Test Bank For Nutrition Concepts and Controversies 14th.pdf

Test Bank For Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies 14th
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,True / False

1. Malnutrition includes deficiencies, imbalances, and excesses of nutrients, alone or in combination, any of which can
take a toll on health over time.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: A Lifetime of Nourishment
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.1 - Discuss the impact of food choices on a person’s health.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

2. Good food choices can reduce the chance of developing chronic diseases.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: A Lifetime of Nourishment
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.1 - Discuss the impact of food choices on a person’s health.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand

3. Vegetable intakes have increased substantially and the number of obese people has declined in recent years.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Healthy People: Nutrition Objectives for the Nation
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.2 - List seven major categories of nutrition and weight-related objectives
included in the publication Healthy People 2020.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand

4. The human genome is 99.9% the same in all people.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: A Lifetime of Nourishment
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.1 - Discuss the impact of food choices on a person’s health.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand

5. When a hospital client has to be fed through a vein, the duration should be as short as possible and real food should be
reintroduced as early as possible.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: The Human Body and Its Food
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.3 - Specify the six classes of nutrients.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand

6. Enriched and fortified foods are not necessarily more nutritious than whole basic foods.
a. True

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, b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: The Challenge of Choosing Foods
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.4 - Recognize the challenges and solutions to a health-promoting diet.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand

7. Functional foods contain bioactive food components that are believed to provide health benefits beyond their nutrient
content.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: The Challenge of Choosing Foods
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.4 - Recognize the challenges and solutions to a health-promoting diet.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand

8. Cultural traditions regarding food are static and inflexible.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The Challenge of Choosing Foods
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.4 - Recognize the challenges and solutions to a health-promoting diet.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand

9. Once a new finding is published in a scientific journal, it is still only preliminary and must undergo repeated testing to
eventually be confirmed.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: The Science of Nutrition
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.5 - Describe the science of nutrition.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand

10. Physical activity is not linked to nutrition as a factor supporting health.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: A Lifetime of Nourishment
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.1 - Discuss the impact of food choices on a person’s health.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand

11. Every five years the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sets health and nutrition objectives for the nation.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Healthy People: Nutrition Objectives for the Nation
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.2 - List seven major categories of nutrition and weight-related objectives
included in the publication Healthy People 2020.
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