APK6167: NUTRITION ASPECTS MIDTERM PART 2 | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATED | 100% CORRECT - UNIVERSITY OF
FLORIDA.
If a product is labeled "sodium free", the item contains less than ___ mg sodium per serving. - (answer)5
Which DRI indicates the intake level needed to meet the nutrient requirement of most people within a
healthy population? - (answer)RDA
Which vitamins and minerals must be included on the Nutrition Facts Panel? - (answer)Vitamin D,
Potassium, Calcium and Iron
Which of the following are single sugar molecules that form the building blocks for more complex
carbohydrates? - (answer)Monosaccharides
What does AND stand for? - (answer)Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level for a nutrient is the: - (answer)Highest average amount that is unlikely
to harm most people when consumed daily
From the small intestine, the remainder of the undigested, partially digested, and unabsorbed contents
pass into the ____ - (answer)Large intestine
Which of the following lists the correct sequence of metabolic pathways to aerobically break down fats
for energy? - (answer)Beta oxidation, citric acid cycle, electron transport chain
All of the following are required on food labels except: - (answer)calcium rich diets can help treat
osteoporosis
, APK6167: NUTRITION ASPECTS MIDTERM PART 2 | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATED | 100% CORRECT - UNIVERSITY OF
FLORIDA.
Which of the following is true of a carbohydrate? - (answer)They are the main source of fuel for the
body
Which of the statements is true regarding meal frequency recommendations? - (answer)If protein levels
are accurate, increasing meal frequency during periods of hypoenergetic dieting may preserve lean body
mass in athletic populations
Which of the following is not a potential fate of glucose that enters the muscle cell via facilitate
diffusion? - (answer)Converted to fructose
Unlike carbohydrates and fats, proteins do not undergo enzymatic digestion by mouth - (answer)True
Fat digestion and absorption is for the most part completed by the time the food contents reach the___
- (answer)Large intestine
Which of the following is the legislative act that helps regulate the labeling of all foods? - (answer)NLEA
T/F
Because food passes so slowly through the esophagus, the bulk of digestion occurs there - (answer)False
Ryan us beginning to eat his snack of trail mix, in which the peanuts, almonds, and cashews contain high
amounts of fat. If Ryan is just starting the digestive process of these fats, then which enzyme will be first
to begin breaking them down? - (answer)Lingual Lipase
Which of the following is NOT currently an approved nutrient-content claim? - (answer)Low
carbohydrates
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATED | 100% CORRECT - UNIVERSITY OF
FLORIDA.
If a product is labeled "sodium free", the item contains less than ___ mg sodium per serving. - (answer)5
Which DRI indicates the intake level needed to meet the nutrient requirement of most people within a
healthy population? - (answer)RDA
Which vitamins and minerals must be included on the Nutrition Facts Panel? - (answer)Vitamin D,
Potassium, Calcium and Iron
Which of the following are single sugar molecules that form the building blocks for more complex
carbohydrates? - (answer)Monosaccharides
What does AND stand for? - (answer)Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level for a nutrient is the: - (answer)Highest average amount that is unlikely
to harm most people when consumed daily
From the small intestine, the remainder of the undigested, partially digested, and unabsorbed contents
pass into the ____ - (answer)Large intestine
Which of the following lists the correct sequence of metabolic pathways to aerobically break down fats
for energy? - (answer)Beta oxidation, citric acid cycle, electron transport chain
All of the following are required on food labels except: - (answer)calcium rich diets can help treat
osteoporosis
, APK6167: NUTRITION ASPECTS MIDTERM PART 2 | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATED | 100% CORRECT - UNIVERSITY OF
FLORIDA.
Which of the following is true of a carbohydrate? - (answer)They are the main source of fuel for the
body
Which of the statements is true regarding meal frequency recommendations? - (answer)If protein levels
are accurate, increasing meal frequency during periods of hypoenergetic dieting may preserve lean body
mass in athletic populations
Which of the following is not a potential fate of glucose that enters the muscle cell via facilitate
diffusion? - (answer)Converted to fructose
Unlike carbohydrates and fats, proteins do not undergo enzymatic digestion by mouth - (answer)True
Fat digestion and absorption is for the most part completed by the time the food contents reach the___
- (answer)Large intestine
Which of the following is the legislative act that helps regulate the labeling of all foods? - (answer)NLEA
T/F
Because food passes so slowly through the esophagus, the bulk of digestion occurs there - (answer)False
Ryan us beginning to eat his snack of trail mix, in which the peanuts, almonds, and cashews contain high
amounts of fat. If Ryan is just starting the digestive process of these fats, then which enzyme will be first
to begin breaking them down? - (answer)Lingual Lipase
Which of the following is NOT currently an approved nutrient-content claim? - (answer)Low
carbohydrates
