Question 1

A popular company has begun to packaging nuts in bags containing 100 kcal.This is an example of what?

Accepted Answer

A) portion distortion 
B) Canada Food Guide serving. 
C) subpackaging 
D) grain product 
A) portion distortion 
B) Canada Food Guide serving. 
C) subpackaging 
D) grain product

Question 2

According to the Canadian Community Health Survey,which food group do Canadians consume in sufficient amounts?

Accepted Answer

A) Canadians do not consume any food group in sufficient amounts. 
B) Canadians consume all food groups in sufficient amounts. 
C) Grain products. 
D) meat and alternatives. 
A) Canadians do not consume any food group in sufficient amounts. 
B) Canadians consume all food groups in sufficient amounts. 
C) Grain products. 
D) meat and alternatives.

Question 3

Eating turkey on Thanksgiving is an example of making a food preference based on what factor?

Accepted Answer

A) cultural and family background. 
B) personal preference. 
C) availability. 
D) psychological and emotional factors. 
A) cultural and family background. 
B) personal preference. 
C) availability. 
D) psychological and emotional factors.

Question 4

A scientist is interested in the relationship between diet and breast cancer and decides to do a case-control study.He is able to find a group of women who have breast cancer and collects dietary intake information from them.What is the next step in this study?

Accepted Answer

A) The scientist must assemble a group of healthy women (the controls)who are the same age and ethnicity as the women who have breast cancer (the cases). 
B) The scientist must assemble a group of healthy women (the cases)who are the same age and ethnicity as the women who have breast cancer (the controls). 
C) The scientist must assemble a group of healthy women (the controls),measure their dietary intake,and tract them for several years to see if they develop breast cancer. 
D) The scientist must assemble a group of women who have breast cancer from another country,measure their dietary intake,and see if it differs from the first group of women. 
A) The scientist must assemble a group of healthy women (the controls)who are the same age and ethnicity as the women who have breast cancer (the cases). 
B) The scientist must assemble a group of healthy women (the cases)who are the same age and ethnicity as the women who have breast cancer (the controls). 
C) The scientist must assemble a group of healthy women (the controls),measure their dietary intake,and tract them for several years to see if they develop breast cancer. 
D) The scientist must assemble a group of women who have breast cancer from another country,measure their dietary intake,and see if it differs from the first group of women.

Question 5

Which statement best describes the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS)?

Accepted Answer

A) The survey started two years ago and continues annually. 
B) It is a health-related survey with a focus on determining the risk factors for cardiovascular disease. 
C) It recorded exclusively food intake of Canadians to see how well dietary recommendations were being followed. 
D) It is a health-related survey that collects information from Canadians,including food intake. 
A) The survey started two years ago and continues annually. 
B) It is a health-related survey with a focus on determining the risk factors for cardiovascular disease. 
C) It recorded exclusively food intake of Canadians to see how well dietary recommendations were being followed. 
D) It is a health-related survey that collects information from Canadians,including food intake.

Question 6

What are two advantages of using animals instead of humans in nutrition experiments? What are two disadvantages?

Accepted Answer

Advantages Disadvantages
May be less cos

Question 7

In the 1960's a single-serving soft drink bottle contained 250 ml and about 100 kcal;today single-serving bottles contain 600 ml.This is an example of what phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A) portion control 
B) portion distortion 
C) inadequate intakes 
D) subpackaging 
A) portion control 
B) portion distortion 
C) inadequate intakes 
D) subpackaging

Question 8

Canadians are replacing more and more home cooked meals with meals from fast food restaurants.
a)What are the nutritional impacts of this trend?
b)How does this trend influence disease risk?

Accepted Answer

a)Larger portions that fast food restaur

Question 9

How do you describe a an intervention trial,in which neither the subjects nor the investigators know which subjects are receiving treatment?

Accepted Answer

A) double-blind study. 
B) single-blind study. 
C) variable study. 
D) undirected study. 
A) double-blind study. 
B) single-blind study. 
C) variable study. 
D) undirected study.

Question 10

Mrs.Sandoz's fourth grade class spent several class periods learning about nutrition.They learned about Canada's Food Guide and how eating a healthy diet could benefit them.Mr.Danner's fourth grade class,in the same building,did not have a unit on nutrition.After the nutrition unit was finished in Mrs.Sandoz's class,researchers looked at the selections students made in the cafeteria and how much food was consumed and thrown away by each class to see if the nutrition education had an effect on the students' eating habits.
a)What type of study was this?
b)Which classroom was the control classroom?
c)Which classroom was the experimental group?
d)What other factors affect students' choice of food,besides what they know about health and food?

Accepted Answer

a)Intervention trial
b)Mr.Dann

Question 11

In a controlled experiment,what is the group that does NOT receive treatment is called?

Accepted Answer

A) control group. 
B) double-blind group. 
C) experimental group. 
D) placebo effect. 
A) control group. 
B) double-blind group. 
C) experimental group. 
D) placebo effect.

Question 12

Which is an example of anecdotal information?

Accepted Answer

A) Runners have their blood glucose levels measured following a race. 
B) A runner reports having more endurance after eating an energy bar. 
C) Runners are timed before and after eating one energy bar a day for a month. 
D) People take a written test before and after eating energy bars for a month;the results are scored. 
A) Runners have their blood glucose levels measured following a race. 
B) A runner reports having more endurance after eating an energy bar. 
C) Runners are timed before and after eating one energy bar a day for a month. 
D) People take a written test before and after eating energy bars for a month;the results are scored.

Question 13

Which of the following nutrients is an organic molecule?

Accepted Answer

A) fatty acids 
B) iron 
C) water 
D) sodium 
A) fatty acids 
B) iron 
C) water 
D) sodium

Question 14

Which of the following either cannot be synthesized in the body or cannot be made in sufficient quantities to meet needs and,therefore,must be provided in the diet?

Accepted Answer

A) essential nutrients 
B) zoochemicals 
C) phytochemicals 
D) fortified foods 
A) essential nutrients 
B) zoochemicals 
C) phytochemicals 
D) fortified foods

Question 15

Which statement best describes a processed food?

Accepted Answer

A) it has more than five ingredients. 
B) it requires heating or cooking before it can be eaten. 
C) it has had preservatives added. 
D) it has been specifically treated or changed from its natural state. 
A) it has more than five ingredients. 
B) it requires heating or cooking before it can be eaten. 
C) it has had preservatives added. 
D) it has been specifically treated or changed from its natural state.

Question 16

Which is the BEST reason for using a placebo as part of the experimental design?

Accepted Answer

A) Because it makes it impossible for researchers to know who is receiving an intervention and who is not. 
B) Because the only way to know if the treatment works is to compare it to a placebo. 
C) Because it prevent subjects from knowing whether or not they are receiving the treatment. 
D) Because it allows the incorporation a larger number of subjects in the experiment. 
A) Because it makes it impossible for researchers to know who is receiving an intervention and who is not. 
B) Because the only way to know if the treatment works is to compare it to a placebo. 
C) Because it prevent subjects from knowing whether or not they are receiving the treatment. 
D) Because it allows the incorporation a larger number of subjects in the experiment.

Question 17

Which of the following roles do all six classes of nutrients perform?

Accepted Answer

A) providing energy 
B) forming structures 
C) regulating body processes 
D) All of the above answer choices are correct. 
A) providing energy 
B) forming structures 
C) regulating body processes 
D) All of the above answer choices are correct.

Question 18

A serving of hot chocolate provides 5 g of fat,2 g of protein,and 28 g of carbohydrate.How many kcalories are in the serving of hot chocolate?

Accepted Answer

5 X 9 = 45

Question 19

Which is NOT considered undernutrition?

Accepted Answer

A) starvation. 
B) diets high in saturated fat. 
C) deficient intake of individual nutrients. 
D) inability to absorb a particular nutrient. 
A) starvation. 
B) diets high in saturated fat. 
C) deficient intake of individual nutrients. 
D) inability to absorb a particular nutrient.

Question 20

What is most likely to cause an adverse or toxic reaction?

Accepted Answer

A) overconsumption of vitamin and/or mineral supplements. 
B) inability to absorb nutrients efficiently in the gut. 
C) consumption of a diet that lacks variety 
D) overconsumption of a favourite food 
A) overconsumption of vitamin and/or mineral supplements. 
B) inability to absorb nutrients efficiently in the gut. 
C) consumption of a diet that lacks variety 
D) overconsumption of a favourite food

Exam 1: Nutrition: Food for Health

A popular company has begun to packaging nuts in bags containing 100 kcal.This is an example of what?

According to the Canadian Community Health Survey,which food group do Canadians consume in sufficient amounts?

Eating turkey on Thanksgiving is an example of making a food preference based on what factor?

A scientist is interested in the relationship between diet and breast cancer and decides to do a case-control study.He is able to find a group of women who have breast cancer and collects dietary intake information from them.What is the next step in this study?

Which statement best describes the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS)?

What are two advantages of using animals instead of humans in nutrition experiments? What are two disadvantages?

In the 1960's a single-serving soft drink bottle contained 250 ml and about 100 kcal;today single-serving bottles contain 600 ml.This is an example of what phenomenon?

Canadians are replacing more and more home cooked meals with meals from fast food restaurants. a)What are the nutritional impacts of this trend? b)How does this trend influence disease risk?

How do you describe a an intervention trial,in which neither the subjects nor the investigators know which subjects are receiving treatment?

In a controlled experiment,what is the group that does NOT receive treatment is called?

Which is an example of anecdotal information?

Which of the following nutrients is an organic molecule?

Which of the following either cannot be synthesized in the body or cannot be made in sufficient quantities to meet needs and,therefore,must be provided in the diet?

Which statement best describes a processed food?

Which is the BEST reason for using a placebo as part of the experimental design?

Which of the following roles do all six classes of nutrients perform?

A serving of hot chocolate provides 5 g of fat,2 g of protein,and 28 g of carbohydrate.How many kcalories are in the serving of hot chocolate?

Which is NOT considered undernutrition?

What is most likely to cause an adverse or toxic reaction?

Nutrition Guidelines: Applying the Science of Nutrition

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

World Hunger and Malnutrition

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

Focus 8: Focus on Biotechnology

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