Test Bank for Nutrition Concepts and Controversies 5th Edition Sizer, Whitney, Pich Latest 2026–2027 Updated. Verified Questions and Answers Covering All Chapters and Key Nutrition Topics. Complete Practice Resource for Exam Preparation and Academic Succe

TEST BANK FOR NUTRITION
CONCEPTS AND CONTROVERSIES,
5TH EDITION, FRANCES SIZER, ELLIE
WHITNEY, LEONARD PICHÉ, ISBN-10:
ISBN- 13: 9780176892869

,Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Food Choices and Human Health
Chapter 2: Nutrition Tools – Standards and Guidelines
Chapter 3: The Remarkable Body
Chapter 4: The Carbohydrates: Sugar, Starch, Glycogen and Fibre
Chapter 5: The Lipids: Fats, Oil, Phospholipids, and Sterols
Chapter 6: The Proteins and Amino Acids
Chapter 7: The Vitamins
Chapter 8: Water and Minerals
Chapter 9: Energy Balance and Healthy Body Weight
Chapter 10: Nutrients, Recreational Physical Activity, and the Body’s
Responses
Chapter 11: Role of Diet in the Primary and Secondary Prevention of
Chronic Disease
Chapter 12: Food Safety and Food Bio-Technology
Chapter 13: Life Cycle Nutrition: Mother and Infant
Chapter 14: Child, Teen, and Older Adult
Chapter 15: Hunger and the Global Environment

,Chapter 1 Food Choices and Human Health



1. Which of the following conditions is the most responsive to nutrition?
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(A) diabetes

(B) iron deficiency anemia
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(C) sickle cell disease L L




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Answer : (B) L L




2. What is the name for the study of environmental influences on genetic expression?
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(A) epigenetics

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(C) nutritional nucleic acid pool L L L




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3. The integration of nutrition, genomic science, and molecular biology has launched a new
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area of study. What is this area of study called?
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(A) nutrition genetics L




(B) nutritional genomics L




(C) nutritional molecular science L L




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4. How many classes of nutrients are there?
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(A) 2
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(B) 4
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(C) 6
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, (D) 8
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Answer : (C) L L




5. Which of the following nutrients is considered organic?
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(A) minerals

(B) carbohydrate

(C) water

(D) alcohol

Answer : (B) L L




6. Which of the following nutrients yields energy and also provides materials that form
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structures and working parts of body tissues?
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(A) proteins

(B) vitamins

(C) fats

(D) proteins

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7. Which of the following nutrients is energy-yielding?
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(A) carbohydrates

(B) vitamins

(C) water

(D) minerals

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8. Which of the following statements best defines an "essential" nutrient?
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(A) It is necessary for good health and proper functioning of the body.
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(B) It can be obtained only from the diet.
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(C) It can be manufactured by the body from raw materials.
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