Exam 10: Adulthood: Special Health Issues

The National Cancer Institute's dietary guidelines for the prevention of cancer include consuming five or more servings of fruits and vegetables every day.

Epidemiological data suggest that osteoporosis is more prevalent in regions where _______ intake is low and that milk consumption in childhood and adolescence is directly correlated with postmenopausal bone mineral density.

The body has an antioxidant defense system that prevents free radical damage. This includes antioxidant nutrients, which can directly scavenge free radicals and deactivate them. List three antioxidant nutrients that can deactivate free radicals.

Circumference measures has become the recommended method for screening and monitoring the body size of a population?

What were some of the most common methods used for weight loss in the observational study conducted by The National Weight Control Registry?

_____________ is an important complement to calcium because it facilitates absorption of calcium from the diet. In addition to being absorbed through the intestines, it is synthesized endogenously in the skin under the influence of ultraviolet sunlight.

Risk factors that are not under the control of the individual, such as age, gender, ethnicity, and family history, are called:

The National Cancer Institute's dietary guidelines for the prevention of cancer include which of the following?

Excess levels of blood lipids, such as cholesterol, low-density lipoproteins, and triglycerides, is called:

According to the 2005 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ________ states had obesity prevalence rates of 30 percent or more; 32 states, including those states, had rates of about 25 percent; only one state, Colorado, had less than 20 percent.

A person that likes yellow-orange vegetables, broccoli, corn, carrots, garlic, and legumes is at high risk for colorectal cancer.

The fruits and vegetables Healthy People goal found the age-adjusted average number of daily servings of fruit consumed showed little change, from ____________ each day in 1994-1996 to 1.5 in 1999-2000; currently 2.8 percent of people eat more than two servings of fruit each day.

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. Increasing which of the following are other nonpharmacologic recommendations?

Peter likes yellow-orange vegetables, broccoli, corn, carrots, garlic, and legumes. He will be at low risk for which type of cancer?

Calcium intake seems to increase and maintain bone mass. What is the recommended daily intake for men and women ages 51 years and older?

Bonnie is 57 years old and may be at risk of bone loss. There are both intrinsic and extrinsic factors that are determinants of normal bone mass. Which of the following are extrinsic factors?