Question 1

The homeless in the United States are at increased risk of undernutrition. Which of the following is true about the homeless?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most of them are alcoholics. 
B)  Most of them are lazy. 
C)  Many are members of families with children. 
D)  All are poorly educated. 
A)  Most of them are alcoholics. 
B)  Most of them are lazy. 
C)  Many are members of families with children. 
D)  All are poorly educated.

Question 2

The root cause of hunger and undernutrition in the United States continues to be _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The root cause of hunger and undernutrition...

Question 3

Using living things to manufacture products and improve production and yield of foods is called _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Using living things to manufacture products and...

Question 4

Which of the following is true about chronic hunger in the wld?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chronic hunger is not found in developed countries. 
B)  Hunger, by definition, is when someone eats no food for a long period of time. 
C)  The primary cause of hunger is poverty. 
D)  Hunger is the psychological and physiological state that results when enough food is eaten to meet energy needs. 
A)  Chronic hunger is not found in developed countries. 
B)  Hunger, by definition, is when someone eats no food for a long period of time. 
C)  The primary cause of hunger is poverty. 
D)  Hunger is the psychological and physiological state that results when enough food is eaten to meet energy needs.

Question 5

Which of the following is true about semistarvation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Impairment does not occur if there are no clinical symptoms. 
B)  Often the first sign that tissues are being affected is a biochemical change that may be detectable by a blood test. 
C)  Physical symptoms often appear before evidence of biochemical changes. 
D)  Action to correct undernutrition should only be taken when clinical symptoms are detected. 
A)  Impairment does not occur if there are no clinical symptoms. 
B)  Often the first sign that tissues are being affected is a biochemical change that may be detectable by a blood test. 
C)  Physical symptoms often appear before evidence of biochemical changes. 
D)  Action to correct undernutrition should only be taken when clinical symptoms are detected.

Question 6

Which of the following is not true about the social and economic impact of AIDS?

Accepted Answer

A)  AIDS tends to have the greatest social and economic impact on developing countries. 
B)  AIDS will have the greatest economic impact on the United States. 
C)  Most governments have responded slowly to the AIDS epidemic. 
D)  A significant portion of the male population of many developing countries will be lost to AIDS and will decrease the workforce that can make a country more productive. 
A)  AIDS tends to have the greatest social and economic impact on developing countries. 
B)  AIDS will have the greatest economic impact on the United States. 
C)  Most governments have responded slowly to the AIDS epidemic. 
D)  A significant portion of the male population of many developing countries will be lost to AIDS and will decrease the workforce that can make a country more productive.

Question 7

Which of the following is not true about acquired immune deficiency syndrome wldwide?

Accepted Answer

A)  The transmission pattern is different in developed versus developing countries. 
B)  Africa is the continent that has been hardest hit. 
C)  The death rate from AIDS in the United States is on the rise. 
D)  Developing countries have the most infections. 
A)  The transmission pattern is different in developed versus developing countries. 
B)  Africa is the continent that has been hardest hit. 
C)  The death rate from AIDS in the United States is on the rise. 
D)  Developing countries have the most infections.

Question 8

The human ganism is particularly susceptible to effects of undernutrition during all of the following periods except

Accepted Answer

A)  infancy. 
B)  pregnancy. 
C)  preschool years. 
D)  adulthood. 
A)  infancy. 
B)  pregnancy. 
C)  preschool years. 
D)  adulthood.

Question 9

What is the term to describe failing health that results from a long-standing dietary intake that either fails to meet greatly exceeds nutritional needs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Undernutrition 
B)  Overnutrition 
C)  Emaciation 
D)  Malnutrition 
A)  Undernutrition 
B)  Overnutrition 
C)  Emaciation 
D)  Malnutrition

Question 10

All of the following are obstacles to solving problems of undernutrition in developing nations except

Accepted Answer

A)  an imbalance between food/population ratios. 
B)  poor infrastructure. 
C)  lack of available technology that could be taught to the populations. 
D)  war. 
A)  an imbalance between food/population ratios. 
B)  poor infrastructure. 
C)  lack of available technology that could be taught to the populations. 
D)  war.

Question 11

All of the following are socioeconomic facts affecting hunger in the Unites States except

Accepted Answer

A)  poverty. 
B)  homelessness. 
C)  political influences. 
D)  weather. 
A)  poverty. 
B)  homelessness. 
C)  political influences. 
D)  weather.

Question 12

One of the best ways to decrease the population aspect of the food/population ratio is f countries to institute _______________ programs.

Accepted Answer

birth cont

Question 13

Accding to the conceptual framewk of malnutrition developed by the United Nations Children's Fund in 1990, the underlying causes of malnutrition include

Accepted Answer

A)  insufficient health services. 
B)  human and economic resources. 
C)  inadequate dietary intake and unsatisfactory health. 
D)  inadequate access to food and health services. 
A)  insufficient health services. 
B)  human and economic resources. 
C)  inadequate dietary intake and unsatisfactory health. 
D)  inadequate access to food and health services.

Question 14

Which of the following is not true about AIDS?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is transmitted in body fluids. 
B)  After infection with the HIV virus, AIDS symptoms generally begin showing within a year. 
C)  Eating a balanced diet cannot prevent or stave off HIV infection. 
D)  Eating a good diet cannot cure the disease. 
A)  It is transmitted in body fluids. 
B)  After infection with the HIV virus, AIDS symptoms generally begin showing within a year. 
C)  Eating a balanced diet cannot prevent or stave off HIV infection. 
D)  Eating a good diet cannot cure the disease.

Question 15

_______________ is the physiological state that results when not enough food is eaten to meet energy needs.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________ is the physiological state that results...

Question 16

Which of the following is the best approach to eradicating undernutrition in developing nations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Have developed countries give direct food aid to underdeveloped countries 
B)  Improve the infrastructure of rural regions 
C)  Establish large farms 
D)  Provide more jobs in urban centers 
A)  Have developed countries give direct food aid to underdeveloped countries 
B)  Improve the infrastructure of rural regions 
C)  Establish large farms 
D)  Provide more jobs in urban centers

Question 17

Which of the following is not true about "new biotechnology"?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has no beneficial applications that are without significant risks. 
B)  Most of the possible risks of its use are uncertain at this time. 
C)  Most soybeans produced in the United States are genetically engineered. 
D)  It is unlikely, at this point in time, that it will be a helpful solution to the undernutrition problem in developing nations. 
A)  It has no beneficial applications that are without significant risks. 
B)  Most of the possible risks of its use are uncertain at this time. 
C)  Most soybeans produced in the United States are genetically engineered. 
D)  It is unlikely, at this point in time, that it will be a helpful solution to the undernutrition problem in developing nations.

Question 18

____________ is malnutrition that results from an inadequate intake, absption, utilization of the nutrients calies needed f optimal growth, development, and body function.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________ is malnutrition that results from an...

Question 19

Failing health that results from a long-standing dietary intake that does not meet nutritional needs is termed

Accepted Answer

A)  starvation. 
B)  undernutrition. 
C)  emaciation. 
D)  chronic hunger. 
A)  starvation. 
B)  undernutrition. 
C)  emaciation. 
D)  chronic hunger.

Question 20

The maj cause of undernutrition in the United States is

Accepted Answer

A)  political. 
B)  lack of food production. 
C)  lack of technological advances. 
D)  inadequate use of biotechnology. 
A)  political. 
B)  lack of food production. 
C)  lack of technological advances. 
D)  inadequate use of biotechnology.

The homeless in the United States are at increased risk of undernutrition. Which of the following is true about the homeless?

The root cause of hunger and undernutrition in the United States continues to be _______________.

Using living things to manufacture products and improve production and yield of foods is called _______________.

Which of the following is true about chronic hunger in the wld?

Which of the following is true about semistarvation?

Which of the following is not true about the social and economic impact of AIDS?

Which of the following is not true about acquired immune deficiency syndrome wldwide?

The human ganism is particularly susceptible to effects of undernutrition during all of the following periods except

What is the term to describe failing health that results from a long-standing dietary intake that either fails to meet greatly exceeds nutritional needs?

All of the following are obstacles to solving problems of undernutrition in developing nations except

All of the following are socioeconomic facts affecting hunger in the Unites States except

One of the best ways to decrease the population aspect of the food/population ratio is f countries to institute _______________ programs.

Accding to the conceptual framewk of malnutrition developed by the United Nations Children's Fund in 1990, the underlying causes of malnutrition include

Which of the following is not true about AIDS?

_______________ is the physiological state that results when not enough food is eaten to meet energy needs.

Which of the following is the best approach to eradicating undernutrition in developing nations?

Which of the following is not true about "new biotechnology"?

____________ is malnutrition that results from an inadequate intake, absption, utilization of the nutrients calies needed f optimal growth, development, and body function.

Failing health that results from a long-standing dietary intake that does not meet nutritional needs is termed

The maj cause of undernutrition in the United States is

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Exam 12: Undernutrition Throughout the Wld

The homeless in the United States are at increased risk of undernutrition. Which of the following is true about the homeless?

The root cause of hunger and undernutrition in the United States continues to be _______________.

Using living things to manufacture products and improve production and yield of foods is called _______________.

Which of the following is true about chronic hunger in the wld?

Which of the following is true about semistarvation?

Which of the following is not true about the social and economic impact of AIDS?

Which of the following is not true about acquired immune deficiency syndrome wldwide?

The human ganism is particularly susceptible to effects of undernutrition during all of the following periods except

What is the term to describe failing health that results from a long-standing dietary intake that either fails to meet greatly exceeds nutritional needs?

All of the following are obstacles to solving problems of undernutrition in developing nations except

All of the following are socioeconomic facts affecting hunger in the Unites States except

One of the best ways to decrease the population aspect of the food/population ratio is f countries to institute _______________ programs.

Accding to the conceptual framewk of malnutrition developed by the United Nations Children's Fund in 1990, the underlying causes of malnutrition include

Which of the following is not true about AIDS?

_______________ is the physiological state that results when not enough food is eaten to meet energy needs.

Which of the following is the best approach to eradicating undernutrition in developing nations?

Which of the following is not true about "new biotechnology"?

____________ is malnutrition that results from an inadequate intake, absption, utilization of the nutrients calies needed f optimal growth, development, and body function.

Failing health that results from a long-standing dietary intake that does not meet nutritional needs is termed

The maj cause of undernutrition in the United States is

What You Eat and Why

Guidelines F Designing a Healthy Diet

The Human Body: a Nutrition Perspective

Carbohydrates

Lipids

Proteins

Energy Balance and Weight Control

Vitamins

Water and Minerals

Nutrition: Fitness and Spts

Eating Disders: Anexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Other Conditions

Safety of Food and Water

Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

Nutrition From Infancy Through Adolescence

Nutrition During Adulthood

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