Kin Nutrition Cypress College Chapter #2

A small cookie has 100 total Calories and 60 Calories from fat. For this cookie, ______ of Calories come from fat.

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Examine Table 2 in the article. If you made a graph of the relationship between adherence to a Mediterranean Diet (score from 0 to 9 on the x-axis) and relative risk of sudden cardiac death (from 0 to 100 on the y-axis), how would the graph appear?

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In the study, which four lifestyle factors were considered in defining a "low-risk" lifestyle?

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A food item is considered high in a nutrient if it provides at least ______ % of the Daily Value for that nutrient.

20

How many servings of Luigi's manicotti would Laura need to consume to get 100% of her Daily Value of sodium?

3

The food label of your beverage lists the serving size as ½ bottle and the Calories per serving as 150. If you drank the entire bottle, you consumed ______ kilocalories.

300

In general, a food item is considered low calorie if it has less than _____ kilocalories per serving.

40

Approximately what percent of calories come from fat in Luigi's manicotti?

41%

A food item has 200 kcal per serving and 25 grams of carbohydrate. What percent of the kilocalories are from carbohydrate in this item?

50%

Approximately what percent of calories come from saturated fat in Mario's manicotti?

8 %

Kellen is on the cross-country team at his college. His coach invited a dietitian to speak to the team about nutrition for optimal performance. One of the topics she covered was phytochemicals. What is the best way to obtain the potential benefits of phytochemicals?

Eat a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grain breads and cereals.

The Nutrition Facts panel currently lists the % Daily Value for vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, and iron, because these have been nutrients of particular concern for Americans. Foods that are fortified with several nutrients, like the energy bar in this example, may also list the % Daily Value for other nutrients. Since calcium is listed on both of the food labels, let's compare the nutrient density for calcium for these bars. Which bar has the highest nutrient density for calcium?

Energy Bar

Which bar would you choose for fuel before the 5K?

Energy Bar

Examine Table 3 in the article. Which of the four low-risk lifestyle factors afforded the most protection from sudden cardiac death among the Nurses' Health Study cohort?

Exercising ≥ 30 minutes per day

How did the researchers assess dietary intake?

Food frequency questionnaires

One serving of a toaster pastry has 300 kilocalories, 10 grams of fat, and 6 grams of saturated fat. Although the pastry has 3 grams of dietary fiber, its food label does not state "good source of fiber" on the front of the packaging like some other foods with 3 grams of fiber. Why can't this food be called a "good source" of fiber?

It has more than 13 grams of fat, 4 grams of saturated fat, 60 milligrams of cholesterol, or 480 milligrams of sodium per serving.

Which of the following is true about MyPlate?

It shapes the key recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines into an applicable visual.

Which of the following accurately describes the authors' hypothesis?

Lower-energy-density diets are associated with higher nutrient intakes.

Which product has the higher nutrient density for calcium?

Mario's

Which product has the lowest percent of calories from fat and saturated fat?

Mario's

How did men compare to women with regard to food spending?

Men spent more on food overall ($/day), but their energy-adjusted food spending ($/2000 kcal) was lower than that of women.

The Nutrition Facts panel on a box of breakfast cereal shows that the product provides 45% of the Daily Value for iron. Which of the following statements is true?

One serving of cereal provides 45% of the recommended amount of iron for the general population.

Justine has a full-time job and three small children. She is interested in learning more about preparing healthy meals for her kids and asks her physician for a referral to a nutrition professional. What is the credential of the nutrition professional who has completed a baccalaureate degree program approved by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics, performed at least 1200 hours of supervised professional practice, passed a registration examination, and meets continuing education requirements?

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)

Energy density is best defined as

a comparison of the kilocalorie content of an individual food or total diet to the weight of the food or total diet.

Examine the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid. Take note of the food groupings and the frequency with which foods are consumed. Compared to the typical American diet, the traditional Mediterranean Diet relies more on ______ as a source of protein.

beans

Serving sizes on the Nutrition Facts panel are listed in

both household measures and metric units.

The research described in this article is an example of a(n)

epidemiological study

Overnutrition can be just as dangerous to the body as undernutrition. Developing nations tend to suffer from undernutrition, although many developing populations are increasingly becoming overnourished. In the developed world, the most common type of overnutrition is

excessive calorie intake.

Dietary supplements such as vitamin D and calcium can replace a healthy diet if someone finds it difficult to follow the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

false

If a beverage bottle contains 20 fluid ounces of the beverage, then 20 fluid ounces is the serving size.

false

In small packaged food items like chips, one package is always one serving.

false

For a sweet treat, a follower of the Mediterranean Diet would most often choose

fresh fruit

The findings of this study support previous research demonstrating an inverse relationship between energy density and nutrient density of diets. However, a unique contribution of this research is the

incorporation of food prices and diet costs into the analyses.

Compared to the typical American diet, the Mediterranean Diet provides ______ saturated fat.

less

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans emphasize

maintaining a healthy body weight.

People who follow a Mediterranean Diet are likely to consume ______ phytochemicals compared to those who consume a typical American diet.

more

Which of the following foods has the highest energy density?

peanuts

The MyPlate icon doesn't address the types of foods that should be chosen from each food group.

true

The recommended intake for some nutrients, such as total fat and dietary fiber, are higher for people who consume a 2,500-kilocalorie diet than those consuming a 2,000-kilocalorie diet.

true

To determine the percent of Calories that come from fat, divide the fat Calories by total Calories and multiply by 100.

true