NDFS Exam 2
Dietary Cholesterol
Food Sources Include Eggs, Milk, Meat
Polyunsaturated Fat
Food Sources Include Fish, Flaxseed, Nuts
Monounsaturated Fat
Food Sources Include Olive Oil, Canola Oil, Avocados
Saturated Fat
Food Sources Include Red Meat, Cheese, Chocolate
Trans Fat (Processed)
Food Sources Include Shortening, Pastries, Snack Foods
Major functions of lipids include all of the following EXCEPT ________.
---stimulate the production of vitamins and minerals--- serving as an energy source help in the production of steroid hormones cushioning of the body against bumps and blows
Bill recorded his food intake for a week and then used a computerized dietary analysis program to analyze his diet record. According to the results of the analysis, his average fat intake was ________% of total calories each day, which is within the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range.
25
Which of the following foods is naturally a rich source of monounsaturated fatty acids?
Avocado
An impoverished child living in a developing country is at risk of suffering from protein-energy malnutrition. If this child consumes insufficient dietary protein, what is the physiological consequence?
Insufficient protein intake inhibits the body's ability to make immune antibodies, some hormones, and enzymes.
Which of the following is a condition caused by protein-energy malnutrition and characterized by stunted growth, sparse and brittle hair, patches of skin discoloration, edema and swelling, a distended abdomen, infections, and poor wound healing?
Kwashiorkor
Which of the following statements about kwashiorkor is true?
Kwashiorkor is most common in developing countries. Kwashiorkor results from consuming adequate energy, but insufficient high-quality protein. Kwashiorkor often develops in toddlers when their mother gives birth to another child. ---All of the choices are correct.---
Suppose you go to your doctor and get the following values on a blood lipid profile. What can you conclude? LDL Cholesterol = 140 mg/dl Blood Glucose = 90 mg/dl Total Cholesterol = 210 mg/dl HDL Cholesterol = 34 mg/dl
LDL Cholesterol is high, Blood Glucose is good, Total Cholesterol is high, HDL Cholesterol is low
Which of the following functions as an emulsifier in the body and is required for cell membrane structure?
Phospholipids
________ contribute to the flexibility, structure, and proper functioning of cell membranes.
Phospholipids
Which of the following substances is a complex carbohydrate?
Starch
Eating a diet high in trans fatty acids has been shown to increase circulating levels of LDL. Why do food manufacturers use trans fatty acids like partially hydrogenated vegetable oils in packaged and processed foods?
Trans fatty acids increase a food's shelf life.
After absorption, amino acids travel to the liver via the hepatic portal vein.
True
Plants make glucose from carbon dioxide and water.
True
If your diet supplies more sugar and starch than you need, the excess can be
converted into fat and stored.
If a diet does not provide adequate carbohydrate to meet immediate energy needs, the body compensates by altering its metabolism of other nutrients. Insufficient dietary carbohydrate can lead to elevated levels of ketone bodies. Ketone bodies are the by-products of partial breakdown of _
fat
Duncan's diet contains high amounts of protein and fat, but it is very low in carbohydrates. As a result of following this diet, Duncan's body forms more ________ than normal.
ketone bodies
Clayton is a 19-year-old college student. He avoids milk, because he claims drinking the beverage upsets his stomach and gives him intestinal "gas." However, he can eat yogurt and certain types of cheese without experiencing any symptoms. Based on this information, Clayton probably has
lactose intolerance.
Enzymatic digestion of proteins begins in the stomach.
true
In the near future, dietitians may have the ability to make dietary recommendations based on an analysis of a person's genetic makeup in addition to traditional forms of health assessment.
true
