk for malabsorption of vitamin K on what type of diet?

Low in fat

Supplementing with glutamine is most beneficial for clients

Recovering from an injury

Women require higher doses of what vitamin?

Vitamin B

Specialized cells on the pancreas, which secrete insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin are referred to as the

islet of Langerhans

Approximately what percentage of body weight consists of minerals?

1-3%

Recommended daily intake of protein for a client who's goal is to build lean body mass

1.4-2.0 g/kg/d

How many organ systems in the body

11

What is the daily recommended dosage of calcium for female athletes?

1500mg

Protein catabolism is mostly likely to occur during a

2 hour swim

Considered an excessive intake of folate

2,000 mcg

What is the standard recommendation for total daily calories from saturated fats?

20%

The phosphagen system provides an instant source of energy, for up to

30 seconds

Recommended ratio for omega-6 to omega-3

4:1

Correct number of carbons for a medium-chain fatty acid

7

Approximately what percentage of a cell's mass is water?

70%

What is the caloric(kcal) yield of nutritional fat

9 kcal

Enzyme catalyzing the breakdown of ATP to ADP

ATPase

What increases the absorption of vitamin C?

Bioflavens

Which of the following is widely used to predict an individual's RMR

Bland Altman analysis

How are most vitamins classified?

By how they are absorbed into the body

Precursor to bile acids

Cholesterol

Which of the following is a pulpy, acidic fluid passing from the stomach to the small intestine, consisting of gastric juices and partially digested food?

Chyme

Epithelial cells can be classified as squamous, cuboidal, or

Columnar

Proteins that have a high biological value are classified as

Complete Protiens

The small intestine is divided into the sections, in what order?

Doudenum, jejunum, and ileum

Vitamins and their importance in health and wellness were discovered by European doctors in the

Early 1900s

Which organ system works closely with the nervous system to produce, release, and regulate hormones?

Endocrine system

Most likely to protect muscle from being catabolized during exercise

Fruit

Foods selected, produced, or consumed for reasons beyond calorie and nutrient content are referred to as

Functional Foods

Primary energy source of the brain

Glycogen

Who declared "Let thy food be thy medicine, and thy medicine be thy food" in 400 B.C.

Hippocrates

A client with low blood sugar levels is correctly identified as

Hypoglycemia

Which method of measuring energy expenditure measures oxygen consumed, and carbon dioxide produced?

Indirect calorimetry

What role does the pancreas play in the digestion of protein

It absorbs pepsin

Fructose produces a slower rise in blood sugar after consumption because

It must be converted into glucose first

What effect is megadosing with niacin most likely to have on a client looking to increase athletic performance?

It will cause early onset fatigue

What principle states energy cannot be created nor destroyed, but only change from one form to another

Law of Conservation of Energy

of the BCAAs, which amino acid is most used by the body

Leucine

A thin polar membrane made of pairs of a lipid molecules, is known as

Lipid bilayer

ApoE is responsible for the reabsorption of lipids into what tissue?

Liver

Process of converting ingested nutrients into energy within the body

Metabolism

Digested quickly in the body

Monosacharides

What type of formulation can help improve the absorption of vitamin A?

Oil-Based

Non-essential fatty acid

Omega-9

What vitamin is neither fat or water soluble?

Pantothenic Acid

Characteristics of a soluble fiber

Prevents spikes in blood glucose levels

Within the ATP-ADP cycle, what is the process of adding a phosphate?

Rephosphorylation

An individual is more prone to obesity with a diet with what type of fat?

Saturated Fats

Most protein digestion happens after chyme moves into the

Small Intestine

The three types of body muscle found in the human body are: cardiac, skeletal, and

Smooth

In humans what provides the first impression of food?

The eyes

Vitamin C is stored in the body in low amounts because?

They dissolve in water and removed in the urine

Excess energy is stored in adipose tissue in what form?

Triglycerides

Which of the following is one of the five categories of taste in food, corresponding to the flavor glutamate?

Umami

Cholesterol is needed in the synthesis of what vitamin?

Vitamin D

Muscle will release amino acids to be used as energy under which condition?

With severe calorie restriction