Exam 10: Adulthood: Special Health Issues

In a community nutrition course, students learned that one of the objectives of Healthy People 2010 is what?

Overweight and obesity and their associated health problems have substantial economic consequences for the U.S. healthcare system.

Scientists have identified some genes that cause obesity when they are damaged, but the actual mechanism that predisposes an individual to obesity is not clear.

Daughters of postmenopausal women with a family history of osteoporosis were found to have a _____________ normal bone mass density.

Estrogen replacement therapy combined with psychological support is not the therapy used to maintain skeletal health in patients with anorexia nervosa.

_______________ is the second most common fatal disease in the United States. Its development involves damage to cells' DNA; this damage occurs over a long period of time and grows at the expense of the healthy cells.

Individuals who are alive and without recurrence of cancer ______ years after diagnosis are considered cured.

Which of the following is a strategy for reducing heart disease from the National Cholesterol Education Program?

In the United States, more than half of the population is either ______________ or obese, and this condition affects all ages, genders, and ethnic groups.

The nutrients that may cause cancer include which of the following?

Arginine is high in plant protein and seems to lower blood cholesterol, while lysine and methionine (amino acids that are higher in animal proteins) seem to raise plasma cholesterol levels.

It has been estimated that 35 percent of cancer mortality is attributable to diet and about 80 percent to environmental factors. List and discuss types of cancer that affect the gastrointestinal tract that are related to diet (list two).

Low-risk individuals for cardiovascular disease have which of the following health factors?

Community nutrition students learned that BMI is the most commonly used criterion for obesity and there are no limitations to this method.

An obesogenic environment is broader than the physical environment, and includes costs, laws, policies, social attitudes, cultural attitudes, and values.

Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends 20 minutes of physical activity 3 days of the week or less.

In a community nutrition course, students learned that one of the objectives of Healthy People 2010 is what?

Overweight and obesity and their associated health problems have substantial economic consequences for the U.S. health care system.

One observation that a dietitian must make in an individual with hypertension is that dietary factors such as salt, alcohol, and body weight are important to regulate blood pressure. Other nonpharmacologic recommendations include which of the following?

Both intrinsic and extrinsic factors determine normal bone mass. List the different elements of intrinsic and extrinsic factor.