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This document provides a general overview of nutrition science, including key concepts and foundational dietary principles. It supports broad academic understanding of nutrition.

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1. Nutrition is the branch of science that focuses their actions within the body
on identifying the nutrients found in foods and
beverages and...

2. Which of the following substances are inorgan- minerals and water
ic

3. A half-cup of vanilla ice cream contains 24 265 kcals
grams of carbohydrate, 4 grams of protein and
17 grams of fat. How many total kcalories does
this ice cream contain?

4. The AMDR for carbohydrate is between 45-65% of total energy

5. A person is 'doing keto' and consumes 75 g of it's within the AMDR
protein/day in a 2000 kilocalorie diet. How does
this amount fit with the AMDR?

6. The pack of cookies that your roommate pur- 24 g
chased has the following nutrient facts panel:
Serving Size: 32g (3 cookies), Servings Per Con-
tainer 11
Nutrition Information Per Serving:
Calories 160
Total Fat 8g (Saturated fat 2.5g, Cholesterol
0mg, Trans Fat 0g)
Sodium 105mg
Total Carbohydrate 21g
Added Sugars 15g
Dietary Fiber 1g
Protein 2g
If your roommate ate 9 cookies, how many
grams of fat would he consume?

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7. Nutrition recommendations are often devel- false
oped from the findings of a single study.

8. An experimental study examines the cause and true
effect of an intervention on a specific outcome.

9. The _____ is the maximum amount of a nutrient UL
that appears safe for most healthy people, but
beyond the maximum amount might be toxic.

10. The ______ is the average daily amount of a nu- RDA
trient that is needed to meet the nutrient needs
of 98% of healthy people.

11. Malnutrition ONLY refers to the inadequacy/de- false
ficiency in energy and/or nutrients.

12. The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Ameri- added sugars
cans suggests that a healthy eating pattern
should limit saturated fats, sodium, alcohol,
and what else?

13. The Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) and the healthy populations
Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) are
based on and apply to:

14. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans pro- true
vide food/beverage -based recommendations
to help prevent diet-related chronic diseases
and promote overall health.

15. Try to get your nutrients from foods,
not supplements

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Which of the following principles are important Pay attention to portion sizes and
in establishing a healthy dietary pattern? (select choose smaller sizes
4) Choose a variety of foods to con-
sume within each food group
Moderation is key when eating en-
ergy-dense, nutrient-poor foods

16. Which of the following are NOT considered one alcohol and sugar sweetened bever-
of the recommended 'healthy' food groups to ages
consume (select 2)?

17. Which of the following are new features of the Vitamin D and Potassium ('shortfall
recently updated nutrition facts panel. (Select nutrients') included
3) Larger font size for calories
Added Sugars included

18. Which of the following is an example of a nutri- "Good source of calcium"
ent claim on a nutrition label?

19. Since 2009, the overall diet quality among Stayed Relatively the Same and has
Americans based on the Healthy Eating Index not Improved
Score has done what?

20. Nutrition recommendations continue to As new scientific evidence is re-
change. Why does this occur? viewed, the recommendations are
changed to reflect these updates.

21. What organ of the body is the first to receive the liver
nutrients after they pass through the GI tract,
and then prepares those nutrients for use in the
body?

22. illeocecal valve


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