Question 1

What is the name for the study of environmental influences on genetic expression?

Accepted Answer

A)  epigenetics 
B)  genetic counselling 
C)  nutritional nucleic acid pool 
D)  genetic metabolomics 
A)  epigenetics 
B)  genetic counselling 
C)  nutritional nucleic acid pool 
D)  genetic metabolomics

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A)  vegetarian 
B)  carnivore 
C)  omnivore 
D)  vegan 
A)  vegetarian 
B)  carnivore 
C)  omnivore 
D)  vegan

Question 3

Which of the following conditions is the most responsive to nutrition?

Accepted Answer

A)  diabetes 
B)  iron deficiency anemia 
C)  sickle cell disease 
D)  heart disease 
A)  diabetes 
B)  iron deficiency anemia 
C)  sickle cell disease 
D)  heart disease

Question 4

What is the name for foods that have been subjected to modification, such as the addition of additives, milling, or cooking?

Accepted Answer

A)  enriched 
B)  partitioned 
C)  processed 
D)  natural 
A)  enriched 
B)  partitioned 
C)  processed 
D)  natural

Question 5

Explain the concept of nutrient density and give an example.

Accepted Answer

Nutrient density is a measure of nutrien

Question 6

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  adequacy 
B)  Calorie control 
C)  moderation 
D)  balance 
A)  adequacy 
B)  Calorie control 
C)  moderation 
D)  balance

Question 7

Which one of the following factors primarily drives food choices?

Accepted Answer

A)  genetics 
B)  convenience 
C)  nutritional value 
D)  climate of the country 
A)  genetics 
B)  convenience 
C)  nutritional value 
D)  climate of the country

What is the name for the study of environmental influences on genetic expression?

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

Which of the following conditions is the most responsive to nutrition?

What is the name for foods that have been subjected to modification, such as the addition of additives, milling, or cooking?

Explain the concept of nutrient density and give an example.

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?

Which one of the following factors primarily drives food choices?

Nutrition Toolsstandards and Guidelines

The Remarkable Body

The Carbohydrates: Sugar, Starch, Glycogen, and Fibre

The Lipids: Fats, Oils, Phospholipids, and Sterols

The Proteins and Amino Acids

The Vitamins

Water and Minerals

Energy Balance and Healthy Body Weight

Nutrients, Physical Activity, and the Bodys Responses

Diet and Health

Food Safety and Food Technology

Life Cycle Nutrition: Mother and Infant

Child, Teen, and Older Adult

Hunger and the Global Environment

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Exam 1: Food Choices and Human Health

What is the name for the study of environmental influences on genetic expression?

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

Which of the following conditions is the most responsive to nutrition?

What is the name for foods that have been subjected to modification, such as the addition of additives, milling, or cooking?

Explain the concept of nutrient density and give an example.

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?

Which one of the following factors primarily drives food choices?

Nutrition Toolsstandards and Guidelines

The Remarkable Body

The Carbohydrates: Sugar, Starch, Glycogen, and Fibre

The Lipids: Fats, Oils, Phospholipids, and Sterols

The Proteins and Amino Acids

The Vitamins

Water and Minerals

Energy Balance and Healthy Body Weight

Nutrients, Physical Activity, and the Bodys Responses

Diet and Health

Food Safety and Food Technology

Life Cycle Nutrition: Mother and Infant

Child, Teen, and Older Adult

Hunger and the Global Environment

Filters