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This document contains the complete test bank for Understanding Nutrition, 16th Edition by Ellie Whitney, covering all chapters from 1 to 20. It includes multiple-choice questions, matching exercises, completion items, and essay questions with answers, focusing on nutrition fundamentals, nutrients, metabolism, diet planning, life cycle nutrition, and diet-related diseases. The material is ideal for exam preparation, quizzes, and comprehensive review for nutrition, nursing, and health science courses.

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Understanding Nutrition 16th Edition



TEST BANK
Understanding Nutrition 16th Edition
Ellie Whitney All Chapters 1 - 20



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, Understanding Nutrition 16th Edition


Table of Contents
1. An Overview of Nutrition.
Highlight 1: Nutrition Information and Misinformation.
2. Planning a Healthy Diet.
Highlight 2: Vegetarian Diets.
3. Digestion, Absorption and Transport.
Highlight 3: Common Digestive Problems.
4. The Carbohydrates: Sugars, Starches and Fibers.
Highlight 4: Carbs, kCalories and Controversies.




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5. The Lipids: Triglycerides, Phospholipids and Sterols.
Highlight 5: High-Fat Foods — Friend or Foe?
6. Protein: Amino Acids.
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Highlight 6: Nutritional Genomics.
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7. Energy Metabolism.
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Highlight 7: Alcohol in the Body.
8. Energy Balance and Body Composition.
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Highlight 8: Eating Disorders.
9. Weight Management: Overweight, Obesity and Underweight.
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Highlight 9: The Latest and Greatest Weight-Loss Diet — Again.
10. The Water-Soluble Vitamins: B Vitamins and Vitamin C.
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Highlight 10: Vitamin and Mineral Supplements.
11. The Fat-Soluble Vitamins, A, D, E and K.
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Highlight 11: Antioxidant Nutrients in Disease Prevention.
12. Water and the Major Minerals.
Highlight 12: Osteoporosis and Calcium.
13. The Trace Minerals.
Highlight 13: Phytochemicals and Functional Foods.
14. Fitness: Physical Activity, Nutrients and Body Adaptations.
Highlight 14: Supplements as Ergogenic Aids.
15. Life Cycle Nutrition: Pregnancy and Lactation.
Highlight 15: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
16. Life Cycle Nutrition: Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence.
Highlight 16: Childhood Obesity and the Early Development of Chronic Diseases.
17. Life Cycle Nutrition: Adulthood and the Later Years.
Highlight 17: Nutrient-Drug Interactions.
18. Diet and Health.
Highlight 18: Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
19. Consumer Concerns About Foods and Water.
Highlight 19: Food Biotechnology.
20. Hunger and the Global Environment.
Highlight 20: Environmentally Friendly Food Choices.

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Chapter 1 – An Overview of Nutrition


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which characteristic is most typical of a chronic disease?
a. It has a rapid onset.
b. It rarely has noticeable symptoms.
c. It produces sharp pains
d. It progresses gradually.
e. It disrupts daily life, but is unlikely to be life-threatening.
ANSWER: D DIF: Bloom's: Understand REF: Introduction




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OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.1 Describe how various factors influence personal food choices.
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2. What is the chief reason most people choose the foods they eat?
a. cost
b. taste
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c. convenience
d. nutritional value
e. habit
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ANSWER: B DIF: Bloom's: Remember REF: 1.1 Food Choices
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OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.1 Describe how various factors influence personal food choices.

3. A child develops a strong dislike of noodle soup after she consumes a bowl while sick with the flu. Her

a. habit
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reaction is an example of a food-related .

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c. emotional turmoil
d. negative association
e. comfort eating
ANSWER: D DIF: Bloom's: Evaluate REF: 1.1 Food Choices
OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.1 Describe how various factors influence personal food choices.

4. A person who eats a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast every day is most likely making a food choice
based on .
a. habit
b. availability
c. body image
d. environmental concerns
e. cultural values
ANSWER: A DIF: Bloom's: Evaluate REF: 1.1 Food Choices
OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.1 Describe how various factors influence personal food choices.

5. Which individual is making a food choice based on negative association?
a. A tourist from China who rejects a hamburger due to unfamiliarity
b. A child who spits out his mashed potatoes because they taste too salty
c. A teenager who grudgingly accepts an offer for an ice cream cone to avoid offending a
close friend
d. An elderly gentleman who refuses a peanut butter and jelly sandwich because he considers
it a child's food
e. An adult who refuses to eat foods that are not locally-sourced and organic

, Understanding Nutrition 16th Edition

ANSWER: D DIF: Bloom's: Evaluate REF: 1.1 Food Choices
OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.1 Describe how various factors influence personal food choices.

6. The motive for a person who alters his diet due to religious convictions is most likely related to his
.
a. values
b. body image
c. ethnic heritage
d. functional association
e. comfort
ANSWER: A DIF: Bloom's: Understand REF: 1.1 Food Choices
OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.1 Describe how various factors influence personal food choices.




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7. Farah is viewing an exciting sports match of her favorite team and eating because of nervousness. Her

a. regional cuisines
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food choice will most likely be based on .

b. preferences
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c. emotional comfort
d. positive association
e. functional value
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ANSWER: C DIF: Bloom's: Evaluate
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OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.1 Describe how various factors influence personal food choices.

8. What term describes foods that contain non nutrient substances whose known action in the body is to
b
promote well-being to a greater extent than that contributed by the food's nutrients?
a. fortified foods
b. enriched foods
c. functional foods m
d. health-enhancing foods
e. bioavailable foods
ANSWER: C DIF: Bloom's: Understand REF: 1.1 Food Choices
OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.1 Describe how various factors influence personal food choices.

9. Non nutrient substances found in plant foods that may demonstrate biological activity in the body are
commonly known as
a. Bio enhancements
b. inorganic fibers
c. phytochemicals
d. phytoactive chemicals
e. nonnutritive additives
ANSWER: C DIF: Bloom’s Remember REF: 1.1 Food Choices
OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.1 Describe how various factors influence personal food choices.

10. By chemical analysis, what nutrient is present in the highest amounts in most foods?
a. fats
b. water
c. proteins
d. carbohydrates
e. vitamins and minerals
ANSWER: B DIF: Bloom's: Remember REF: 1.2 The Nutrients
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