Question 1

Which is a term used to describe a system that endeavors to maintain natural resources such as soil and water while producing food products?

Accepted Answer

A) ecological conservation 
B) food self-sufficiency 
C) restorative farming 
D) sustainable agriculture 
A) ecological conservation 
B) food self-sufficiency 
C) restorative farming 
D) sustainable agriculture

Question 2

Which federally funded program targets those women most at risk of having unhealthy babies because of poor health and nutrition?

Accepted Answer

A) Emergency Food Assistance Program 
B) Food Stamp Program 
C) State Foodservice Program for Women and Children 
D) Canada's Prenatal Nutrition Program 
A) Emergency Food Assistance Program 
B) Food Stamp Program 
C) State Foodservice Program for Women and Children 
D) Canada's Prenatal Nutrition Program

Question 3

Which is NOT a characteristic of the cycle of malnutrition?

Accepted Answer

A) It begins when a pregnant woman consumes an inadequate diet. 
B) It ends after the adolescent growth spurt. 
C) It is an inability to meet nutrient needs,but only at some stages of the lifecycle. 
D) It affects both the health and productivity of a population. 
A) It begins when a pregnant woman consumes an inadequate diet. 
B) It ends after the adolescent growth spurt. 
C) It is an inability to meet nutrient needs,but only at some stages of the lifecycle. 
D) It affects both the health and productivity of a population.

Question 4

What would be the elements of a good education program to introduce a vitamin-rich vegetable into a food supply that is deficient in that nutrient?

Accepted Answer

A) ensuring local farmers have the information needed so they can grow the crop 
B) addressing any issues that might prevent the local population from accepting the food 
C) providing the local population with methods of preparation of the food consistent with local and traditional practices 
D) all of the above 
A) ensuring local farmers have the information needed so they can grow the crop 
B) addressing any issues that might prevent the local population from accepting the food 
C) providing the local population with methods of preparation of the food consistent with local and traditional practices 
D) all of the above

Question 5

Which statement about international trade is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) International trade can help countries provide for their population if they cannot grow enough food in country. 
B) International trade causes countries to become more interdependent. 
C) International trade is does not change a nation's food supply. 
D) An increase in food imports helped decrease the number of hungry people in newly industrialized countries in Asia. 
A) International trade can help countries provide for their population if they cannot grow enough food in country. 
B) International trade causes countries to become more interdependent. 
C) International trade is does not change a nation's food supply. 
D) An increase in food imports helped decrease the number of hungry people in newly industrialized countries in Asia.

Question 6

In 2003 CCHS reported on food insecurity.In 2013 this survey was repeated.How did food insecurity in Canada change over this time period?

Accepted Answer

A) it increased 
B) it decreased but there were significant regional differences 
C) it remained unchanged 
D) it increased and there were only minor regional differences 
A) it increased 
B) it decreased but there were significant regional differences 
C) it remained unchanged 
D) it increased and there were only minor regional differences

Question 7

When this micronutrient is lacking in the soil,goiter among the region's population is common.What is this micronutrient?

Accepted Answer

A) fluoride 
B) iron 
C) iodine 
D) zinc 
A) fluoride 
B) iron 
C) iodine 
D) zinc

Question 8

Which statement about the prevalence of obesity is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Canada has the highest rate of overweight and obese adults in the world. 
B) India must contend with significant levels of both undernutrition and overnutrition. 
C) In China,obesity rates are higher in rural areas than urban areas. 
D) The population of urban Samoa has the lowest obesity rate in the world. 
A) Canada has the highest rate of overweight and obese adults in the world. 
B) India must contend with significant levels of both undernutrition and overnutrition. 
C) In China,obesity rates are higher in rural areas than urban areas. 
D) The population of urban Samoa has the lowest obesity rate in the world.

Question 9

Explain how malnutrition cycles from one generation to the next.

Accepted Answer

Women who consume inadequate nutrients d

Question 10

What are the consequences of low birth weight babies?

Accepted Answer

A) high infant mortality 
B) impaired mental and physical development 
C) susceptibility to infectious disease 
D) All of the above 
A) high infant mortality 
B) impaired mental and physical development 
C) susceptibility to infectious disease 
D) All of the above

Question 11

What are crops that are grown and consumed locally?

Accepted Answer

A) sustainable crops. 
B) cash crops. 
C) subsistence crops. 
D) support crops. 
A) sustainable crops. 
B) cash crops. 
C) subsistence crops. 
D) support crops.

Question 12

Which is used as an indicator of nutritional status of a population's children?

Accepted Answer

A) maximum life span 
B) infant mortality rate 
C) incidence of low birth weight 
D) stunting 
A) maximum life span 
B) infant mortality rate 
C) incidence of low birth weight 
D) stunting

Question 13

Why are there two major types of malnutrition? What occurs when a population is undergoing "nutrition transition"?

Accepted Answer

The two major types of malnutrition are

Question 14

Why do some older Canadian adults experience food insecurity?

Accepted Answer

A) economic limitations 
B) social isolation 
C) medical problems 
D) All of the above answers choices are correct. 
A) economic limitations 
B) social isolation 
C) medical problems 
D) All of the above answers choices are correct.

Question 15

Why is emergency food aid often in the form of cash?

Accepted Answer

A) the shipping of food from other countries is slow 
B) agricultural surpluses shipped from other countries do not reflect the local nutrient needs 
C) local purchasing of food in neighbouring countries better reflects local food needs 
D) both (b)and (c) 
A) the shipping of food from other countries is slow 
B) agricultural surpluses shipped from other countries do not reflect the local nutrient needs 
C) local purchasing of food in neighbouring countries better reflects local food needs 
D) both (b)and (c)

Question 16

Identify some of the reasons there is high rate of food insecurity in Aboriginal Canadians?

Accepted Answer

High rates of unemployment and poverty,d

Question 17

The symbol used for iodine fortification is important because the foods that were chosen for fortification with this mineral were based upon significant thought.What are the criteria useful in determining the appropriate foods to fortify?

Accepted Answer

Food chosen for fortification

Question 18

"Economic development that guarantees safe and sanitary housing,access to health care and education,and the resources to acquire enough food." What is being described?

Accepted Answer

A) Poverty elimination programs 
B) Some of the UN millennium goals 
C) Nutrition transition 
D) Food fortification 
A) Poverty elimination programs 
B) Some of the UN millennium goals 
C) Nutrition transition 
D) Food fortification

Question 19

Which area has the lowest rate of household food insecurity?

Accepted Answer

A) Ontario 
B) Alberta 
C) Nova Scotia 
D) Québec 
A) Ontario 
B) Alberta 
C) Nova Scotia 
D) Québec

Question 20

Which statement about the impact of raising farm animals is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) It takes large amounts of fossil fuel to obtain 1 kcal of beef protein. 
B) Animals raised on small farms consume scraps,crop wastes,and grasses that people cannot eat. 
C) Animals raised in agribusiness are so efficiently raised that the impact on the environment is quite small. 
D) Worldwide,large amounts of total arable land are used to grow crops to feed animals. 
A) It takes large amounts of fossil fuel to obtain 1 kcal of beef protein. 
B) Animals raised on small farms consume scraps,crop wastes,and grasses that people cannot eat. 
C) Animals raised in agribusiness are so efficiently raised that the impact on the environment is quite small. 
D) Worldwide,large amounts of total arable land are used to grow crops to feed animals.

Exam 18: World Hunger and Malnutrition

Which is a term used to describe a system that endeavors to maintain natural resources such as soil and water while producing food products?

Which federally funded program targets those women most at risk of having unhealthy babies because of poor health and nutrition?

Which is NOT a characteristic of the cycle of malnutrition?

What would be the elements of a good education program to introduce a vitamin-rich vegetable into a food supply that is deficient in that nutrient?

Which statement about international trade is FALSE?

In 2003 CCHS reported on food insecurity.In 2013 this survey was repeated.How did food insecurity in Canada change over this time period?

When this micronutrient is lacking in the soil,goiter among the region's population is common.What is this micronutrient?

Which statement about the prevalence of obesity is TRUE?

Explain how malnutrition cycles from one generation to the next.

What are the consequences of low birth weight babies?

What are crops that are grown and consumed locally?

Which is used as an indicator of nutritional status of a population's children?

Why are there two major types of malnutrition? What occurs when a population is undergoing "nutrition transition"?

Why do some older Canadian adults experience food insecurity?

Why is emergency food aid often in the form of cash?

Identify some of the reasons there is high rate of food insecurity in Aboriginal Canadians?

The symbol used for iodine fortification is important because the foods that were chosen for fortification with this mineral were based upon significant thought.What are the criteria useful in determining the appropriate foods to fortify?

"Economic development that guarantees safe and sanitary housing,access to health care and education,and the resources to acquire enough food." What is being described?

Which area has the lowest rate of household food insecurity?

Which statement about the impact of raising farm animals is FALSE?

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Digestion, Absorption, and Metabolism

Carbohydrates: Sugars, Starches, and Fibre

Lipids

Proteins and Amino Acids

Energy Balance and Weight Management

A: the Water-Soluble Vitamins

The Fat-Soluble Vitamins

Water and the Electrolytes

Major Minerals and Bone Health

The Trace Elements

Nutrition and Physical Activity

Nutrition During Pregnancy and Lactation

Nutrition From Infancy to Adolescence

Nutrition and Aging: the Adult Years

Food Safety

Focus 1: Focus on Beyond the Basics

Focus 2: Focus on Alcohol

Focus 3: Focus on Obesity, Metabolism, and Disease Risk

Focus 4: Focus on Phytochemicals

Focus5:focus on Natural Health Products

Focus 6: Focus on Integrating Nutrient Function in the Body

Focus 7: Focus on Eating Disorders

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