Nutrition Review

Lena weighs 165 pounds. What is her weight in kilograms?

75 kg

A serving of food contains 10 g carbohydrate, 2 g protein, and 4 g fat. Based on this information, a serving of this food supplies ____ kcal.

84 kcal

Which of the following statements is true?

A person can use www.choosemyplate.gov to evaluate his or her diet's nutritional adequacy.

Which of the following statements is false?

All arteries carry deoxygenated blood.

The amount of a nutrient that should meet the needs of half of the healthy people in a particular group is the

Estimated Average Requirement (EAR).

The ____ is the federal agency that tries to ensure the safety and effectiveness of health-related products.

FDA

A serving of food supplies 20 g carbohydrate, 4 g protein, 10 g fat, and 50 g water. Which of the following statements is true about a serving of the food?

Fat provides the most food energy.

The government agency that enforces consumer protection laws by investigating false or misleading health-related claims is the

Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Which of the following statements is false?

In general, megadoses of nutrients are safe to consume.

Which of the following journals does not have peer-reviewed articles?

Men's Journal

______ refers to chemical processes that occur in living cells.

Metabolism

Which of the following statements is false?

RDAs are requirements for nutrients.

The _____ Program enables eligible low-income participants to use a special debit card to purchase food at authorized stores.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance

Comparing individuals with iron-deficiency anemia to individuals who have very similar characteristics but are healthy would be an example of

a case-control study

A testimonial is

a personal endorsement of a product

A group of scientists observe a group of college students over 4 years to determine which of their characteristics leads to weight gain. This study is an example of

a prospective study.

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans is

a set of general nutrition-related recommendations

Which of the following websites is most likely to provide biased and unreliable nutrition information?

a site that promotes or sells dietary supplements (*.com)

A salt forms when an ______ combines with a ______.

acid; base

A diet is likely to be safe and nutritionally adequate if

average daily intakes for nutrients meet RDA or AI values.

Protein-rich food sources that also contain high amounts of saturated fat and cholesterol include

beef

Which of the following foods is the most nutrient dense?

broccoli

Generally, epidemiological studies

cannot determine cause-and-effect relationships.

According to the MyPlate Plan, which of the following foods is grouped with dairy products?

cheese

Which of the following foods would be classified as "empty calories" by MyPlate?

chocolate syrup

A ______ transports lipids in the bloodstream.

chylomicron

Daily Values are

dietary standards developed for food-labeling purposes.

An aspect of ______ involves studying causes of health problems in a population

epidemiology

Which of the following substances is insoluble in water?

fat

Which of the following substances has the lowest pH?

gastric juice

Which of the following substances would be classified as a dietary supplement according to the Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act of 1994?

ginseng

The Exchange System

has food lists based on macronutrient contents.

Peristalsis

helps move food/chyme through the digestive tract.

Chemical messengers in the body are

hormones

The stomach secretes

hydrochloric acid.

The Estimated Energy Requirement (EER)

is based on the average daily energy needs of a healthy person.

Which of the following organs is an accessory organ of the digestive system?

liver

A lacteal is a

lymph vessel within each villus.

The first step of the scientific method usually involves

making observations

Phytochemicals

may have healthful benefits.

Two or more atoms that are held together by a chemical bond form a

molecule

Mechanical digestion begins in the

mouth

Starch digestion begins in the

mouth

Diet is a

pattern of food choices.

Which of the following foods is a rich source of phytochemicals?

peaches

Which of the following foods is energy and nutrient dense?

peanut butter

Which of the following information was not provided by the Nutrition Facts panel in 2015?

percentage of calories from fat

A fake treatment is a(n)

placebo.

People who follow Islamic dietary rules will not consume

pork

Fruit is generally a good source of all of the following substances, except

proteins

The nutrients that provide energy are

proteins, fats, and carbohydrates.

Which of the following practices increases the risk of peptic ulcer?

smoking cigarettes

An antioxidant is a(an)

substance that protects cell components from being damaged or destroyed.

In the United States, the primary cause of preventable cancer deaths is

tabacco use

Nutritional standards, such as the RDAs, are not

the basis for developing AIs.

A ______ is a group of similar cells that perform similar functions

tissue

Which of the following conditions is not one of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States?

tuberculosis

Tiny, fingerlike projections of the small intestine that absorb nutrients are called

vili