Question 1

Which country has the higher infant mortality rate?

Accepted Answer

A) El Salvador 
B) Cuba 
C) Sierra Leone 
D) India 
A) El Salvador 
B) Cuba 
C) Sierra Leone 
D) India

Question 2

What special problems do the homeless encounter that increases their risk of malnutrition?

Accepted Answer

They usually lack cooking faci

Question 3

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding vegetarian diets and the environment?

Accepted Answer

A) Having many animals confined together can affect water quality. 
B) Feeding grain to livestock is the most efficient way to produce enough calories for a population. 
C) Cutting down forests to create grazing land is a problem that is linked to global warming. 
D) When animals are integrated into farming,animal waste products can provide valuable sources of fuel. 
A) Having many animals confined together can affect water quality. 
B) Feeding grain to livestock is the most efficient way to produce enough calories for a population. 
C) Cutting down forests to create grazing land is a problem that is linked to global warming. 
D) When animals are integrated into farming,animal waste products can provide valuable sources of fuel.

Question 4

The most common nutritional problem worldwide is a deficiency of:

Accepted Answer

A) protein. 
B) iodine. 
C) iron. 
D) thiamin. 
A) protein. 
B) iodine. 
C) iron. 
D) thiamin.

Question 5

Population groups likely to experience food insecurity in the U.S.are:

Accepted Answer

A) people living in inner cities. 
B) Hispanic populations. 
C) Native Americans. 
D) All of these. 
A) people living in inner cities. 
B) Hispanic populations. 
C) Native Americans. 
D) All of these.

Question 6

Which federal program targets pregnant and lactating women,and infants and children for nutritional food assistance and education?

Accepted Answer

A) Emergency Food Assistance Program 
B) Food Stamp Program 
C) State Foodservice Program for Women and Children 
D) Women,Infants and Children (WI
C)  
A) Emergency Food Assistance Program 
B) Food Stamp Program 
C) State Foodservice Program for Women and Children 
D) Women,Infants and Children (WI
C)

Question 7

The need for vitamin A is increased by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Rapid growth 
B) Development 
C) Frequent infections 
D) All of these 
A) Rapid growth 
B) Development 
C) Frequent infections 
D) All of these

Question 8

Which of the following is true regarding level of education and household income?

Accepted Answer

A) The higher the level of education,the higher the income level. 
B) The highest household incomes were in families where a family member had a Bachelor's degree. 
C) High school graduates typically make more than those who attended college but did not graduate. 
D) There is no direct relationship. 
A) The higher the level of education,the higher the income level. 
B) The highest household incomes were in families where a family member had a Bachelor's degree. 
C) High school graduates typically make more than those who attended college but did not graduate. 
D) There is no direct relationship.

Question 9

How does lack of education contribute to food insecurity among the poor?

Accepted Answer

If there is a lack of educatio

Question 10

What causes stunting?

Accepted Answer

Stunting is a consequence of d

Question 11

The single greatest cause of food insecurity is:

Accepted Answer

A) natural disasters. 
B) poverty. 
C) lack of education. 
D) famine. 
A) natural disasters. 
B) poverty. 
C) lack of education. 
D) famine.

Question 12

Which of the following factors promotes control of population growth?

Accepted Answer

A) When the labor of children is needed to work farms 
B) High infant mortality rates 
C) Economic security 
D) When children provide the primary support for elders 
A) When the labor of children is needed to work farms 
B) High infant mortality rates 
C) Economic security 
D) When children provide the primary support for elders

Question 13

Currently,which bears the LEAST responsibility for worldwide food shortages?

Accepted Answer

A) Inability of worldwide food producers to keep up with consumption 
B) Poverty 
C) Overpopulation in some regions 
D) Lack of environmental resources 
A) Inability of worldwide food producers to keep up with consumption 
B) Poverty 
C) Overpopulation in some regions 
D) Lack of environmental resources

Question 14

How are overpopulation and under-nutrition related?

Accepted Answer

When population grow

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) It takes 40 kcals 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) Livestock raised in the US consume 7 times the amount of grain as consumed by the human population. 
A) It takes 40 kcals 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) Livestock raised in the US consume 7 times the amount of grain as consumed by the human population.

Question 16

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 17

Which statement about chronic food shortages is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Chronic food shortages affect far fewer people than famines. 
B) Chronic food shortages can be the result of cultural or religious practices. 
C) Chronic food shortages can be a result of misusing environmental resources. 
D) Chronic food shortages can be the result of economic inequities. 
A) Chronic food shortages affect far fewer people than famines. 
B) Chronic food shortages can be the result of cultural or religious practices. 
C) Chronic food shortages can be a result of misusing environmental resources. 
D) Chronic food shortages can be the result of economic inequities.

Which country has the higher infant mortality rate?

What special problems do the homeless encounter that increases their risk of malnutrition?

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding vegetarian diets and the environment?

The most common nutritional problem worldwide is a deficiency of:

Population groups likely to experience food insecurity in the U.S.are:

Which federal program targets pregnant and lactating women,and infants and children for nutritional food assistance and education?

The need for vitamin A is increased by which of the following?

Which of the following is true regarding level of education and household income?

How does lack of education contribute to food insecurity among the poor?

What causes stunting?

The single greatest cause of food insecurity is:

Which of the following factors promotes control of population growth?

Currently,which bears the LEAST responsibility for worldwide food shortages?

How are overpopulation and under-nutrition related?

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

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?

Which statement about chronic food shortages is FALSE?

Nutrition: Food for Health

Nutrition Guidelines: Applying the Science of Nutrition

Digestion, absorption, and Metabolism

Carbohydrates: Sugars, starches, and Fiber

Lipids: Triglycerides, phospholipids, and Cholesterol

Proteins and Amino Acids

Energy Balance and Weight Management

The Water-Soluble Vitamins

The Fat-Soluble Vitamins

Water and the Electrolytes

Major Minerals and Bone Health

The Trace Minerals

Nutrition and Physical Activity

Nutrition During Pregnancy and Lactation

Nutrition From Infancy to Adolescence

Nutrition and Aging: the Adult Years

Food Safety

Focus On Alcohol

Focus On Eating Disorders

Focus On Phytochemicals

Focus on Nonvitamin/Nonmineral Supplements

Focus on Biotechnology

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Exam 18: World Hunger and Malnutrition

Which country has the higher infant mortality rate?

What special problems do the homeless encounter that increases their risk of malnutrition?

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding vegetarian diets and the environment?

The most common nutritional problem worldwide is a deficiency of:

Population groups likely to experience food insecurity in the U.S.are:

Which federal program targets pregnant and lactating women,and infants and children for nutritional food assistance and education?

The need for vitamin A is increased by which of the following?

Which of the following is true regarding level of education and household income?

How does lack of education contribute to food insecurity among the poor?

What causes stunting?

The single greatest cause of food insecurity is:

Which of the following factors promotes control of population growth?

Currently,which bears the LEAST responsibility for worldwide food shortages?

How are overpopulation and under-nutrition related?

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

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?

Which statement about chronic food shortages is FALSE?

Nutrition: Food for Health

Nutrition Guidelines: Applying the Science of Nutrition

Digestion, absorption, and Metabolism

Carbohydrates: Sugars, starches, and Fiber

Lipids: Triglycerides, phospholipids, and Cholesterol

Proteins and Amino Acids

Energy Balance and Weight Management

The Water-Soluble Vitamins

The Fat-Soluble Vitamins

Water and the Electrolytes

Major Minerals and Bone Health

The Trace Minerals

Nutrition and Physical Activity

Nutrition During Pregnancy and Lactation

Nutrition From Infancy to Adolescence

Nutrition and Aging: the Adult Years

Food Safety

Focus On Alcohol

Focus On Eating Disorders

Focus On Phytochemicals

Focus on Nonvitamin/Nonmineral Supplements

Focus on Biotechnology

Filters