Nutrition and Health Final Exam review
Questions Fully Solved.
The most energy rich nutrient is.. - Answer Fat
2.) The minimum carbohydrate intake recommended to prevent ketosis is.. - Answer
130mg/day
3.) Obesity can increase insulin resistance and increased levels of circulating insulin promote
weight: TRUE or FALSE? - Answer TRUE
4.) A food provides 30 grams of CHO per serving, 5 grams of fat per serving and 10 grams of
protein per serving. How many calories in 1 serving? - Answer 205 kcal
5.) A person consumes 60 grams of fat and 2000 total calories. What percentage of total calories
consumed are from fat? - Answer 27%
6.) Which of the following nutrients yield energy, but also provide materials that form structures
and working parts of body tissue? - Answer Proteins
7.) The first signal hunger the gi tract sends a message by way of hormones and nerves to the
____. - Answer hypothalamus
8.) Which of the terms is used in an attempt to identify foods that might lend protection against
chronic diseases because of nutrients or other compounds they contain? - Answer functional
foods
9.) Simple Carbohydrates:
a.) Include both single sugar units and linked pairs of sugar units
b.) Are known as monosaccharides and disaccharides
c.) Are long chains of sugar units
d.) A and b
e.) All of the above - Answer D
, e.) all of the above - Answer E
11.) _________ are used to set safe amounts of certain nutrients to be added to food/ water
supply.
a.) Daily values
b.) acceptable macro-nutrient distribution range
c.) tolerable upper intake levels
d.) adequate intakes - Answer C
12.) Which valve is located between the stomach and small intestine?
a.) ileocecal
b.) thoracic
c.) pyloric
d.) common bile duct - Answer C
13.) Type 1 diabetics may be able to control blood glucose levels without injecting insulin
a.) True b.) false - Answer FALSE
14.) Dissaccharides are split into monosaccharides by enzymes produced by and in the :
a.) Stomach b.) pancreas c.) small intestine d.) large intestine - Answer C
15.) A person who develops ketosis most likely is not doing which of the following:
a.) Eating enough protein b.) eating enough fat
c.) Eating enough carbohydrates d.) drinking enough water - Answer C
16.) Diverticula form due to weakening of the muscle layer of the large intestine and prevention
is accomplished with a :
a.) Low fiber diet b.) high fiber diet - Answer B
17.) The Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution range is expressed as a percentage of total
calories.
A.) True b.) false - Answer A
Questions Fully Solved.
The most energy rich nutrient is.. - Answer Fat
2.) The minimum carbohydrate intake recommended to prevent ketosis is.. - Answer
130mg/day
3.) Obesity can increase insulin resistance and increased levels of circulating insulin promote
weight: TRUE or FALSE? - Answer TRUE
4.) A food provides 30 grams of CHO per serving, 5 grams of fat per serving and 10 grams of
protein per serving. How many calories in 1 serving? - Answer 205 kcal
5.) A person consumes 60 grams of fat and 2000 total calories. What percentage of total calories
consumed are from fat? - Answer 27%
6.) Which of the following nutrients yield energy, but also provide materials that form structures
and working parts of body tissue? - Answer Proteins
7.) The first signal hunger the gi tract sends a message by way of hormones and nerves to the
____. - Answer hypothalamus
8.) Which of the terms is used in an attempt to identify foods that might lend protection against
chronic diseases because of nutrients or other compounds they contain? - Answer functional
foods
9.) Simple Carbohydrates:
a.) Include both single sugar units and linked pairs of sugar units
b.) Are known as monosaccharides and disaccharides
c.) Are long chains of sugar units
d.) A and b
e.) All of the above - Answer D
, e.) all of the above - Answer E
11.) _________ are used to set safe amounts of certain nutrients to be added to food/ water
supply.
a.) Daily values
b.) acceptable macro-nutrient distribution range
c.) tolerable upper intake levels
d.) adequate intakes - Answer C
12.) Which valve is located between the stomach and small intestine?
a.) ileocecal
b.) thoracic
c.) pyloric
d.) common bile duct - Answer C
13.) Type 1 diabetics may be able to control blood glucose levels without injecting insulin
a.) True b.) false - Answer FALSE
14.) Dissaccharides are split into monosaccharides by enzymes produced by and in the :
a.) Stomach b.) pancreas c.) small intestine d.) large intestine - Answer C
15.) A person who develops ketosis most likely is not doing which of the following:
a.) Eating enough protein b.) eating enough fat
c.) Eating enough carbohydrates d.) drinking enough water - Answer C
16.) Diverticula form due to weakening of the muscle layer of the large intestine and prevention
is accomplished with a :
a.) Low fiber diet b.) high fiber diet - Answer B
17.) The Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution range is expressed as a percentage of total
calories.
A.) True b.) false - Answer A
