NUTR 121: CH 11 POST TEST QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
How can you minimize your risks of heart attack and stroke?
a. Consume more calories and get more exercise.
b. Quit smoking and consume less fish.
c. Quit smoking and eat more trans fat.
d. Consume more fruits and vegetables and fewer servings of
nuts.
e. Consume fewer grams of saturated and trans fats. Correct
Answers Consume fewer grams of saturated and trans fats.
How does diet impact the risk of developing cardiovascular
disease (CVD)?
a. Dietary habits can improve cardiac output.
b. Diet-related factors can reduce LDL cholesterol.
c. Fish oil supplements prevent heart disease.
d. Diets high in carbohydrates and sugar are associated with low
triglycerides.
e. Dietary cholesterol significantly alters HDL cholesterol.
Correct Answers Diet-related factors can reduce LDL
cholesterol.
On a 2,000-calorie diet, how many servings of high fiber, whole
grain per day does the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
(DASH) diet recommend?
a. 4 to 5
b. less than 6
c. 6 to 8
d. 2 to 3
e. 4 to 7 Correct Answers 6 to 8
, The majority of evidence supports a role for fiber-rich diets as
protective against what type of cancer?
a. breast
b. esophagus
c. bone
d. stomach
e. colon Correct Answers colon
Type 2 diabetes is ________.
a. characterized by little to no insulin secretion by the body
b. an autoimmune disorder
c. characterized by insulin resistance
d. also known as juvenile-onset diabetes
e. caused by a viral infection Correct Answers characterized by
insulin resistance
What are risk factors?
a. factors that occur together with infectious diseases
b. lab values that are always higher than normal values in
disease states
c. factors known to be correlated with diseases, but not proven
to be causal
d. factors known to cause cancer
e. nutrition or behavioral factors that cause disease Correct
Answers factors known to be correlated with diseases, but not
proven to be causal
What does the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
(DASH) diet recommend regarding fat consumption?
a. 17 percent of calories as fat from all food sources
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
How can you minimize your risks of heart attack and stroke?
a. Consume more calories and get more exercise.
b. Quit smoking and consume less fish.
c. Quit smoking and eat more trans fat.
d. Consume more fruits and vegetables and fewer servings of
nuts.
e. Consume fewer grams of saturated and trans fats. Correct
Answers Consume fewer grams of saturated and trans fats.
How does diet impact the risk of developing cardiovascular
disease (CVD)?
a. Dietary habits can improve cardiac output.
b. Diet-related factors can reduce LDL cholesterol.
c. Fish oil supplements prevent heart disease.
d. Diets high in carbohydrates and sugar are associated with low
triglycerides.
e. Dietary cholesterol significantly alters HDL cholesterol.
Correct Answers Diet-related factors can reduce LDL
cholesterol.
On a 2,000-calorie diet, how many servings of high fiber, whole
grain per day does the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
(DASH) diet recommend?
a. 4 to 5
b. less than 6
c. 6 to 8
d. 2 to 3
e. 4 to 7 Correct Answers 6 to 8
, The majority of evidence supports a role for fiber-rich diets as
protective against what type of cancer?
a. breast
b. esophagus
c. bone
d. stomach
e. colon Correct Answers colon
Type 2 diabetes is ________.
a. characterized by little to no insulin secretion by the body
b. an autoimmune disorder
c. characterized by insulin resistance
d. also known as juvenile-onset diabetes
e. caused by a viral infection Correct Answers characterized by
insulin resistance
What are risk factors?
a. factors that occur together with infectious diseases
b. lab values that are always higher than normal values in
disease states
c. factors known to be correlated with diseases, but not proven
to be causal
d. factors known to cause cancer
e. nutrition or behavioral factors that cause disease Correct
Answers factors known to be correlated with diseases, but not
proven to be causal
What does the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
(DASH) diet recommend regarding fat consumption?
a. 17 percent of calories as fat from all food sources
