HUN 1201 EXAM 1 REVIEW - QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Many Americans eat too much added sugar, sodium, and saturated fat, and too little
fiber. - Answers - True
An individual's EER is based on the individual's height, weight, activity level, age and
sex. - Answers - True
The macronutrient which supplies glucose, that cells use as the major energy source to
fuel your body is - Answers - carbohydrates.
If a serving of a food provides 10 percent of the DV of a vitamin, mineral, protein, fiber,
or potassium, it can be labeled with which of the following terms? - Answers - "More,"
"Added," "Extra," or "Plus"
The web-based initiative which is designed to help you eat healthfully , implement the
recommendations in the DRIs and the advice in the Dietary Guidelines is - Answers -
ChooseMyPlate.gov.
All Americans would benefit from taking supplements. - Answers - False
Carbohydrate is the most abundant glucose in nature. - Answers - False
Water is the most important nutrient because it is contained in more than 50% of body. -
Answers - False
The digestive organ which produces hydrochloric acid which activates enzymes for
protein digestion is called the - Answers - stomach.
The medical condition whereby an individual's blood glucose levels are chronically
elevated but not high enough to be diagnosed as having diabetes is called - Answers -
prediabetes.
Viscous fibers have been shown to help lower elevated blood ________ levels. -
Answers - cholesterol
Absorption is the process by which digested nutrients move into the tissues where they
can be transported and used by the body's cells. - Answers - True
A person who has trouble digesting a protein in rye, wheat, and barley suffers from -
Answers - celiac disease.
, The stepwise process used by scientists to generate sound research findings is -
Answers - The scientific method.
Polyols, saccharin, aspartame, acesulfame-K, sucralose, rebaudioside A, tagalose,
neotame, monk fruit, and advantame are - Answers - sugar substitutes.
Many Americans need to eat more fruits, vegetables, and refined whole grains. -
Answers - False
If the percent Daily Value for calcium is listed as 20 percent on a food label, a serving of
that food provides 20 percent of most adults' daily requirement for calcium. - Answers -
True
Extraction of water from the food mass takes place in the - Answers - large intestine.
Risk factors such as: being 45 years of age and older; being non-White; having
developed diabetes during a pregnancy; or having given birth to a baby weighing nine
pounds or more; and being physically active fewer than three times a week increase the
risk of - Answers - prediabetes.
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that causes a person's immune system to
damage the small intestine when gluten, a protein in wheat, rye, and barley is
consumed. - Answers - True
Symptoms of celiac disease include: recurring abdominal bloating, cramping, diarrhea,
gas, fatty and foul-smelling stools, weight loss, anemia, fatigue, bone and joint pain, and
even a painful skin rash. - Answers - True
Most Americans need to eat more - Answers - fruits and vegetables.
Suzy is completing a supervised nutrition practice because she wants to become a -
Answers - registered dietitian nutritionist.
Chronic heartburn can be a symptom of gastroesophageal reflux disease, when the
acidic stomach contents reflux into the esophagus because the lower esophageal
sphincter is weak. - Answers - True
To resolve irritable bowel syndrome, a combination of dietary modification, prescription
drugs, stress management, and use of pre-, pro- and symbiotics is recommended. -
Answers - True
Foods which are labeled as "lean" or "extra lean" are examples of a - Answers - nutrient
content claim.
The government agency which regulates food labels is the - Answers - Food and Drug
Administration.
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Many Americans eat too much added sugar, sodium, and saturated fat, and too little
fiber. - Answers - True
An individual's EER is based on the individual's height, weight, activity level, age and
sex. - Answers - True
The macronutrient which supplies glucose, that cells use as the major energy source to
fuel your body is - Answers - carbohydrates.
If a serving of a food provides 10 percent of the DV of a vitamin, mineral, protein, fiber,
or potassium, it can be labeled with which of the following terms? - Answers - "More,"
"Added," "Extra," or "Plus"
The web-based initiative which is designed to help you eat healthfully , implement the
recommendations in the DRIs and the advice in the Dietary Guidelines is - Answers -
ChooseMyPlate.gov.
All Americans would benefit from taking supplements. - Answers - False
Carbohydrate is the most abundant glucose in nature. - Answers - False
Water is the most important nutrient because it is contained in more than 50% of body. -
Answers - False
The digestive organ which produces hydrochloric acid which activates enzymes for
protein digestion is called the - Answers - stomach.
The medical condition whereby an individual's blood glucose levels are chronically
elevated but not high enough to be diagnosed as having diabetes is called - Answers -
prediabetes.
Viscous fibers have been shown to help lower elevated blood ________ levels. -
Answers - cholesterol
Absorption is the process by which digested nutrients move into the tissues where they
can be transported and used by the body's cells. - Answers - True
A person who has trouble digesting a protein in rye, wheat, and barley suffers from -
Answers - celiac disease.
, The stepwise process used by scientists to generate sound research findings is -
Answers - The scientific method.
Polyols, saccharin, aspartame, acesulfame-K, sucralose, rebaudioside A, tagalose,
neotame, monk fruit, and advantame are - Answers - sugar substitutes.
Many Americans need to eat more fruits, vegetables, and refined whole grains. -
Answers - False
If the percent Daily Value for calcium is listed as 20 percent on a food label, a serving of
that food provides 20 percent of most adults' daily requirement for calcium. - Answers -
True
Extraction of water from the food mass takes place in the - Answers - large intestine.
Risk factors such as: being 45 years of age and older; being non-White; having
developed diabetes during a pregnancy; or having given birth to a baby weighing nine
pounds or more; and being physically active fewer than three times a week increase the
risk of - Answers - prediabetes.
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that causes a person's immune system to
damage the small intestine when gluten, a protein in wheat, rye, and barley is
consumed. - Answers - True
Symptoms of celiac disease include: recurring abdominal bloating, cramping, diarrhea,
gas, fatty and foul-smelling stools, weight loss, anemia, fatigue, bone and joint pain, and
even a painful skin rash. - Answers - True
Most Americans need to eat more - Answers - fruits and vegetables.
Suzy is completing a supervised nutrition practice because she wants to become a -
Answers - registered dietitian nutritionist.
Chronic heartburn can be a symptom of gastroesophageal reflux disease, when the
acidic stomach contents reflux into the esophagus because the lower esophageal
sphincter is weak. - Answers - True
To resolve irritable bowel syndrome, a combination of dietary modification, prescription
drugs, stress management, and use of pre-, pro- and symbiotics is recommended. -
Answers - True
Foods which are labeled as "lean" or "extra lean" are examples of a - Answers - nutrient
content claim.
The government agency which regulates food labels is the - Answers - Food and Drug
Administration.
