General Nutrition Exam Review
Course Introduction
General Nutrition provides an overview of the fundamental principles of human nutrition, exploring the role of nutrients in maintaining health and preventing disease. The course covers macronutrients and micronutrients, digestion and absorption, energy balance, dietary guidelines, and the nutritional needs across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on the scientific basis of nutritional recommendations, evaluation of food choices, and the impact of nutrition on overall wellness. Students will also examine current nutritional issues and controversies, developing the skills necessary to make informed decisions about diet and health.
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NUTR 1st Edition by Michelle McGuire
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Chapter 1: Why Does Nutrition Matter
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Q1) An important aspect of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study is that subjects
A) must receive both treatment and placebo.
B) must be blinded as to whether they are in the treatment or placebo group.
C) must be assigned to the treatment or control group by the investigator.
D) must be aware of whether they are receiving the treatment or placebo.
Answer: B
Q2) A hypothesis is
A) a complicated equation dividing two variables.
B) a prediction about the relationship between variables.
C) a list of variables to be studied.
D) a series of steps used by scientists to explain observations.
Answer: B
Q3) The best definition of nutrition is:
A) the science of how living organisms obtain and use food to support processes required for existence.
B) the study of essential nutrients.
C) the study of newly identified compounds that benefit health.
D) the science of weight loss.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Choosing Foods Wisely
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Q1) The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that Americans reduce their intakes of all of the following except:
A) sodium.
B) solid fats.
C) added sugars.
D) whole grains.
Answer: D
Q2) The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans established four groups of key recommendations including:
A) Reduce calories to lose weight.
B) Reduce consumption of certain foods and food components.
C) Increase consumption of certain foods and food components.
D) All of the above
E) B and C
Answer: E
Q3) Malnutrition is a state of poor nutritional status caused by inadequate intake of nutrients.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Body Basics
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Q1) The characteristic folds of the lining of the small intestine allow for increased surface area to promote absorption. Another aspect of the intestinal lining that increases surface area is the presence of A) villi.
B) microvilli.
C) cilia.
D) All of the above
E) A and B
Answer: E
Q2) Osmosis is the movement of a substance across a cell membrane from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Bioavailability is the extent to which a nutrient is absorbed into the blood or lymphatic system.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Carbohydrates
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Q1) Glucagon is released from the pancreas in response to A) low blood glucose levels.
B) high blood glucose levels.
C) an increase in food intake.
D) stress.
Q2) Type 1 diabetes
A) occurs when the pancreas is no longer able to produce insulin.
B) is characterized by hypoglycemia.
C) typically develops during middle age.
D) is highly associated with obesity.
Q3) Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by elevated levels of glucose in the blood.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Insulin is released from the pancreas in response to A) low blood glucose levels.
B) high blood glucose levels.
C) a reduction in food intake.
D) stress.
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Chapter 5: Protein
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Q1) Marasmus is a form of protein-energy malnutrition characterized by A) extreme wasting of muscles.
B) gain of abdominal adipose tissue.
C) severe edema in the extremities.
D) unusual growth of the jaw.
Q2) The complete digestion of proteins in the small intestine yields
A) only single amino acids that are absorbed across the absorptive cells into the blood.
B) single amino acids and di- and tripeptides that are broken down to single amino acids by protesases in the absorptive cells.
C) -keto acids and amino groups that are reassembled in the absorptive cells prior to entering the blood.
Q3) The RDA for protein is 0.8 g/kg/day. Todd is 5'10" and weighs 80 kg (about 175 pounds). According to the RDA, he requires
A) 6.4 grams of protein per day.
B) 64 grams of protein per day.
C) 640 grams of protein per day.
D) none of the above; this cannot be determined based on the information provided.
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Chapter 6: Lipids
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Q1) Adipose tissue plays an important insulating role in the body. People with minimal adipose tissue
A) have difficulty regulating body temperature and therefore have difficulty staying warm.
B) do not benefit from the cooling effects of adipose tissue.
C) cannot mount any physiological responses to compensate for their lack of adipose tissue.
D) rely on natural day-to-day fluctuations in the amount of adipose tissue to provide insulation.
Q2) Short-chain fatty acids are usually liquid at room temperature while long-chain fatty acids are usually solid at room temperature. The explanation for this difference is that
A) chain length affects the temperature at which a fatty acid melts.
B) chain length affects water solubility.
C) chain length is modified by room temperature.
D) short-chain fatty acids generally have more double bonds than long-chain fatty acids.
Q3) Fatty acids are the most abundant lipid molecules in the body.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: The Vitamins
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Q1) The condition of niacin deficiency is called
A) beriberi.
B) scurvy.
C) pellagra.
D) ariboflavinosis.
Q2) Reduction-oxidation (redox) reactions are critical in the production of ATP. Vitamins required for redox reactions include
A) riboflavin and thiamin.
B) pantothenic acid and biotin.
C) thiamin and niacin.
D) riboflavin and niacin.
Q3) Retinoids are abundant in _____ foods, while carotenoids are abundant in _____ foods.
A) plant, animal
B) animal, plant
C) cooked, raw
D) high-fiber, low-fiber
Q4) Vitamin B<sub>12</sub> is found abundantly in plant foods.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Water and the Minerals
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Q1) Aging in women results in a gradual loss of bone mass for several reasons, including A) poor vitamin D production.
B) poor calcium absorption.
C) increased estrogen production.
D) All of the above
E) A and B
Q2) An example of a hydrolysis reaction is
A) the synthesis of glycogen from single glucose units.
B) the synthesis of proteins from amino acids.
C) the removal of fatty acids from the glycerol backbone of a triglyceride molecule.
D) the movement of water across a membrane in response to solute concentration differences.
Q3) An athlete is most at risk for hyponatremia if
A) he or she sweats excessively and drinks excessive amounts of water.
B) he or she sweats excessively and drinks sports drinks containing glucose and sodium.
C) he or she consumes a diet adequate in sodium and competes in events lasting 1 minute or less.
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Chapter 9: Energy Balance and Body Weight Regulation
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Q1) Exercise is defined as
A) planned, structured, and repetitive bodily movement intended to improve or maintain physical fitness.
B) any bodily movement that results in energy expenditure.
C) coordinated whole-body movements that require energy expenditure in both upper and lower extremities.
D) intensive activity lasting at least 75 minutes per day.
Q2) Adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis are
A) components of total energy expenditure.
B) different names for the same energy expenditure.
C) components of basal metabolism.
D) heat-generating activities that improve or maintain physical fitness.
Q3) Which of the following statements regarding ghrelin is not true?
A) Ghrelin is referred to as the hunger hormone.
B) Ghrelin is released by cells in the stomach just after a meal.
C) Blood levels of ghrelin decrease following a meal.
D) If someone overproduced ghrelin, that person would not always experience a feeling of satiety after a meal.
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Chapter 10: Life Cycle Nutrition
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Q1) Physical complaints during pregnancy, like morning sickness, heartburn, and constipation, are related to hormonal changes in the pregnant woman.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Children should always be required to eat all the food that they place on the plate.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Because iron stores begin to decline at 4 to 6 months of age, it is recommended that
A) infants be fed complementary foods mixed with cow milk.
B) infants continue to be exclusively breastfed until their iron stores are adequate.
C) infants being breastfed switch to formula feeding.
D) infants consume iron-rich complementary foods.
Q4) The placenta is required for all of the following functions except:
A) delivery of oxygen from the mother to the fetus.
B) delivery of nutrients from the mother to the fetus.
C) delivery of nutrients from the fetus to the mother
D) delivery of waste from the fetus to the mother.
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Chapter 11: Nutrition and Physical Activity
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Q1) The four factors of fitness are frequency, intensity, type, and A) time.
B) temperature.
C) tenacity.
D) triumph.
Q2) Recommendations for fat intake for physically active individuals are
A) to consume 40% of calories as fat.
B) to consume equal amounts of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids.
C) to consume a diet rich in mono- and polyunsaturated fatty acids.
D) to eat anything they want because they expend so much energy.
Q3) An example of an event that relies on anaerobic pathways is
A) a 100-meter sprint (13 seconds).
B) a 1500-meter run (6 minutes).
C) a 10,000-meter run (35 minutes).
D) a marathon (3 hours and 30 minutes).
Q4) The purpose of sweating is to
A) dissipate heat.
B) remove electrolytes from the body.
C) aid in weight loss.
D) reduce urination.
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Chapter 12: Disordered Eating
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Q1) Bone density losses that result from anorexia nervosa are completely resolved when the person returns to a healthy body weight.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Recovery from anorexia nervosa results in the return of menstruation; bone density
A) also fully recovers.
B) however, is not likely to fully recover.
C) surpasses its starting point during recovery.
D) declines even more rapidly during recovery.
Q3) Irrational fear or avoidance of new foods is termed
A) food dislike.
B) dietary confusion.
C) food neophobia.
D) bingeing.
Q4) Nocturnal sleep-related eating disorder is distinguished from the night eating syndrome because
A) individuals with night eating syndrome are aware of their eating.
B) because there is no purging associated with night eating syndrome.
C) individuals experience food neophobia during night eating syndrome.
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Chapter 13: Alcohol, Health, and Disease
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Q1) Proof is a measure of the alcohol content of distilled liquor. If a beverage is 90 proof, then its alcohol by volume is
A) 9 percent.
B) 45 percent.
C) 90 percent.
D) 180 percent.
Q2) Despite indulging in unhealthy behaviors such as eating relatively high amounts of saturated fat and smoking, French people have a relatively low occurrence of cardiovascular disease. This observation is called
A) the French oxymoron.
B) the French connection.
C) the French bistro effect.
D) the French paradox.
Q3) Alcohol can cause a temporary loss of inhibition, making a person feel relaxed and outgoing.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Keeping Food Safe
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Q1) If you want to avoid consuming bisphenol A, you should
A) use plastic bottles.
B) use glass or metal bottles.
C) microwave all your plastic before drinking from it.
D) wash all plastic containers, bottles, and utensils in the dishwasher.
Q2) Microorganisms prefer to live and replicate within temperatures between _____ degrees and _____ degrees Fahrenheit.
A) 10, 110
B) 20, 120
C) 40, 140
D) 60, 160
Q3) An infectious agent that can be found in untreated swimming pools or in rivers, ponds, and streams that have been contaminated is
A) Aspergillus.
B) the norovirus.
C) Giardia intestinalis.
D) Salmonella.
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Chapter 15: Food Security, Hunger, and Malnutrition
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Q1) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that _____ people in the world experience persistent hunger.
A) one in three
B) one in five
C) one in seven
D) one in nine
Q2) One difference between SNAP and WIC is that
A) they are administered by different governmental agencies.
B) SNAP provides benefits to low-income households, while WIC provides benefits to household with young children present regardless of income.
C) SNAP provides benefits to low-income households, while WIC provides benefits to low-income households with infants and children who are at nutritional risk.
D) None of the above is correct. They are not different from each other.
Q3) Undernourished children tend to be in the lowest height-for-age percentiles compared with a well-nourished reference group.
A)True
B)False
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