BIOL 1322 Exam 2 – Nutrition and Metabolism Assessment (Blinn College)
Choosing lean meats and dairy foods, skinless poultry, and oil-based spreads will help you minimize the
saturated fat in your diet.
True or False? - (ANSWER)True
It is important to keep your intake of trans fats to a minimum 10 percent of daily total calories.
True or false? - (ANSWER)False
No more than 10 percent of daily fat intake should come from saturated fat; and trans fat should be
limited in your diet.
True or false? - (ANSWER)True
Your fat intake should range from 20 to 53 percent of your total calories.
True or False? - (ANSWER)False
It is important to keep your intake of cholesterol to 10 percent of daily total calories.
True or False? - (ANSWER)False
To reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, Mr.Martin, who had a stroke last year and became a
vegan who eats no animal foods. He therefore needs to eat more - (ANSWER)ground flaxseed, soybean
and canola oils, and walnuts
Moderate amounts of heart-healthy unsaturated fat and less heart-unhealthy saturated fat would be
the best strategy to - (ANSWER)reduce your risk of heart disease
The best fat to use on your food and in cooking is - (ANSWER)any liquid oil like soybean or canola oil
Which is the most heart-healthy restaurant meal? - (ANSWER)grilled salmon, asparagus, and baked
potato with a few drops of vinegar
Which of the following fats lower the "good" HDL cholesterol? - (ANSWER)trans fats
, BIOL 1322 Exam 2 – Nutrition and Metabolism Assessment (Blinn College)
Because fat has more than double the calories per gram of carbohydrates or protein, ________
substitutes have the potential to reduce calories from fat. - (ANSWER)fat
Though some fat substitutes provide fewer calories and fat grams than regular fat, others, such as
olestra, aren't absorbed, so they are - (ANSWER)fat free
The lower the __________ fat on a food label, the better - (ANSWER)trans fat
To reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, Mr.Martin, who had a stroke last year, should eat more -
(ANSWER)salmon, mackerel, and herring
A minimum of 5 percent and up to 10 percent of your total calories should be from - (ANSWER)linoleic
acid
To reduce the risk of heart disease, trans fat in prepared baked goods, snack items, and fried foods and
saturated fats in cheese, butter, and ice cream, fatty cuts of meat should be - (ANSWER)discouraged
The recommended percent of saturated fat in the daily diet is - (ANSWER)10 percent
Commercially prepared baked goods, snack goods, and fried foods are ___________ to foods such as
mackerel, salmon, ground flaxseed, and walnuts - (ANSWER)nutritionally inferior compared
Because fatty fish are good sources of EPA and DHA, you should consume - (ANSWER)a minimum of two
servings of fish weekly.
Losing excess weight can help lower your LDL cholesterol level and ________ your HDL cholesterol level.
- (ANSWER)increase
Liquid oils such as canola oil or soybean oil are nutritionally superior to solid fats like margarine or butter
because liquid oils are - (ANSWER)less saturated
Choosing lean meats and dairy foods, skinless poultry, and oil-based spreads will help you minimize the
saturated fat in your diet.
True or False? - (ANSWER)True
It is important to keep your intake of trans fats to a minimum 10 percent of daily total calories.
True or false? - (ANSWER)False
No more than 10 percent of daily fat intake should come from saturated fat; and trans fat should be
limited in your diet.
True or false? - (ANSWER)True
Your fat intake should range from 20 to 53 percent of your total calories.
True or False? - (ANSWER)False
It is important to keep your intake of cholesterol to 10 percent of daily total calories.
True or False? - (ANSWER)False
To reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, Mr.Martin, who had a stroke last year and became a
vegan who eats no animal foods. He therefore needs to eat more - (ANSWER)ground flaxseed, soybean
and canola oils, and walnuts
Moderate amounts of heart-healthy unsaturated fat and less heart-unhealthy saturated fat would be
the best strategy to - (ANSWER)reduce your risk of heart disease
The best fat to use on your food and in cooking is - (ANSWER)any liquid oil like soybean or canola oil
Which is the most heart-healthy restaurant meal? - (ANSWER)grilled salmon, asparagus, and baked
potato with a few drops of vinegar
Which of the following fats lower the "good" HDL cholesterol? - (ANSWER)trans fats
, BIOL 1322 Exam 2 – Nutrition and Metabolism Assessment (Blinn College)
Because fat has more than double the calories per gram of carbohydrates or protein, ________
substitutes have the potential to reduce calories from fat. - (ANSWER)fat
Though some fat substitutes provide fewer calories and fat grams than regular fat, others, such as
olestra, aren't absorbed, so they are - (ANSWER)fat free
The lower the __________ fat on a food label, the better - (ANSWER)trans fat
To reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, Mr.Martin, who had a stroke last year, should eat more -
(ANSWER)salmon, mackerel, and herring
A minimum of 5 percent and up to 10 percent of your total calories should be from - (ANSWER)linoleic
acid
To reduce the risk of heart disease, trans fat in prepared baked goods, snack items, and fried foods and
saturated fats in cheese, butter, and ice cream, fatty cuts of meat should be - (ANSWER)discouraged
The recommended percent of saturated fat in the daily diet is - (ANSWER)10 percent
Commercially prepared baked goods, snack goods, and fried foods are ___________ to foods such as
mackerel, salmon, ground flaxseed, and walnuts - (ANSWER)nutritionally inferior compared
Because fatty fish are good sources of EPA and DHA, you should consume - (ANSWER)a minimum of two
servings of fish weekly.
Losing excess weight can help lower your LDL cholesterol level and ________ your HDL cholesterol level.
- (ANSWER)increase
Liquid oils such as canola oil or soybean oil are nutritionally superior to solid fats like margarine or butter
because liquid oils are - (ANSWER)less saturated
