NUSC 1165 EXAM 3 FINAL SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS ANSWERS PASSED
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◉ Vegan Diets.
Answer: •Pattern of dietary intake where no animal products are
consumed; only plant-based foods are eaten.
•Vegans do not use any animal products in their lifestyle. They avoid
usage of leather, silk, wool, down, and honey.
•About 2% of the U.S. adult consumes a vegan diet.
◉ Vegetarian Diets.
Answer: •Pattern of food intake which includes plant-based foods
and eliminates some or all foods of animal origin.
•Approximately 5% of the U.S. adult population consumes a
vegetarian diet.
◉ Vegetarian and Nonvegetarian Dietary Patterns.
Answer: Nonvegetarians: All types of animal products are prepared
and consumed on a daily basis.
Semivegetarian: Occasional usage of animal products are consumed.
,Pescetarian: Fish, dairy and egg products are incorporated into the
diet.
Lacto-ovo Vegetarian: Only consumes dairy and egg products. (Lacto
= milk; ovo = egg)
Lacto-vegetarian: Only consumes dairy such as cheese and milk.
Vegan: Excludes all animal foods.
◉ Benefits of Vegetarian Diets.
Answer: Based on prior research, the benefits of consuming a
vegetarian diet include:
1). Nutrient Quality
2). Affordable or inexpensive
3). Having lower body weight
4). Having reduced incidence of obesity
5). Reduced incidence of diabetes
6). Reduced incidence of cardiovascular disease
7). Reduced incidence of high blood pressure
8). Reduced incidence of some cancers
9). Reduced incidence of metabolic syndrome
-Metabolic syndrome is defined as a cluster of obesity-related risk
factors (high blood lipids, high blood pressure, and high blood sugar
occurring together)
,10). Better for the environment.
◉ Meeting Nutrient Needs with a Vegan Diet to Prevent Nutrient
Deficiencies.
Answer: This slide highlights the nutrients that may be deficient in
the diets of vegans and vegetarians. These nutrients include Vitamin
B12, calcium, vitamin D, iron, zinc, iodine, and omega-3 fatty acids.
Strategies are described for incorporating appropriate dietary
sources of these nutrients to prevent deficiency.
◉ Overweight and obesity.
Answer: ■In the United States, 68.5% of adults are classified as
overweight or obese.
Medical care costs of obesity are estimated to be around $147 to
$190 billion
Overweight: •Being too heavy for one's height
•BMI of 25 to 29.9 kg/m2
Obese: •Having excess body fat
•BMI of 30 kg/m2 or greater
◉ Obesity incidence in America.
, Answer: These Center for Disease Control (CDC) maps indicate that
the rates of obesity increased across the United States from 1990 to
2007.
◉ In 2010,.
Answer: we can see here that many areas of the deep south (Texas,
Louisiana, Mississippi) have the highest rates of obesity incidence in
the United States.
◉ In 2015,.
Answer: states such as Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and West
Virginia were reported to have the highest rates of obesity (at or
above 35% of the population.
This data was collected by the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
Survey (BRFSS).
◉ CDC BRFSS Data, 2018.
Answer: This is the latest map provided by the Center for Disease
Control Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) data
released in 2018.
Based on the trends, we an see that the number of states that are
have an obesity prevalence at or above 35% has increased since
2015. This includes the addition of states such as North Dakota,
Missouri, Arkansas, and Kentucky.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS ANSWERS PASSED
A+
◉ Vegan Diets.
Answer: •Pattern of dietary intake where no animal products are
consumed; only plant-based foods are eaten.
•Vegans do not use any animal products in their lifestyle. They avoid
usage of leather, silk, wool, down, and honey.
•About 2% of the U.S. adult consumes a vegan diet.
◉ Vegetarian Diets.
Answer: •Pattern of food intake which includes plant-based foods
and eliminates some or all foods of animal origin.
•Approximately 5% of the U.S. adult population consumes a
vegetarian diet.
◉ Vegetarian and Nonvegetarian Dietary Patterns.
Answer: Nonvegetarians: All types of animal products are prepared
and consumed on a daily basis.
Semivegetarian: Occasional usage of animal products are consumed.
,Pescetarian: Fish, dairy and egg products are incorporated into the
diet.
Lacto-ovo Vegetarian: Only consumes dairy and egg products. (Lacto
= milk; ovo = egg)
Lacto-vegetarian: Only consumes dairy such as cheese and milk.
Vegan: Excludes all animal foods.
◉ Benefits of Vegetarian Diets.
Answer: Based on prior research, the benefits of consuming a
vegetarian diet include:
1). Nutrient Quality
2). Affordable or inexpensive
3). Having lower body weight
4). Having reduced incidence of obesity
5). Reduced incidence of diabetes
6). Reduced incidence of cardiovascular disease
7). Reduced incidence of high blood pressure
8). Reduced incidence of some cancers
9). Reduced incidence of metabolic syndrome
-Metabolic syndrome is defined as a cluster of obesity-related risk
factors (high blood lipids, high blood pressure, and high blood sugar
occurring together)
,10). Better for the environment.
◉ Meeting Nutrient Needs with a Vegan Diet to Prevent Nutrient
Deficiencies.
Answer: This slide highlights the nutrients that may be deficient in
the diets of vegans and vegetarians. These nutrients include Vitamin
B12, calcium, vitamin D, iron, zinc, iodine, and omega-3 fatty acids.
Strategies are described for incorporating appropriate dietary
sources of these nutrients to prevent deficiency.
◉ Overweight and obesity.
Answer: ■In the United States, 68.5% of adults are classified as
overweight or obese.
Medical care costs of obesity are estimated to be around $147 to
$190 billion
Overweight: •Being too heavy for one's height
•BMI of 25 to 29.9 kg/m2
Obese: •Having excess body fat
•BMI of 30 kg/m2 or greater
◉ Obesity incidence in America.
, Answer: These Center for Disease Control (CDC) maps indicate that
the rates of obesity increased across the United States from 1990 to
2007.
◉ In 2010,.
Answer: we can see here that many areas of the deep south (Texas,
Louisiana, Mississippi) have the highest rates of obesity incidence in
the United States.
◉ In 2015,.
Answer: states such as Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and West
Virginia were reported to have the highest rates of obesity (at or
above 35% of the population.
This data was collected by the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
Survey (BRFSS).
◉ CDC BRFSS Data, 2018.
Answer: This is the latest map provided by the Center for Disease
Control Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) data
released in 2018.
Based on the trends, we an see that the number of states that are
have an obesity prevalence at or above 35% has increased since
2015. This includes the addition of states such as North Dakota,
Missouri, Arkansas, and Kentucky.
