Nutrition Chapter 1
Which of the following statements is true? A.The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program helps low-income Americans buy allowable foods. B.Meals on Wheels provides nutritious meals for pregnant, low-income women who are too sick to leave their homes. C.The School Breakfast Program offers free or reduced-cost breakfasts to children, regardless of their family incomes. D.The School Lunch and Breakfast programs are available to low- and middle-income children in 20 states.
A. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program helps low-income Americans buy allowable foods.
Which of the following statements is true?
An essential nutrient must be supplied by the diet.
A substance that can protect a person's cells from being damaged or destroyed by certain harmful factors is a(an) ________.
Antioxidant
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, today's Americans consume more ________ than in 1970.
Cheese
Which of the following statements is true? A.In the United States, the adult population consumes more red meat than they ate in 1970. B.Today, Americans eat more whole eggs than they consumed in 1970. C.Americans consume more fluid milk than they consumed in 1970. D.When compared to the typical American diet in 1987-1988, today's Americans consume more total calories.
D. When compared to the typical American diet in 1987-1988, today's Americans consume more total calories.
Which of the following statements is true?
Nutrients are life-sustaining substances in food.
Which of the following groups of Americans is most at risk of undernutrition?
People who are addicted to drugs
Which of the following lifestyle choices is the primary cause of preventable cancer deaths in the United States?
Smoking Cigarettes
Which of the following conditions or diseases is a leading diet-related cause of death in the United States?
Stroke
________ includes farming techniques that do not deplete natural resources or harm the environment.
Sustainable agriculture
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which of the following substances can not be classified as a dietary supplement?
Tabacco
Which of the following substances is a nutrient that does not supply any energy for the human body?
Vitamin D
Which of the following nutrients is a micronutrient?
Vitamin E
Which of the following federally subsidized food programs is designed to improve the nutritional status specifically of low-income pregnant and breastfeeding women and their preschool children in the United States?
WIC
Most Americans _________.
are food secure
Most forms of ________ are a source of energy for cells.
carbohydrates
Which of the following factors has a major influence over a person's food choices?
close freinds
Which of the following conditions or diseases is a leading diet-related cause of death in the United States?
diabetes
Today's Americans consume more ________ than in 1970.
fruits and vegatables
Which of the following substances is a nutrient that provides energy for humans?
glucose
Tamika's 52-year-old father died as a result of a condition that is the leading cause of death in the United States. Based on this information, Tamika's father died from ________.
heart disease
An essential nutrient ________.
must be supplied by your diet
Which of the following nutrients is a micronutrient? A.water B.protein C.fat D.magnesium
not C fat
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, today's Americans consume more ________ than in 1970. A. beef liver B.red meat C.chicken D. Fluid milk
not milk or red meat
Which of the following nutrients is a source of energy for human cells?
protein
Which of the following behaviors is a known risk factor for heart disease?
smoking cigarettes
Impoverished children who live in developing countries have a high risk of dying from ________.
vitamin A deficiency
Which of the following substances is not a macronutrient?
vitamin C
Which of the following nutrients is the most essential for life?
water
Which of the following substances is a nutrient that does not provide any energy for the human body?
water
In the United States, food insecurity is most likely to affect ________. A. adult women who take birth control pills B.older adults on fixed incomes C. adolescent boys experiencing a growth spurt D. body builders
not D!