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Nutrition and Health
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
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1. Nutrition is the science of:
A. How nutrients in food affect health and disease
B. Only cooking methods
C. Only calorie counting
D. Only weight-loss diets
Answer: A
2. Macronutrients are:
A. Only electrolytes
B. Carbohydrates, proteins and fats
C. Only vitamins and minerals
D. Only water and fiber
Answer: B
3. Micronutrients are:
A. Only fats
B. Only water
C. Vitamins and minerals
D. Carbohydrates and proteins
Answer: C
4. Primary role of carbohydrates is to:
A. Build muscle only
B. Transport oxygen only
C. Form hormones only
D. Provide energy
Answer: D
5. Simple carbohydrates include:
A. Sugars such as glucose, fructose, sucrose
B. Starches and fiber only
C. Only cellulose
D. Only plant glycogen
Answer: A
6. Complex carbohydrates include:
A. Only lactose
B. Starches and dietary fiber
C. Only table sugar
D. Only glucose syrup
Answer: B
7. Dietary fiber helps by:
A. Raising calorie density only
B. Having no health benefit
C. Supporting bowel function and improving glycemic/lipid profiles
D. Supplying all essential amino acids
Answer: C
8. Proteins are polymers of:
A. Fatty acids
B. Monosaccharides only
C. Minerals only
D. Amino acids
Answer: D
9. Essential amino acids must be:
A. Obtained from the diet
B. Made adequately by the body always
C. Found only in plants
D. Unnecessary for protein synthesis
Answer: A
10. Complete proteins generally provide:
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A. A single amino acid
B. All essential amino acids in adequate amounts
C. No essential amino acids
D. Only non-essential amino acids
Answer: B
11. Complementary proteins are:
A. Only animal proteins
B. Unnecessary for vegetarians
C. Plant protein combinations that together supply essential amino acids
D. One incomplete protein eaten alone
Answer: C
12. Dietary fat functions include:
A. Bulk without energy
B. Raising blood glucose only
C. No hormone role
D. Energy, fat-soluble vitamin absorption, membrane structure
Answer: D
13. Saturated fats are typically:
A. Solid at room temperature; excess linked to higher LDL
B. Liquid plant oils only
C. Always beneficial without limit
D. Identical in effect to all unsaturated fats
Answer: A
14. Unsaturated fats are typically:
A. Identical to trans fats
B. Liquid at room temperature; often plant or fish sources
C. Solid at room temperature
D. Only harmful
Answer: B
15. Trans fats are associated with:
A. Only cholesterol benefit
B. No health concern
C. Higher cardiovascular risk and should be minimized
D. Better heart health always
Answer: C
16. Essential fatty acids include:
A. Only meat saturated fats
B. Only cholesterol
C. Only non-essential MCTs
D. Omega-3 and omega-6 that must come from diet
Answer: D
17. Cholesterol is:
A. A sterol in animal foods and made by the body; needed for membranes and hormones
B. Only from plants
C. Unrelated to lipoproteins
D. Harmful in any amount
Answer: A
18. LDL is often termed:
A. Unrelated to heart disease
B. Bad cholesterol because high levels link to atherosclerosis risk
C. Good cholesterol
D. Always beneficial
Answer: B
19. HDL is often termed:
A. Only harmful
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TESTBANK
Nutrition and Health
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Answers shown after each question
© MOh T
Original Educational Practice Questions
For Nursing Students
© MOh T | @moht | Educational Use Only
,Testbank | Nutrition and Health | © MOh T @moht
1. Nutrition is the science of:
A. How nutrients in food affect health and disease
B. Only cooking methods
C. Only calorie counting
D. Only weight-loss diets
Answer: A
2. Macronutrients are:
A. Only electrolytes
B. Carbohydrates, proteins and fats
C. Only vitamins and minerals
D. Only water and fiber
Answer: B
3. Micronutrients are:
A. Only fats
B. Only water
C. Vitamins and minerals
D. Carbohydrates and proteins
Answer: C
4. Primary role of carbohydrates is to:
A. Build muscle only
B. Transport oxygen only
C. Form hormones only
D. Provide energy
Answer: D
5. Simple carbohydrates include:
A. Sugars such as glucose, fructose, sucrose
B. Starches and fiber only
C. Only cellulose
D. Only plant glycogen
Answer: A
6. Complex carbohydrates include:
A. Only lactose
B. Starches and dietary fiber
C. Only table sugar
D. Only glucose syrup
Answer: B
7. Dietary fiber helps by:
A. Raising calorie density only
B. Having no health benefit
C. Supporting bowel function and improving glycemic/lipid profiles
D. Supplying all essential amino acids
Answer: C
8. Proteins are polymers of:
A. Fatty acids
B. Monosaccharides only
C. Minerals only
D. Amino acids
Answer: D
9. Essential amino acids must be:
A. Obtained from the diet
B. Made adequately by the body always
C. Found only in plants
D. Unnecessary for protein synthesis
Answer: A
10. Complete proteins generally provide:
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A. A single amino acid
B. All essential amino acids in adequate amounts
C. No essential amino acids
D. Only non-essential amino acids
Answer: B
11. Complementary proteins are:
A. Only animal proteins
B. Unnecessary for vegetarians
C. Plant protein combinations that together supply essential amino acids
D. One incomplete protein eaten alone
Answer: C
12. Dietary fat functions include:
A. Bulk without energy
B. Raising blood glucose only
C. No hormone role
D. Energy, fat-soluble vitamin absorption, membrane structure
Answer: D
13. Saturated fats are typically:
A. Solid at room temperature; excess linked to higher LDL
B. Liquid plant oils only
C. Always beneficial without limit
D. Identical in effect to all unsaturated fats
Answer: A
14. Unsaturated fats are typically:
A. Identical to trans fats
B. Liquid at room temperature; often plant or fish sources
C. Solid at room temperature
D. Only harmful
Answer: B
15. Trans fats are associated with:
A. Only cholesterol benefit
B. No health concern
C. Higher cardiovascular risk and should be minimized
D. Better heart health always
Answer: C
16. Essential fatty acids include:
A. Only meat saturated fats
B. Only cholesterol
C. Only non-essential MCTs
D. Omega-3 and omega-6 that must come from diet
Answer: D
17. Cholesterol is:
A. A sterol in animal foods and made by the body; needed for membranes and hormones
B. Only from plants
C. Unrelated to lipoproteins
D. Harmful in any amount
Answer: A
18. LDL is often termed:
A. Unrelated to heart disease
B. Bad cholesterol because high levels link to atherosclerosis risk
C. Good cholesterol
D. Always beneficial
Answer: B
19. HDL is often termed:
A. Only harmful
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