HLTH 330 Quiz Food Choices
HLTH 330 Quiz: Food Choices, Tools, Guidelines, Digestion, and Carbohydrates
- With of the following represents the correct order of steps of the scientific method?
- ___ are studies that explore the effects of altering people’s diets.
- All of the following are examples of lipids except
- The observations and hypotheses that arise from epidemiology can be tested using:
- The top three causes of death in the US include stroke, cancer, and heart disease. All of these conditions are thought to be exacerbated by:
- Some nutrient deficiencies occur quickly, whereas others take more time to develop. Which hot the following nutrient deficiencies are listed in the order reflecting most quickly to least quickly?
- In nutrition, the scientific method is used to
- Over time, consuming excess or insufficient amounts of one or more nutrients will result in malnutrition.
- Typically, less processed foods have lower nutrient density.
- Minerals are classified as micronutrients.
- All six classes of nutrients play important roles in regulating body processes.
- Chronic overconsumption of kcalories and certain nutrients from foods can cause health problems.
- Choosing a variety of foods is important because no single food can provide all the nutrients the body needs for optimal health.
- Dietary supplements:
- Which of the following is NOT a component of the DASH Diet?
- To decrease your chance of getting a food-borne illness, you should:
- DRIs vary based on each of these EXCEPT:
- Which of the following pieces of information is NOT required on the foods label?
- The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that no more than ___ percent of calories come from saturated fat.
- The Dietary Guidelines for Americans promote a minimum of ___ minutes of moderate exercise weekly.
- The Estimated Energy Requirements (EER) estimate calorie needs to promote weight loss among adults.
- A qualified health claim does not have the same amount of research to support it as a health claim.
- Ingredients on a food label are listed in descending order by weight.
- Food labels are designed to help consumers make wise food choices at the point of purchase.
- The EARs are set higher than the RDAs.
- An ingredient list is required on all products containing more than one ingredient.
- Dietary supplements are required to carry a Supplement Facts panel similar to the Nutrition Facts panel on food labels.
- lubricates, moistens, and protects the cells within the mucosa.
- The exchange of nutrients and gases occurs across the thin walls of the
- When you eat a taco, the tortilla, meat, cheese, lettuce, and tomato are broken apart, releasing the nutrients and other food components they contain. This process is called:
- ____ neutralizes the acidic chyme as it enters the small intestine.
- When the epiglottis doesn’t move correctly, it can lead to
- Vitamin E and fatty acids are absorbed via
- Which of the following substances is not absorbed by the human body?
- The mass of chewed food that is swallowed is called
- During swallowing, the air passages are blocked by a flap of tissue called the esophagus.
- Cellular respiration uses oxygen to convert glucose, fatty acids, and amino acids into carbon dioxide, water, and ATP.
- Excess amino acids are converted to body fat.
- The majority of absorption occurs in the stomach.
- Nutrients are used for energy or to synthesize substances in the body after they are absorbed.
- Glucagon:
- Starch and dietary fiber are classified as:
- Glycemic index is a measure of:
- Which is less refined?
- Which of the following is a major dietary source of soluble fiber:
- Increased consumption of refined carbohydrates in the past few decades has been implicated in causing obesity.
- Reducing added sugars reduces calorie intake without reducing essential nutrients.
- Dental caries, or cavities, are the best-documented health problem associated with carbohydrate intake.
- The grams of sugar on the food label do not differentiate between natural and added sugars.
- Maltose and lactose are examples of complex carbohydrates.