Test Bank for Understanding Nutrition 16th
Edition Whitney | Complete Chapters 1 - 20 |
VERIFIED Questions and Answers with
explanation | PDF format | Latest 2024
At a party with friends, Janine drinks wine and eats hors d'oeuvres, even though she is
not hungry. This is an example of a food-related ____.
A) social interaction
B) negative association
C) habit
D) comfort eating
E) emotional turmoil - A) social interaction
Which statement about nutrition's role in a person's life is FALSE?
A) A diet is defined as a restrictive food plan designed for weight loss.
B) Nutrition is the science of the nutrients in foods and their actions within the body.
C) Chronic diseases progress slowly.
D) Nutrition is the study of human behaviors related to food and eating.
E) Careless food choices can contribute to chronic disease. - A) A diet is defined as a
restrictive food plan designed for weight loss.
An apple is composed primarily of ________.
A) fats
B) proteins
C) carbohydrates
D) water
E) vitamins and minerals - D) water
What is the simplest nutrient? - Minerals
Why are vitamins and minerals sometimes called micronutrients? - The body requires
only small amounts of them daily.
Calories or kcalories are a measure of what energy? - heat energy
Which nutrient has the greatest energy density? - fat
, What nonnutritive substance contains energy, but does not sustain life? - alcohol
Which of the following statements accurately describes vitamins?
A) Cooking vegetables at high temperatures helps maintain the vitamins.
B) Vitamins are indestructible.
C) Almost every action in the body requires the assistance of vitamins.
D) Vitamins A, D, E, and K are water-soluble vitamins.
E) Vitamins are inorganic and do not provide energy. - C) Almost every action in the
body requires the assistance of vitamins
There are ________ vitamins and each has its own special dietary role to play. - 13
Which of the following statements about minerals is FALSE?
A)Minerals are found in bones and teeth.
B)Minerals are inorganic and do not provide energy.
C)Lead is a mineral and an environmental contaminant.
D)Minerals influence fluid balance and distribution.
E)There are six minerals known to be essential to human nutrition. - E
To be accepted into the body of nutrition knowledge, research findings must stand up to
rigorous, repeated testing in experiments conducted by other researchers. This is called
________. - replication
The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for a nutrient meets the needs of about
________ of the population. - 98%
Which of the following best describes randomization?
A) The repetition of an experiment and getting the same results
B) The experimentation on subjects who do not know to which group they've been
assigned
C) The process of choosing members of experimental and control groups without bias
D) The knowledge that experimental results were based in fact
E) The personal account of an experience - C
What is a weakness of an epidemiological study? - Cause and effect cannot be proven
The lowest continuing intake of a nutrient that will maintain a specified criterion of
adequacy is called a nutrient ________. - requirement
The Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) for a nutrient meets the needs of about
________ of the population. - 50%
Which of the following statements accurately describes nutrient intakes?
A) Higher nutrient intakes are always safer than lower intakes.
B) Nutrient intakes below the EAR decrease the risk of deficiency.
C) Nutrient intakes above the UL put an individual at risk of toxicity.
Edition Whitney | Complete Chapters 1 - 20 |
VERIFIED Questions and Answers with
explanation | PDF format | Latest 2024
At a party with friends, Janine drinks wine and eats hors d'oeuvres, even though she is
not hungry. This is an example of a food-related ____.
A) social interaction
B) negative association
C) habit
D) comfort eating
E) emotional turmoil - A) social interaction
Which statement about nutrition's role in a person's life is FALSE?
A) A diet is defined as a restrictive food plan designed for weight loss.
B) Nutrition is the science of the nutrients in foods and their actions within the body.
C) Chronic diseases progress slowly.
D) Nutrition is the study of human behaviors related to food and eating.
E) Careless food choices can contribute to chronic disease. - A) A diet is defined as a
restrictive food plan designed for weight loss.
An apple is composed primarily of ________.
A) fats
B) proteins
C) carbohydrates
D) water
E) vitamins and minerals - D) water
What is the simplest nutrient? - Minerals
Why are vitamins and minerals sometimes called micronutrients? - The body requires
only small amounts of them daily.
Calories or kcalories are a measure of what energy? - heat energy
Which nutrient has the greatest energy density? - fat
, What nonnutritive substance contains energy, but does not sustain life? - alcohol
Which of the following statements accurately describes vitamins?
A) Cooking vegetables at high temperatures helps maintain the vitamins.
B) Vitamins are indestructible.
C) Almost every action in the body requires the assistance of vitamins.
D) Vitamins A, D, E, and K are water-soluble vitamins.
E) Vitamins are inorganic and do not provide energy. - C) Almost every action in the
body requires the assistance of vitamins
There are ________ vitamins and each has its own special dietary role to play. - 13
Which of the following statements about minerals is FALSE?
A)Minerals are found in bones and teeth.
B)Minerals are inorganic and do not provide energy.
C)Lead is a mineral and an environmental contaminant.
D)Minerals influence fluid balance and distribution.
E)There are six minerals known to be essential to human nutrition. - E
To be accepted into the body of nutrition knowledge, research findings must stand up to
rigorous, repeated testing in experiments conducted by other researchers. This is called
________. - replication
The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for a nutrient meets the needs of about
________ of the population. - 98%
Which of the following best describes randomization?
A) The repetition of an experiment and getting the same results
B) The experimentation on subjects who do not know to which group they've been
assigned
C) The process of choosing members of experimental and control groups without bias
D) The knowledge that experimental results were based in fact
E) The personal account of an experience - C
What is a weakness of an epidemiological study? - Cause and effect cannot be proven
The lowest continuing intake of a nutrient that will maintain a specified criterion of
adequacy is called a nutrient ________. - requirement
The Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) for a nutrient meets the needs of about
________ of the population. - 50%
Which of the following statements accurately describes nutrient intakes?
A) Higher nutrient intakes are always safer than lower intakes.
B) Nutrient intakes below the EAR decrease the risk of deficiency.
C) Nutrient intakes above the UL put an individual at risk of toxicity.
