Exam 1: Food Choices and Human Health

A certain amount of fibre in foods contributes to the health of the digestive tract, but too much fibre leads to nutrient losses. What is the term for the characteristic of diet planning that takes this fact into account?

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Question 21

A nutrition claim that insists medical doctors want to keep people ill so that they continue to make money is an example of which earmark of nutrition quackery?

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Question 22

In Italy, pasta is an example of what kind of food?

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Question 23

Which of the following characteristics defines a legitimate and qualified nutrition expert?

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Question 24

Which of the following units do food scientists use to measure food energy?

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Question 25

Sugar, butter, and corn oil provide few nutrients with many Calories. What is the name for these types of foods?

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Question 26

What type of nutrition research design shows the effects of treatments?

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Question 27

What factor is driving food choice when an individual selects a food because the item is consumed by someone they admire?

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Question 28

You see a new finding about nutrition reported in your local newspaper. What is your most prudent response to information from this source?

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Question 29

Which one of the following factors primarily drives food choices?

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Question 30

Identify and explain factors that drive food choices.

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Question 31

What is the most accurate term used to describe a person who is strict about including only foods from plant sources in his or her diet?

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Question 32

A compound in cranberries may help prevent urinary tract infections by preventing certain bacteria from clinging to the urinary tract. What is the general term for this type of compound?

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Question 33

Which of the following foods offers the most nutrients per Calorie?

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Question 34

What is meant by the term "essential nutrient"?

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Question 35

Which of the following characteristics of a claim about nutrition would lead you to doubt its validity?

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Question 36

Which of the following statements most accurately describes items in the supermarket that are advertised as natural foods?

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Question 37

How many Calories does 1 gram of alcohol provide?

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Question 38

Describe why people should not make changes in their diets based on the results of a single research study.

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Question 39

What are the functions of food, besides providing nutrients?

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A certain amount of fibre in foods contributes to the health of the digestive tract, but too much fibre leads to nutrient losses. What is the term for the characteristic of diet planning that takes this fact into account?

A nutrition claim that insists medical doctors want to keep people ill so that they continue to make money is an example of which earmark of nutrition quackery?

In Italy, pasta is an example of what kind of food?

Which of the following characteristics defines a legitimate and qualified nutrition expert?

Which of the following units do food scientists use to measure food energy?

Sugar, butter, and corn oil provide few nutrients with many Calories. What is the name for these types of foods?

What type of nutrition research design shows the effects of treatments?

What factor is driving food choice when an individual selects a food because the item is consumed by someone they admire?

You see a new finding about nutrition reported in your local newspaper. What is your most prudent response to information from this source?

Which one of the following factors primarily drives food choices?

Identify and explain factors that drive food choices.

What is the most accurate term used to describe a person who is strict about including only foods from plant sources in his or her diet?

A compound in cranberries may help prevent urinary tract infections by preventing certain bacteria from clinging to the urinary tract. What is the general term for this type of compound?

Which of the following foods offers the most nutrients per Calorie?

What is meant by the term "essential nutrient"?

Which of the following characteristics of a claim about nutrition would lead you to doubt its validity?

Which of the following statements most accurately describes items in the supermarket that are advertised as natural foods?

How many Calories does 1 gram of alcohol provide?

Describe why people should not make changes in their diets based on the results of a single research study.

What are the functions of food, besides providing nutrients?

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