Nutrition and Diet Therapy Exam 1
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
organic nutrients contain carbon, T/F -
correct answer ✅True
Which of the following is NOT one of the six classes of nutrients?
A. minerals
B. water
C. alcohol
D. protein
E. fat -
correct answer ✅C. Alcohol
Which of the following is NOT and energy-yielding nutrient?
A. carbohydrate
B. protein
C. vitamans
D. fat -
correct answer ✅A. carbohydrate
Vitamins are very fragile and you must take care not to overcook
them them or they will be destroyed. T/F -
correct answer ✅True
,Nutrition and Diet Therapy Exam 1
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
What is the reccommendation for daily water intake?
A. 6-8 ounces per day
B. 6-8 8 ounce glasses per day
C. 3-4 Ounce glasses per day -
correct answer ✅B. 6-8 8 ounce glasses per day
We talked about 2 specific goals for Health People 2000 that were
not met. They were therefore added to HP 2010 goals foe our
nation to accomplish in this next decade. These 2 goals are to
increase physical excercise and decrease obesity. T/F -
correct answer ✅True
Essential nutrients that are required in the diet because the body
does not make them. T/F -
correct answer ✅True
Non-essential nutrients are not required in the diet because the
body does make them. T/F -
correct answer ✅True
,Nutrition and Diet Therapy Exam 1
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
The AMDR for fat intake is 25%-35% of our total kcals per day. T/F -
correct answer ✅True
The AMDR for carbohydrate intake is 45%-65% of our total kcals per
day. T/F -
correct answer ✅True
The AMDR for protein intake is 10%-35% of out total kcals per day.
One reason for this wide range is bevause our protein intake is
calculated on and individual basis using our body weight. T/F -
correct answer ✅True
A couple of the concerns about the RDA's are that the numbers
were basde on healthy individuals, not the ill or malnurished, and
alson on average intakes. T/F -
correct answer ✅True
If you were conducting a reasearch studt, what are some ways that
you might go about collecting information about your patients?
A. get a medical history
B. ask them about their diet
C. record their height and weight
, Nutrition and Diet Therapy Exam 1
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
D. all of the above -
correct answer ✅D. all of the above
In double-blind studies, nobody knows what group they're in, which
helps to eliminate bias and ensure that the data can speak for itself.
T/F -
correct answer ✅True
An epideemiological study is one that is huge, eith lasting a very
long time (years) or involves a lot of people (thousands). T/F -
correct answer ✅True
A subclinical defiency is its advanced stage and the symptoms are
overt. T/F -
correct answer ✅False
A primary defeciency can occur when a person doesn't consume
enough of a nutrient in their diet (their intake is low). T/F -
correct answer ✅True
Eventhough a person may have consumed enough of a nutrient in
their diet, problems such as low abosrptioin, high excretion, or
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
organic nutrients contain carbon, T/F -
correct answer ✅True
Which of the following is NOT one of the six classes of nutrients?
A. minerals
B. water
C. alcohol
D. protein
E. fat -
correct answer ✅C. Alcohol
Which of the following is NOT and energy-yielding nutrient?
A. carbohydrate
B. protein
C. vitamans
D. fat -
correct answer ✅A. carbohydrate
Vitamins are very fragile and you must take care not to overcook
them them or they will be destroyed. T/F -
correct answer ✅True
,Nutrition and Diet Therapy Exam 1
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
What is the reccommendation for daily water intake?
A. 6-8 ounces per day
B. 6-8 8 ounce glasses per day
C. 3-4 Ounce glasses per day -
correct answer ✅B. 6-8 8 ounce glasses per day
We talked about 2 specific goals for Health People 2000 that were
not met. They were therefore added to HP 2010 goals foe our
nation to accomplish in this next decade. These 2 goals are to
increase physical excercise and decrease obesity. T/F -
correct answer ✅True
Essential nutrients that are required in the diet because the body
does not make them. T/F -
correct answer ✅True
Non-essential nutrients are not required in the diet because the
body does make them. T/F -
correct answer ✅True
,Nutrition and Diet Therapy Exam 1
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
The AMDR for fat intake is 25%-35% of our total kcals per day. T/F -
correct answer ✅True
The AMDR for carbohydrate intake is 45%-65% of our total kcals per
day. T/F -
correct answer ✅True
The AMDR for protein intake is 10%-35% of out total kcals per day.
One reason for this wide range is bevause our protein intake is
calculated on and individual basis using our body weight. T/F -
correct answer ✅True
A couple of the concerns about the RDA's are that the numbers
were basde on healthy individuals, not the ill or malnurished, and
alson on average intakes. T/F -
correct answer ✅True
If you were conducting a reasearch studt, what are some ways that
you might go about collecting information about your patients?
A. get a medical history
B. ask them about their diet
C. record their height and weight
, Nutrition and Diet Therapy Exam 1
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
D. all of the above -
correct answer ✅D. all of the above
In double-blind studies, nobody knows what group they're in, which
helps to eliminate bias and ensure that the data can speak for itself.
T/F -
correct answer ✅True
An epideemiological study is one that is huge, eith lasting a very
long time (years) or involves a lot of people (thousands). T/F -
correct answer ✅True
A subclinical defiency is its advanced stage and the symptoms are
overt. T/F -
correct answer ✅False
A primary defeciency can occur when a person doesn't consume
enough of a nutrient in their diet (their intake is low). T/F -
correct answer ✅True
Eventhough a person may have consumed enough of a nutrient in
their diet, problems such as low abosrptioin, high excretion, or
