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NTR 108: EXAM 2 (UB) ACTUAL TEST
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2025
Foods that contain protein - correct-answer-Normal diet:
Poultry (chicken, beef)
Dairy (Egg, milk)
Typically animal products
Vegan diet:
Beans
Nuts
Soy-based products
Grains (Rice)
What affects Protein Requirement to increase? - correct-answer-Maintenance
(sedentary vs active lifestyle)
Pregnancy
Lactation
***Growth- **Infants need the most b/c we grow the most during the first year of
our life, Childhood and Adolescence
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Exercise (Endurance/Cardiovascular- protein for fuel), Weight training (protein for
muscle building)
Disease (Injury- burn patients need high levels of protein), Illness (AIDS/Cancer
patients need a high amount of protein)
Malnutrition
When would you need less protein? - correct-answer-Kidney and Liver Disease so
the organs are not overworked
A person who is growing will need what? - correct-answer-Protein
Protein Requirements are based on? - correct-answer-1. Average loss of N per day
2. Protein needed per N losses
3. Protein Quality
4. Adjustment for population variability (generous recommendations)
Vegetarianism - correct-answer-1. Vegan (Stricter)- no animal products (no meat,
poultry, egg or dairy)
2. Lacto-vegetarian- will include milk products
3. Lacto-ovo-vegetarian- will include milk and egg products
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Psuedo-vegetarian- an example would be to restrict red meat
How do vegetarians get their protein? - correct-answer-***Complementary
Proteins so they combine incomplete proteins
Benefits of Eating A Vegan Diet - correct-answer-- High in fiber (fruit vegetables,
beans)
- Low in saturated fat (no meat, eggs or dairy)
- High in most vitamins
- Phytochemicals
-Rich in low energy density food
- Have a lower risk of CVD
Cons of a Vegetarian Diet - correct-answer-- Low in iron (meat is good source of
iron)
- Low in calcium (calcium from dairy products but there are alternatives)
- Low energy and protein density (children need a lot of carbs/fat so they can
grow)
- Low protein density (pregnant women need a lot of protein)
- Low in Vitamin B12 (Vegans don't eat meat rich in B12, but there are
supplements)
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Protein Deficiency (Mainly in Third World Countries) - correct-answer--
Kwashiorkor (Protein Malnutrition)- they get more fats than proteins
-Marmasmus (Protein and Energy Malnutrition; Starvation)
Effects of Kwashiorkor - correct-answer-- Impaired growth, stunting
- Mental retardation
- Impaired immune system
- ***Edema: lack of albumin to hold water in blood so fluid pools in rest of body
- Intestinal malabsorption: lack enzymes and cells being made; don't have fat
transporters
Effects of Marmasmus - correct-answer-- Hunger and famine
- Look starved and wasted
- Growth stunting
- Increased risk of illness/infection
Why are protein and AA supplements are useful? - correct-answer--Whole foods
provide other nutrients so it's preferable over supplements
- Not much evidence that supplements are better than food
NTR 108: EXAM 2 (UB) ACTUAL TEST
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2025
Foods that contain protein - correct-answer-Normal diet:
Poultry (chicken, beef)
Dairy (Egg, milk)
Typically animal products
Vegan diet:
Beans
Nuts
Soy-based products
Grains (Rice)
What affects Protein Requirement to increase? - correct-answer-Maintenance
(sedentary vs active lifestyle)
Pregnancy
Lactation
***Growth- **Infants need the most b/c we grow the most during the first year of
our life, Childhood and Adolescence
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Exercise (Endurance/Cardiovascular- protein for fuel), Weight training (protein for
muscle building)
Disease (Injury- burn patients need high levels of protein), Illness (AIDS/Cancer
patients need a high amount of protein)
Malnutrition
When would you need less protein? - correct-answer-Kidney and Liver Disease so
the organs are not overworked
A person who is growing will need what? - correct-answer-Protein
Protein Requirements are based on? - correct-answer-1. Average loss of N per day
2. Protein needed per N losses
3. Protein Quality
4. Adjustment for population variability (generous recommendations)
Vegetarianism - correct-answer-1. Vegan (Stricter)- no animal products (no meat,
poultry, egg or dairy)
2. Lacto-vegetarian- will include milk products
3. Lacto-ovo-vegetarian- will include milk and egg products
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Psuedo-vegetarian- an example would be to restrict red meat
How do vegetarians get their protein? - correct-answer-***Complementary
Proteins so they combine incomplete proteins
Benefits of Eating A Vegan Diet - correct-answer-- High in fiber (fruit vegetables,
beans)
- Low in saturated fat (no meat, eggs or dairy)
- High in most vitamins
- Phytochemicals
-Rich in low energy density food
- Have a lower risk of CVD
Cons of a Vegetarian Diet - correct-answer-- Low in iron (meat is good source of
iron)
- Low in calcium (calcium from dairy products but there are alternatives)
- Low energy and protein density (children need a lot of carbs/fat so they can
grow)
- Low protein density (pregnant women need a lot of protein)
- Low in Vitamin B12 (Vegans don't eat meat rich in B12, but there are
supplements)
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Protein Deficiency (Mainly in Third World Countries) - correct-answer--
Kwashiorkor (Protein Malnutrition)- they get more fats than proteins
-Marmasmus (Protein and Energy Malnutrition; Starvation)
Effects of Kwashiorkor - correct-answer-- Impaired growth, stunting
- Mental retardation
- Impaired immune system
- ***Edema: lack of albumin to hold water in blood so fluid pools in rest of body
- Intestinal malabsorption: lack enzymes and cells being made; don't have fat
transporters
Effects of Marmasmus - correct-answer-- Hunger and famine
- Look starved and wasted
- Growth stunting
- Increased risk of illness/infection
Why are protein and AA supplements are useful? - correct-answer--Whole foods
provide other nutrients so it's preferable over supplements
- Not much evidence that supplements are better than food
