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Unlock comprehensive exam preparation with the Test Bank for Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies, 16th Edition by Frances Sizer, Ellie Whitney, and Leonard. Updated for the 2025/2026 academic year, this resource provides verified questions and answers covering essential nutrition topics such as macronutrients, micronutrients, dietary guidelines, metabolism, and food safety. Each question includes detailed rationales to strengthen your understanding of nutritional science and its real-world applications. Designed for students and instructors, this updated test bank aligns with the latest textbook revisions and current dietary recommendations, making it perfect for nursing, health sciences, and dietetics courses. Prepare confidently for quizzes, midterms, and final exams using this all-in-one 2025/2026 nutrition test prep guide. Test Bank for Nutrition Concepts and Controversies, 16th Edition, Frances Sizer, Ellie Whitney, Leonard Unlock comprehensive exam preparation with the Test Bank for Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies, 16th Edition by Frances Sizer, Ellie Whitney, and Leonard. Updated for the 2025/2026 academic year, this resource provides verified questions and answers covering essential nutrition topics such as macronutrients, micronutrients, dietary guidelines, metabolism, and food safety. Each question includes detailed rationales to strengthen your understanding of nutritional science and its real-world applications. Designed for students and instructors, this updated test bank aligns with the latest textbook revisions and current dietary recommendations, making it perfect for nursing, health sciences, and dietetics courses. Prepare confidently for quizzes, midterms, and final exams using this all-in-one 2025/2026 nutrition test prep guide.

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TEST BANK for Understanding Nutrition
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| 16th Edition Ellie Whitney and Sharon Rady Rolfes
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| All Chapters 1 - 20
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,Table of Contents
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1. An Overview of Nutrition.
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Highlight 1: Nutrition Information and Misinformation.
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2. Planning a Healthy Diet. | | |

|Highlight 2: Vegetarian Diets.
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3. Digestion, Absorption and Transport.
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|Highlight 3: Common Digestive Problems.
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4. The Carbohydrates: Sugars, Starches and Fibers.
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|Highlight 4: Carbs, kCalories and Controversies.
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5. The Lipids: Triglycerides, Phospholipids and Sterols.
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|Highlight 5: High-Fat Foods — Friend or Foe?
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6. Protein: Amino Acids. | |

|Highlight 6: Nutritional Genomics.
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7. Energy Metabolism.|

Highlight 7: Alcohol in the Body.
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8. Energy Balance and Body Composition.
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|Highlight 8: Eating Disorders.
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9. Weight Management: Overweight, Obesity and Underweight.
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|Highlight 9: The Latest and Greatest Weight-Loss Diet — Again.
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10. The Water-Soluble Vitamins: B Vitamins and Vitamin C.
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|Highlight 10: Vitamin and Mineral Supplements.
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11. The Fat-Soluble Vitamins, A, D, E and K.
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Highlight 11: Antioxidant Nutrients in Disease Prevention.
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12. Water and the Major Minerals.
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|Highlight 12: Osteoporosis and Calcium.
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13. The Trace Minerals.
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Highlight 13: Phytochemicals and Functional Foods.
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14. Fitness: Physical Activity, Nutrients and Body Adaptations.
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|Highlight 14: Supplements as Ergogenic Aids.
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15. Life Cycle Nutrition: Pregnancy and Lactation.
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|Highlight 15: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
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16. Life Cycle Nutrition: Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence.
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Highlight 16: Childhood Obesity and the Early Development of Chronic Diseases.
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17. Life Cycle Nutrition: Adulthood and the Later Years.
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|Highlight 17: Nutrient-Drug Interactions.
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18. Diet and Health.
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Highlight 18: Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
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19. Consumer Concerns About Foods and Water. | | | | |

|Highlight 19: Food Biotechnology.
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20. Hunger and the Global Environment.
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Highlight 20: Environmentally Friendly Food Choices.
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,Chapter 1 – An Overview of Nutrition
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MULTIPLE |CHOICE

1. Which |characteristic |is |most |typical |of |a |chronic |disease?
a. It |has |a |rapid |onset.
b. It |rarely |has |noticeable |symptoms.
c. It |produces |sharp |pains
d. It |progresses |gradually.
e. It |disrupts |daily |life, |but |is |unlikely |to |be |life-threatening.
ANSWER: | D DIF: Bloom's: |Understand REF: | Introduction
| OBJ: |UNUT.WHRO.16.1.1 |Describe |how |various |factors |influence |personal |food |choices.




2. What |is |the |chief |reason |most |people |choose |the |foods |they |eat?
a. cost
b. taste
c. convenience
d. nutritional |value
e. habit
ANSWER: | B DIF: Bloom's: |Remember REF: |1.1 |Food |Choices
| OBJ: |UNUT.WHRO.16.1.1 |Describe |how |various |factors |influence |personal |food |choices.




3. A |child |develops |a |strong |dislike |of |noodle |soup |after |she |consumes |a |bowl |while |sick |with |the |flu. |Her
| reaction |is |an |example |of |a |food-related .
a. habit
b. social |interaction
c. emotional |turmoil
d. negative |association
e. comfort |eating
ANSWER: | D DIF: Bloom's: |Evaluate REF: |1.1 |Food |Choices
| OBJ: |UNUT.WHRO.16.1.1 |Describe |how |various |factors |influence |personal |food |choices.




4. A |person |who |eats |a |bowl |of |oatmeal |for |breakfast |every |day |is |most |likely |making |a |food |choice
| based |on .
a. habit
b. availability
c. body |image
d. environmental |concerns
e. cultural |values
ANSWER: | A DIF: Bloom's: |Evaluate REF: |1.1 |Food |Choices
| OBJ: |UNUT.WHRO.16.1.1 |Describe |how |various |factors |influence |personal |food |choices.




5. Which |individual |is |making |a |food |choice |based |on |negative |association?
a. A |tourist |from |China |who |rejects |a |hamburger |due |to |unfamiliarity
b. A |child |who |spits |out |his |mashed |potatoes |because |they |taste |too |salty
c. A |teenager |who |grudgingly |accepts |an |offer |for |an |ice |cream |cone |to |avoid |offending |a
| close |friend

d. An |elderly |gentleman |who |refuses |a |peanut |butter |and |jelly |sandwich |because |he |considers
| it |a |child's |food

e. An |adult |who |refuses |to |eat |foods |that |are |not |locally-sourced |and |organic

, ANSWER: | D DIF: Bloom's: |Evaluate REF: |1.1 |Food |Choices
| OBJ: |UNUT.WHRO.16.1.1 |Describe |how |various |factors |influence |personal |food |choices.




6. The |motive |for |a |person |who |alters |his |diet |due |to |religious |convictions |is |most |likely |related |to |his
| .
a. values
b. body |image
c. ethnic |heritage
d. functional |association
e. comfort
ANSWER: | A DIF: Bloom's: |Understand REF: |1.1 |Food |Choices
| OBJ: |UNUT.WHRO.16.1.1 |Describe |how |various |factors |influence |personal |food |choices.




7. Farah |is |viewing |an |exciting |sports |match |of |her |favorite |team |and |eating |because |of |nervousness. |Her
| food |choice |will |most |likely |be |based |on .
a. regional |cuisines
b. preferences
c. emotional |comfort
d. positive |association
e. functional |value
ANSWER: | C DIF: Bloom's: |Evaluate REF: |1.1 |Food |Choices
| OBJ: |UNUT.WHRO.16.1.1 |Describe |how |various |factors |influence |personal |food |choices.




8. What |term |describes |foods |that |contain |non |nutrient |substances |whose |known |action |in |the |body |is
|to | promote |well-being |to |a |greater |extent |than |that |contributed |by |the |food's |nutrients?

a. fortified |foods
b. enriched |foods
c. functional |foods
d. health-enhancing |foods
e. bioavailable |foods
ANSWER: | C DIF: Bloom's: |Understand REF: |1.1 |Food |Choices
| OBJ: |UNUT.WHRO.16.1.1 |Describe |how |various |factors |influence |personal |food |choices.




9. Non |nutrient |substances |found |in |plant |foods |that |may |demonstrate |biological |activity |in |the |body |are
| commonly |known |as

a. Bio |enhancements
b. inorganic |fibers
c. phytochemicals
d. phytoactive |chemicals
e. nonnutritive |additives
ANSWER: | C DIF: Bloom’s |Remember REF: |1.1 |Food |Choices
| OBJ: |UNUT.WHRO.16.1.1 |Describe |how |various |factors |influence |personal |food |choices.




10. By |chemical |analysis, |what |nutrient |is |present |in |the |highest |amounts |in |most |foods?
a. fats
b. water
c. proteins
d. carbohydrates
e. vitamins |and |minerals
ANSWER: | | B DIF: Bloom's: |Remember REF: | |1.2 |The |Nutrients
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