Lutz's Nutrition Chapter 12 Life Cycle
Nutrition: The Mature Adult Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
one major threat to health in adulthood is -
correct answer ✅inactivity
young adulthood -
correct answer ✅spans ages 18-39
nutrition in young adult 19-30 -
correct answer ✅men: more vegetables, grain, protein, and oil
nutrition in middle adulthood 31-50 -
correct answer ✅men: more vegetables, grain, protein, and oil
people are living longer -
correct answer ✅more frail and dependent elderly
two major causes of death in adults -
correct answer ✅heart disease and cancer
,Lutz's Nutrition Chapter 12 Life Cycle
Nutrition: The Mature Adult Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
overweight and obesity linked to -
correct answer ✅arthritis, diabetes, coronary heart disease, and
other conditions that may impact quality of life
why may older adults need twice as much sun exposure without
sunscreen to produce a given amount of vitamin D -
correct answer ✅they lose some ability to synthesize vitamin D
from sunshine; differs from person to person
as a person ages -
correct answer ✅vision, hearing, taste, and smell becomes less
acute; differs again from person to person
vision changes may affect -
correct answer ✅grocery shopping and food preparation
GI function is crucial to -
correct answer ✅nutrition
GI system can decline -
correct answer ✅significantly in older people
, Lutz's Nutrition Chapter 12 Life Cycle
Nutrition: The Mature Adult Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
older adults are vulnerable to -
correct answer ✅dental caries
contributing factors to dental caries in elderly -
correct answer ✅*Inadequate oral hygeine
*Infrequent dental examinations and cleanings
*Salivary gland dysfunction
*Frequent snacking
*Removable partial dentures
*Long-term medication use
*Not receiving fluorinated water
major cause of tooth loss in older adult is not dental caries but -
correct answer ✅peridontal disease affecting gums or gingiva and
the apparatus attaching tooth to jaw
advanced gum disease affects -
correct answer ✅4% to 12% of adults
Nutrition: The Mature Adult Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
one major threat to health in adulthood is -
correct answer ✅inactivity
young adulthood -
correct answer ✅spans ages 18-39
nutrition in young adult 19-30 -
correct answer ✅men: more vegetables, grain, protein, and oil
nutrition in middle adulthood 31-50 -
correct answer ✅men: more vegetables, grain, protein, and oil
people are living longer -
correct answer ✅more frail and dependent elderly
two major causes of death in adults -
correct answer ✅heart disease and cancer
,Lutz's Nutrition Chapter 12 Life Cycle
Nutrition: The Mature Adult Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
overweight and obesity linked to -
correct answer ✅arthritis, diabetes, coronary heart disease, and
other conditions that may impact quality of life
why may older adults need twice as much sun exposure without
sunscreen to produce a given amount of vitamin D -
correct answer ✅they lose some ability to synthesize vitamin D
from sunshine; differs from person to person
as a person ages -
correct answer ✅vision, hearing, taste, and smell becomes less
acute; differs again from person to person
vision changes may affect -
correct answer ✅grocery shopping and food preparation
GI function is crucial to -
correct answer ✅nutrition
GI system can decline -
correct answer ✅significantly in older people
, Lutz's Nutrition Chapter 12 Life Cycle
Nutrition: The Mature Adult Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
older adults are vulnerable to -
correct answer ✅dental caries
contributing factors to dental caries in elderly -
correct answer ✅*Inadequate oral hygeine
*Infrequent dental examinations and cleanings
*Salivary gland dysfunction
*Frequent snacking
*Removable partial dentures
*Long-term medication use
*Not receiving fluorinated water
major cause of tooth loss in older adult is not dental caries but -
correct answer ✅peridontal disease affecting gums or gingiva and
the apparatus attaching tooth to jaw
advanced gum disease affects -
correct answer ✅4% to 12% of adults
