AAFCS 200 - Nutrition Wellness Food
Sceince Questions & answers
Updated 2026
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BDoesBnotBexerciseBregularlyBandBgetsBlessBthanB30BminutesBofBactivityBonBanyBgivenBday
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BAnswerAttemptBtoBprotectBconsumersBfromBunsafeBproductsBandBunethicalBbusinessBpractice
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BAnswerthawingBfoodBappropriately,BstoringBinBairBtightBcontainers,BsanitizingBallBcookingBarea
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BAnswerHypertensionBcanBbeBtreatedBthroughBlowBsaltBandBlowBfatBalongBwithBexerciseBtoBb
ringBbloodBpressureBtoBaBreasonableBlevel.BMedicationBisBfotenBprescribed.BManyBfactorsBincl
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BAnswerFiberBhelpsBwithBbowelBmovements,Bdigestion,BimmuneBresponse.BFiberBcanBlowerBc
holesterol,BpreventBobesity,BlowerBtheBriskBofBcancerBandBtypeBtwoBdiabetes.BSourcesB-
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BAnswerMoreBactiveB=BmoreBcalories.BActiveBandBlessBactiveBkidsBrequiresBtheBsameBcalories
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B800BcaloriesBhigher.BActiveBpeopleBrequireBmoreBprotein.
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TypeB1B-BnoBknownBprevention
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BAnswerAscorbicBAcidB-
BVitaminBC.BHelpsBprotectBtheBhealthBofBskin,Bbones,Bteeth,Bcertilage,BandBbloodBvessels.BAn
tioxidantBthatBhelpsBreduceBtheBnegativeBeffectsBthatBoxygenBreactionsBwithinBtheBbodyBcanB
hveBonBtheBcells.BProducesBcollagenB-
BproteinBneccisaryBforBcartilageBandBskinBhealth.BSourcesB-BStrawberries,Bbroccoli,Bspinach
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BinceaseBinBbodyBweightBthatBisBsignificantlyBbeyondBwhatBisBconsideredBhealthy.BIndividualBt
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BeliminateBexcessBfoodBintake,BwellBbalancedBdiet,BrigorousBexercise.BMedicationBandBsurgery
BcanBhelpBinBextremeBcases.
Sceince Questions & answers
Updated 2026
DiscussBtheBUSDA'sBMyPlateBandBitsBreplacementBofBtheBfoodBpyramidB-
BAnswerFoodBPyramidBwasBconfusingBandBvague.BMyBPlateBreplacedBtheBpyramidBinB2011Ban
dBisBeasierBtoBuse.BMyBPlateBisBaBpictureBofBaBplateBdividedBintoBfourBsections.BTheBideaBis
BtoBsimplyBwhatBtheirBplateBshouldBlookBlikeBvsBservingBsizesBforBeverything.
IdentifyBtheBcharacteristicsBthatBmakeBanBindividualBlowBactivityBandBtheBcharacteristicsBthatB
makeBanBindividualBconsideredBhighBactivity.B-BAnswerlowBactivityB-
BDoesBnotBexerciseBregularlyBandBgetsBlessBthanB30BminutesBofBactivityBonBanyBgivenBday
MidBlevelB-B30BminutesBatBaBtimeB1BtoB2BtimesBaBweek
highBactivityB-BexercisesBregularlyBandBgetsB30-60B
minutesB4BtoB5BtimesBaBweek.BCanBbeBworkingBinBwarehouse,Bgym,Betc.
ExplainBtheBimportanceBofBconsumerBadvocacyBgroupsBandBidentifyBsomeBexamplesBofBthese
BgroupsB-
BAnswerAttemptBtoBprotectBconsumersBfromBunsafeBproductsBandBunethicalBbusinessBpractice
s.BResearchesBproductsBandBoffersBresultsBofBsafetyBconcerns,Bdefects,BorBscams.BAdovateBfor
BlegislationBthatBprotectsBrightsBofBconsumers.BCanBofferBassistanceBtoBconsumers.B
EXBConsumer'sBUnion,BBetterBBusinessBBureau,BConsumerBFederationBofBAmerica
ExplainBtheBroleBthatBethnicityBcanBplayBinBdeterminingBwhichBfoodsBanBindividualBincludesBi
nBhisBorBherBdietB-
BAnswerPeopleBlivingBinBdifferentBregionsBhaveBdifferentBcustomsBregardingBfoodBthatBtheyBe
at.BThisBcanBbeBrelatedBtoBtraditionsBorBaccessBtoBfood.
IdentifyBandBexplainBsomeBofBtheBfactorsBthatBmightBinfluenceBwhatBfoodsBareBavailableBtoB
aBconsumerB-
BAnswerRegionBwhereBconsumerBlives,BcurrentBweatherBconditions,BseasonalBeffects,Bdemand
IdentifyBsomeBofBthBefoodBpreparationBmethodsBthatBcanBbeBusedBtoBreduceBtheBriskBofBfo
odborneBillnessesB-
BAnswerthawingBfoodBappropriately,BstoringBinBairBtightBcontainers,BsanitizingBallBcookingBarea
sBandBequipment.BIndividualsBshouldBwashBtheirBhands,BwashBfruitsBandBveggies.BCookBfoods
BatBhighBenoughBtemperaturesBforBaBlongBperiodBtoBavoidBbacteria.BThawBfoodsBinBrefrigerat
or.
, ExplainBhowBhypertensionBcanBbeBtreatedBandBpreventedB-
BAnswerHypertensionBcanBbeBtreatedBthroughBlowBsaltBandBlowBfatBalongBwithBexerciseBtoBb
ringBbloodBpressureBtoBaBreasonableBlevel.BMedicationBisBfotenBprescribed.BManyBfactorsBincl
udeBage,Brace,BandBfamilyBhistory.BEliminatingBcertainBactivitiesBcanBsignificantlyBreduceBrisk:B
excessiveBdrinking,Bsmoking,BregularlyBconsumingBhighBsaltBfoods,BhighBstress,
ExplainBtheBnutritionalBimportanceBofBfiberBandBidentifyBsomeBcommonBsourceB-
BAnswerFiberBhelpsBwithBbowelBmovements,Bdigestion,BimmuneBresponse.BFiberBcanBlowerBc
holesterol,BpreventBobesity,BlowerBtheBriskBofBcancerBandBtypeBtwoBdiabetes.BSourcesB-
Boatmeal,BwholeBwheatBbread,Bbeans,BapplesBetc
IdentifyBtheBdailyBcalorieBandBnutritionalBrequirementsBofBaBhealth,BhighlyBactiveBindividualBa
sBheBorBsheBagesB-
BAnswerMoreBactiveB=BmoreBcalories.BActiveBandBlessBactiveBkidsBrequiresBtheBsameBcalories
.BActiveBteensBneedB1600B-B2600Bcalories.BActiveByoungBadultsBrequiresB2000B-
B3200Bcalories.BTheBcalorieBneedsBofBanBactiveBvsBlessBactiveBpersonBisB400B-
B800BcaloriesBhigher.BActiveBpeopleBrequireBmoreBprotein.
ExplainBhowBdiabetesBcanBbeBpreventedB-BAnswerTypeB2/GestationalB-
BeatingBhealthyBdietBhighBinBfiberBandBwholeBgrains,BlowerBhighBfatBfoods,BandBbreastfeedin
g.B
TypeB1B-BnoBknownBprevention
ExplainBtheBnutritionalBimportanceBofBvitaminBCBandBidentifyBsomeBcommonBsourcesB-
BAnswerAscorbicBAcidB-
BVitaminBC.BHelpsBprotectBtheBhealthBofBskin,Bbones,Bteeth,Bcertilage,BandBbloodBvessels.BAn
tioxidantBthatBhelpsBreduceBtheBnegativeBeffectsBthatBoxygenBreactionsBwithinBtheBbodyBcanB
hveBonBtheBcells.BProducesBcollagenB-
BproteinBneccisaryBforBcartilageBandBskinBhealth.BSourcesB-BStrawberries,Bbroccoli,Bspinach
DefineBobesityBandBhowBitBcanBbeBtreatedB-BAnswerObesityB-
BinceaseBinBbodyBweightBthatBisBsignificantlyBbeyondBwhatBisBconsideredBhealthy.BIndividualBt
akesBinBmoreBfoodBthanBtheBbodyBcanBuseBsoBitBisBstoredBasBfat.BObesityBisBmainlyBfromBo
vereating,BbutBcanBbeBtiedBtoBfamilyBhistory,BgeneticBfacotrs,BandBstressBorBlackBofBsleep.BTr
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BeliminateBexcessBfoodBintake,BwellBbalancedBdiet,BrigorousBexercise.BMedicationBandBsurgery
BcanBhelpBinBextremeBcases.
