NDFS 100 Exam 4 (Final) Test
Questions All Solved Correct 2025-
2026 Updated.
LDL - Answer healthy=less than 100
borderline=max 159
unhealthy=max 189
Total blood cholesterol - Answer healthy=less than 200
borderline=max 239
unhealthy=240
HDL - Answer healthy=greater than 60
borderline=min 40
unhealthy=less than 40
Triglycerides - Answer healthy=less than 150
borderline=max 199
unhealthy=max 499
DASH diet - Answer Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
reduce sodium intake
choose healthy fats
exercise
hypertensive when - Answer systolic>130
distolic>80
ONE OR BOTH
dietary factors that affect cancer - Answer red meat
alcohol
excessive consumption of processed foods
excessive sodium
being overweight
, complementary medicine - Answer using mainstream and non-mainstream medicine
together
make sure to tell doctor everything!
nutrigenomics - Answer effects of certain nutrients on genome
nutrigenetics - Answer effect of nutrients on different people because they have different
DNA/tastebuds
what are foods that are troublesome/can lead to food poisoning? - Answer meat, poultry,
dairy, eggs, and raw produce
ADVICE
don't thaw stuff on counter
throughly clean: knife, cutting board, produce, hands, etc.
Cooking Temperatures - Answer 145 degrees Fahrenheit for fish and big hunks of beef and
pork
160 degrees for ground meat and eggs
165 degrees for all poultry (including ground poultry), casseroles, stuffing, leftovers
DANGER ZONE - Answer 40-140 degrees fahrenheit
fridge temp - Answer below 40 fahrenheit
freezer temp - Answer below 0 degrees fahrenheit
pasteurization - Answer ultrahigh temperature treatment for milk. Kills bacteria. Nutrients in
raw and pasteurized milk are identical. Yet a few bacteria may survive, so keep milk in fridge.
irradiation - Answer makes food safer. Called cold pasteurization. Ionizing radiation to
eliminate foodborne illnesses, makes the food preserve longer, kills insects, delays sprouting
and ripening, and sterilizes products. Does not make foods radioactive, but also does not
sterilize most foods because they need large doses of irradiation, which would alter the food.
modified atmosphere packaging - Answer extends shelf life of perishable food, lowers
oxygen content to slow growth. Prevent discoloration, prevents spoilage of fats, slows ripening
of fruits/veggies
Questions All Solved Correct 2025-
2026 Updated.
LDL - Answer healthy=less than 100
borderline=max 159
unhealthy=max 189
Total blood cholesterol - Answer healthy=less than 200
borderline=max 239
unhealthy=240
HDL - Answer healthy=greater than 60
borderline=min 40
unhealthy=less than 40
Triglycerides - Answer healthy=less than 150
borderline=max 199
unhealthy=max 499
DASH diet - Answer Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
reduce sodium intake
choose healthy fats
exercise
hypertensive when - Answer systolic>130
distolic>80
ONE OR BOTH
dietary factors that affect cancer - Answer red meat
alcohol
excessive consumption of processed foods
excessive sodium
being overweight
, complementary medicine - Answer using mainstream and non-mainstream medicine
together
make sure to tell doctor everything!
nutrigenomics - Answer effects of certain nutrients on genome
nutrigenetics - Answer effect of nutrients on different people because they have different
DNA/tastebuds
what are foods that are troublesome/can lead to food poisoning? - Answer meat, poultry,
dairy, eggs, and raw produce
ADVICE
don't thaw stuff on counter
throughly clean: knife, cutting board, produce, hands, etc.
Cooking Temperatures - Answer 145 degrees Fahrenheit for fish and big hunks of beef and
pork
160 degrees for ground meat and eggs
165 degrees for all poultry (including ground poultry), casseroles, stuffing, leftovers
DANGER ZONE - Answer 40-140 degrees fahrenheit
fridge temp - Answer below 40 fahrenheit
freezer temp - Answer below 0 degrees fahrenheit
pasteurization - Answer ultrahigh temperature treatment for milk. Kills bacteria. Nutrients in
raw and pasteurized milk are identical. Yet a few bacteria may survive, so keep milk in fridge.
irradiation - Answer makes food safer. Called cold pasteurization. Ionizing radiation to
eliminate foodborne illnesses, makes the food preserve longer, kills insects, delays sprouting
and ripening, and sterilizes products. Does not make foods radioactive, but also does not
sterilize most foods because they need large doses of irradiation, which would alter the food.
modified atmosphere packaging - Answer extends shelf life of perishable food, lowers
oxygen content to slow growth. Prevent discoloration, prevents spoilage of fats, slows ripening
of fruits/veggies
