NUFD MID-TERM EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
WITH 100% SOLVED ANSWERS SCORED A+
Amount of food related decisions per day Answer - over 200
Influencers of Choice Answer - - social setting, budget, taste, cultural,
psychological, convenience
Sensory aspects Answer - -Sight, odor, taste, touch, sound-Taste is consistently
reported as the number one influence on food behavior•Thought to especially
influence spontaneous food choice
Food desert- Answer - lack of access to healthier food choice. •urban
neighborhoods and rural towns without ready access to fresh, healthy, and
affordable food. •Options often include fast food restaurants and convenience
stores that offer few healthy, affordable food options.
Definition of organic Answer - - several versions- what stipulations do they
have to meet? Few synthetic pesticides & fertilizers-No genetic modification-No
irradiation-No antibiotics/hormones-100% organic feed-Grazing stipulations -
95-100% of organic ingredients may use the label
Mindless eating Answer - - Dr. Wansink's research- what is his premise?
Environment impacts how we eat, not just necessarily knowledge. many people
know eating an apple is better than eatingg a snickers bar, yet we still do it.
, Impact of how a food looks- Answer - how a food is prepared/looks-full
apple/cut up apple with cinnamon- has an influence on how much we are
willing to spend.
CAN approach- Answer - Convenient/Attractive/Normative
What is public health? Answer - The science of protecting and improving the
health of families and communities through promotion of -healthy lifestyles-
research for disease and injury prevention -detection and control of infectious
diseases. Concerned with protecting the health of entire populations. -can be
as small as a local neighborhood, or as big as an entire country or region of the
world.
How many people have pre-diabetes from statistic- Answer - An estimated
33.9% of U.S. adults aged 18 years or older (84.1 million people) had
prediabetes in 2015
Focus of public health programming- Answer - focus on targeting those who
are at risk of diseases, show them preventative techniques so that you can
catch it before they get it and spend money on appeasing diseases instead of
preventing. implementing educational programs,-recommending policies, -
administering services -conducting research.
What is a health disparity? Answer - refer to differences in the health status of
different groups of people. Some groups of people have higher rates of certain
diseases, and more deaths and suffering from them, compared to others.
These groups may be based on race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status.
Three pronged approach to ending nutritional disparities- Answer -
knowledge, access, cost (access, affordability, education)
WITH 100% SOLVED ANSWERS SCORED A+
Amount of food related decisions per day Answer - over 200
Influencers of Choice Answer - - social setting, budget, taste, cultural,
psychological, convenience
Sensory aspects Answer - -Sight, odor, taste, touch, sound-Taste is consistently
reported as the number one influence on food behavior•Thought to especially
influence spontaneous food choice
Food desert- Answer - lack of access to healthier food choice. •urban
neighborhoods and rural towns without ready access to fresh, healthy, and
affordable food. •Options often include fast food restaurants and convenience
stores that offer few healthy, affordable food options.
Definition of organic Answer - - several versions- what stipulations do they
have to meet? Few synthetic pesticides & fertilizers-No genetic modification-No
irradiation-No antibiotics/hormones-100% organic feed-Grazing stipulations -
95-100% of organic ingredients may use the label
Mindless eating Answer - - Dr. Wansink's research- what is his premise?
Environment impacts how we eat, not just necessarily knowledge. many people
know eating an apple is better than eatingg a snickers bar, yet we still do it.
, Impact of how a food looks- Answer - how a food is prepared/looks-full
apple/cut up apple with cinnamon- has an influence on how much we are
willing to spend.
CAN approach- Answer - Convenient/Attractive/Normative
What is public health? Answer - The science of protecting and improving the
health of families and communities through promotion of -healthy lifestyles-
research for disease and injury prevention -detection and control of infectious
diseases. Concerned with protecting the health of entire populations. -can be
as small as a local neighborhood, or as big as an entire country or region of the
world.
How many people have pre-diabetes from statistic- Answer - An estimated
33.9% of U.S. adults aged 18 years or older (84.1 million people) had
prediabetes in 2015
Focus of public health programming- Answer - focus on targeting those who
are at risk of diseases, show them preventative techniques so that you can
catch it before they get it and spend money on appeasing diseases instead of
preventing. implementing educational programs,-recommending policies, -
administering services -conducting research.
What is a health disparity? Answer - refer to differences in the health status of
different groups of people. Some groups of people have higher rates of certain
diseases, and more deaths and suffering from them, compared to others.
These groups may be based on race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status.
Three pronged approach to ending nutritional disparities- Answer -
knowledge, access, cost (access, affordability, education)
