Nutrition 400 Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions

average number of food decisions per day correct answer: 200 leading causes of death correct answer: heart disease, cancer, COPD, accidents, stroke, Alzheimers, diabetes, kidney disease mortality rate correct answer: number of deaths over a period of time morbidity rate correct answer: prevalence of a disease or illness 1990 obesity rate correct answer: 10% 2016 obesity rate correct answer: 1/3 obese, 2/3 over weight reasons for increased obesity rate correct answer: access to food, mindless eating, processed food, greater portions, sedentary life style, price of organic food malnutrition correct answer: mal=bad. could be not enough or too many calories primary malnutrition correct answer: not enough nutrients or too much leading to a problem (diabetes) secondary malnutrition correct answer: body gets enough nutrients but physiology is causing malnutrition (anemia) non nutrition related disease correct answer: genetic diseases, cancer, down syndrome, etc nutrition related diseases correct answer: anemia, diabetes, hyper tension, heart disease, v&m deficiencies and toxicities gene correct answer: basic unit of heredity risk factor correct answer: increase of chance of developing disease