,CHAPTER 1: THE RELATIONSHIP OF NUTRITION AND HEALTH
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following nutrients helps build and repair body tissues?
a. protein c. fat
b. carbohydrates d. all of the above
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: A
TOP: Nutrients and Their Functions
2. Malnutrition can be caused by ____.
a. eating too much c. both a and b
b. eating too little d. none of the above
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: A TOP: Malnutrition
3. Which food is considered to have a low nutrient density?
a. potato chips c. apples
b. carrots d. steak
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: A
TOP: Individuals at Risk from Poor Nutritional Intake
4. There are many cumulative effects of a poor, unbalanced diet. Which of these disease states may be
attributable to a low nutrient density diet?
a. atherosclerosis c. obesity
b. hypertension d. all of the above
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: B
TOP: Cumulative Effects of Nutrition
5. Which mineral is needed to prevent osteoporosis from occurring?
a. iron c. zinc
b. magnesium d. calcium
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: B TOP: Deficiency Diseases
6. A part of a nutrition assessment involves anthropometric measurements. What is measured during this
type of assessment?
a. percentage of muscle mass c. percentage of fat and muscle tissue
b. percentage of fat tissue only d. percentage of body fluid
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: A TOP: Nutrition Assessment
7. What biochemical analysis of blood samples may indicate kidney failure?
a. serum albumin level c. creatinine excretion
b. serum transferrin level d. blood urea nitrogen
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: A TOP: Nutrition Assessment
8. What is the most common method of assessing a client’s dietary history?
a. three-day food record c. three-day food diary
b. 24-hour recall d. three-day recall
, ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: A TOP: Nutrition Assessment
9. Which nutrient deficiency displays lesions at the corners of the mouth?
a. vitamin B c. folic acid
b. riboflavin d. iron
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: B TOP: Deficiency Diseases
10. Obesity can increase your risk of developing ____.
a. iron deficiency anemia c. kidney failure
b. diabetes d. osteoporosis
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: B
TOP: Cumulative Effects of Nutrition
11. Education in good nutritional health practices would eliminate many health problems that may be
caused by malnutrition. Which of the following is the best method for teaching the young child good
health habits?
a. a good health program in kindergarten
b. have the physician discuss nutrition with the child
c. imitation of adult behavior
d. imitation of eating habits of other children
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: C
TOP: Health and Nutrition Considerations
12. What is the most common form of nutrient deficiency in the United States?
a. niacin c. protein
b. iron d. vitamin C
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: B TOP: Deficiency Diseases
13. Which biochemical test measures protein status?
a. serum transferrin level c. serum albumin level
b. creatinine excretion d. serum creatinine level
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: B TOP: Nutrition Assessment
14. Which biochemical test indicates a depleted muscle mass?
a. serum transferrin level c. serum albumin level
b. creatinine excretion d. serum creatinine level
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: B TOP: Nutrition Assessment
15. Which blood test can indicate anemia?
a. hemoglobin test c. blood urea nitrogen
b. red blood cell test d. lipid profile
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: B TOP: Nutrition Assessment
16. Which biochemical test indicates iron-carrying protein in the blood?
a. serum transferrin level c. serum albumin level
b. creatinine excretion d. serum creatinine level
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: B TOP: Nutrition Assessment
, 17. Which of the following is characteristic of poor nutritional status?
a. apathy c. both a and b
b. insomnia d. none of the above
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: C
TOP: Characteristics of Good Nutrition
18. Which of the following diseases is related to vitamin C deficiency?
a. anemia c. scurvy
b. goiter d. xeropthalmia
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: B TOP: Deficiency Diseases
19. Which of the following measures is not included in the lipid profile?
a. glucose c. total serum cholesterol
b. serum triglycerides d. high-density lipoproteins
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: B TOP: Nutrition Assessment
20. Goiter is a deficiency disease related to deficiency of what nutrient?
a. iron c. calcium
b. iodine d. folic acid
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: B TOP: Deficiency Diseases
21. Which of the following are inorganic nutrients?
a. vitamins c. both a and b
b. minerals d. none of the above
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: B
TOP: Nutrients and Their Functions
SHORT ANSWER
1. Poorly shaped bones or teeth are a symptom of calcium and vitamin D deficiency. Discuss the
relationship between these substances.
ANS:
Vitamin D is necessary for the utilization of calcium in the body.
PTS: 1 DIF: B TOP: Deficiency Diseases
2. Why is a social history important when doing a nutritional assessment?
ANS:
To determine whether the client has the financial resources to obtain the needed food and the ability to
store and prepare the food.
PTS: 1 DIF: B TOP: Nutrition Assessment
3. List the methods, or means of data collection, used to complete an accurate nutritional assessment that
is the framework for a dietary treatment plan.
ANS:
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following nutrients helps build and repair body tissues?
a. protein c. fat
b. carbohydrates d. all of the above
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: A
TOP: Nutrients and Their Functions
2. Malnutrition can be caused by ____.
a. eating too much c. both a and b
b. eating too little d. none of the above
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: A TOP: Malnutrition
3. Which food is considered to have a low nutrient density?
a. potato chips c. apples
b. carrots d. steak
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: A
TOP: Individuals at Risk from Poor Nutritional Intake
4. There are many cumulative effects of a poor, unbalanced diet. Which of these disease states may be
attributable to a low nutrient density diet?
a. atherosclerosis c. obesity
b. hypertension d. all of the above
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: B
TOP: Cumulative Effects of Nutrition
5. Which mineral is needed to prevent osteoporosis from occurring?
a. iron c. zinc
b. magnesium d. calcium
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: B TOP: Deficiency Diseases
6. A part of a nutrition assessment involves anthropometric measurements. What is measured during this
type of assessment?
a. percentage of muscle mass c. percentage of fat and muscle tissue
b. percentage of fat tissue only d. percentage of body fluid
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: A TOP: Nutrition Assessment
7. What biochemical analysis of blood samples may indicate kidney failure?
a. serum albumin level c. creatinine excretion
b. serum transferrin level d. blood urea nitrogen
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: A TOP: Nutrition Assessment
8. What is the most common method of assessing a client’s dietary history?
a. three-day food record c. three-day food diary
b. 24-hour recall d. three-day recall
, ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: A TOP: Nutrition Assessment
9. Which nutrient deficiency displays lesions at the corners of the mouth?
a. vitamin B c. folic acid
b. riboflavin d. iron
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: B TOP: Deficiency Diseases
10. Obesity can increase your risk of developing ____.
a. iron deficiency anemia c. kidney failure
b. diabetes d. osteoporosis
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: B
TOP: Cumulative Effects of Nutrition
11. Education in good nutritional health practices would eliminate many health problems that may be
caused by malnutrition. Which of the following is the best method for teaching the young child good
health habits?
a. a good health program in kindergarten
b. have the physician discuss nutrition with the child
c. imitation of adult behavior
d. imitation of eating habits of other children
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: C
TOP: Health and Nutrition Considerations
12. What is the most common form of nutrient deficiency in the United States?
a. niacin c. protein
b. iron d. vitamin C
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: B TOP: Deficiency Diseases
13. Which biochemical test measures protein status?
a. serum transferrin level c. serum albumin level
b. creatinine excretion d. serum creatinine level
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: B TOP: Nutrition Assessment
14. Which biochemical test indicates a depleted muscle mass?
a. serum transferrin level c. serum albumin level
b. creatinine excretion d. serum creatinine level
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: B TOP: Nutrition Assessment
15. Which blood test can indicate anemia?
a. hemoglobin test c. blood urea nitrogen
b. red blood cell test d. lipid profile
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: B TOP: Nutrition Assessment
16. Which biochemical test indicates iron-carrying protein in the blood?
a. serum transferrin level c. serum albumin level
b. creatinine excretion d. serum creatinine level
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: B TOP: Nutrition Assessment
, 17. Which of the following is characteristic of poor nutritional status?
a. apathy c. both a and b
b. insomnia d. none of the above
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: C
TOP: Characteristics of Good Nutrition
18. Which of the following diseases is related to vitamin C deficiency?
a. anemia c. scurvy
b. goiter d. xeropthalmia
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: B TOP: Deficiency Diseases
19. Which of the following measures is not included in the lipid profile?
a. glucose c. total serum cholesterol
b. serum triglycerides d. high-density lipoproteins
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: B TOP: Nutrition Assessment
20. Goiter is a deficiency disease related to deficiency of what nutrient?
a. iron c. calcium
b. iodine d. folic acid
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: B TOP: Deficiency Diseases
21. Which of the following are inorganic nutrients?
a. vitamins c. both a and b
b. minerals d. none of the above
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: B
TOP: Nutrients and Their Functions
SHORT ANSWER
1. Poorly shaped bones or teeth are a symptom of calcium and vitamin D deficiency. Discuss the
relationship between these substances.
ANS:
Vitamin D is necessary for the utilization of calcium in the body.
PTS: 1 DIF: B TOP: Deficiency Diseases
2. Why is a social history important when doing a nutritional assessment?
ANS:
To determine whether the client has the financial resources to obtain the needed food and the ability to
store and prepare the food.
PTS: 1 DIF: B TOP: Nutrition Assessment
3. List the methods, or means of data collection, used to complete an accurate nutritional assessment that
is the framework for a dietary treatment plan.
ANS:
