Nutrition Unit 1 QUIZ
Which of the following is true?
DV are dietary standards developed for food labeling purposes
Which of the following standards can help you compare nutrient dense contents of packaged foods to make more healthful choices?
DV's
Which is true?
FDA doesn't permit dietary supplement manufactures to market their products as cures for diseases
Which of the following menu items is referred to as a "empty calorie" food?
Sugar-sweetened soft-drinks
Which of the following statements is true?
The RDA for vitamin E meets the needs of nearly all healthy persons
Which of the following statements is true?
a person who regularly consumes more than the UL for a nutrient is likely to develop the nutrients toxicity disorder
Which of the following groups of Americans is most at risk of undernutrition?
alcoholics
What is the physiological desire to eat?
appetite
Food guidelines generally do not group ______ with daily foods
eggs
Orange flavored, sugar sweetened soft drinks is considered a
empty calorie
Which of the following recommendations is an overarching concept of the DGA?
focus on consuming nutrient dense foods and beverages
What is the leading cause of death in the United States?
heart disease
Which of the following statements is true?
nutritional needs of healthy people vary during different life stages, such as infancy and pregnancy
Which is true?
older adults have fewer taste buds than children
What is the feeling of fullness?
satiety
Which is true?
some absorption of alcohol occurs in the stomach
A nutrient requirement is
the smallest amount of a nutrient that maintains a particular level of nutritional health
According to DGA _______ are unhealthy and should be consumed in limited amounts
trans fats
Blood in poop; fast weight loss-what needs to be tested?
ulcerative colitis
Diet refers to a person's
usual patter of food choices
Which of the following substances is a nutrient that doesn't provide any energy for the human body?
water
Which of the following foods is the most nutrient dense per serving
whole-grain cereal
Primary source of energy (energy currency)
ATP
According to the DGA, healthy people who are less than 51 years old and aren't African American should limit their sodium intake to
2300
A bag of salt-free pretzels indicates that they are "low-fat" This means the pretzels provide______ gram (s) of fat or less per serving
3 grams
What is cellular energy called?
ATP- Adenosine Triphosphate
Carter has had UC for 10 years he has a high chance of..?
Colon Cancer
The amount of vitamin C that meets about 98% of the populations need for the nutrient is the _______ for the vitamin
RDA
Which of the following nutrients provides energy for humans?
carbs
What is the addition of iron or B vitamins to refined cereals
enrichment
What transfers food from the mouth to the stomach?
esophagus
Which substance is secreted by the human stomach?
gastric juice
The energy value of a raw peach is reported as a number of
kilocalories
What transport of wastes and absorbs water, vitamins, and minerals?
large intestine
What produces bile?
liver
What is the total of all chemical changes that occurs in cells?
metabolism
Which of the following statements is true?
most foods contain more than one nutrient
What uses saliva and teeth to break down food?
mouth
To produce the maximum amount of energy from breakdown of macronutrients, cells require
oxygen
Which organ produces and secretes enzymes that are essential for proper digestion?
pancreas
What is the muscular contraction that moves food through the GI tract?
peristalsis
Which of the following nutrients is a source of energy?
protein
Digestion of protein using gastric juices happens where?
stomach
Which of the following substances is a nutrient that doesn't supply any energy for the human body?
vitamin C
Low levels of physical activity is associated with chances of developing excess body fat and type 2 diabetes. Lack of physical activity is a
risk factor
Which of the following lifestyle choices is the primary cause of most preventable cancer deaths in the US?
smoking cigarettes
