NTA Midterm Exam Questions and
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Articulate the significance of a person's connection to their body's innate
wisdom. - ✔✔-A person's innate wisdom is the instincts that help guide
them towards foods and habits that help them survive and thrive.
-occurs on a subconscious level
-The significance of a person's connection to their innate wisdom is the
ability to read and preserve subconscious hunger cues and the call to
action towards what we need to achieve optimal health
What is the role of real food in health? - ✔✔-real food in health strengthens
our innate wisdom and leads us to optimal health
In what was does the modern food system interfere with us and confuse
our innate wisdom? - ✔✔1) chemical components increase hunger levels
and turn off normal hormonal cues for satiety
2) nutrient poor, calorie rich processed foods increase appetite as we
search for sufficient nutrients
3) corporate farming results in extreme nutrient loss in soils
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,4) packaged foods are more attractive
5) access to REAL food is not universally available
6) food reactions contribute to picky and disordered eating
7) imbalances in the gut microbiome can cause cravings for food desired
by the microbial populations rather than their host
Identify the SIX milestones of the modern diet and lifestyle practices. -
✔✔1) Agricultural Revolution
2) Introduction of refined sugar
3) Industrial revolution
4) Rise of big food
5) Chemical Revolution
6) Digital Revolution
How does the six milestone and lifestyle practices affect our health? - ✔✔-
The Agricultural Revolution and the development of larger settlements such
as towns and cities, health impacts equated to fewer and less diverse
nutrients, rapid loss of bone density, habitat loss and soil degradation, and
an increase in communicable diseases
-Sugar, which was once a luxury for the wealthy, production became
cheaper and consumption became more widespread. Lacking nutrients,
sugar's unique and biological effects are harmful to health.
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,-The late 1800s and early 1900s where big companies such as Coca-Cola,
Dr. Pepper, and Pepsi became motivated by generating profits rather than
nourishing their customers. Big companies introduced the hyper palatable
foods that line the grocery stores. the combo of sugar, fat, and salt hooked
consumers which lead to over consumption.
-Processing techniques in the chemical and digital revolutions created
lighter and longer lasting rations.
-Marketing techniques convinces consumers that hydrogenated oils were
more heart healthy. Cheap foods that are abundant, highly-processed, non-
perishable and covered in chemical products leave our bodies toxic and
hungry for nutrients.
How has the corporation of farming practices and food production impacted
the nutrient content in food? - ✔✔-They have incorporated many harmful
substances in the foods we eat...
1) hormones
2) steroids
3) antibiotics
4) pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides
5) additives such as MSG, preservatives, food colorings, artificial
sweeteners, and fake fats
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, 6) Packagings with plastics such as BPA and BPS
7) GMOs
-Have been declines in the amount of nutrients found in fruits and vegs...
less protein, Ca, P, Fe, B2, and Vitamin C
List the nutritional pioneers and researchers that contributed to our bigger
understanding of nutrition and global ancestral patterns. - ✔✔1) Dr. Weston
A. Price
2) Dr. Dame Harriette Chick
3) Dr. Francis M. Pottenger, Jr.
4) Dr. Stephen Le
What contribution did Dr. Weston A. Price make to our bigger
understanding of nutrition and global ancestral patterns? - ✔✔-Compared
the health of related individuals who still ate traditional diets and those who
adopted Westernized foods.... observed rapid decline in health with
modern/processed foods. Tooth decay, poor bone development, and
chronic disease are a result
-Concluded there is no one ideal diet for all societies
-Key commonalities of healthy diets
What were the key commonalities of healthy diets that Dr. Weston A. Price
discovered? - ✔✔1) No refined or denatured foods
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Answers 100% Solved | Graded A+
Articulate the significance of a person's connection to their body's innate
wisdom. - ✔✔-A person's innate wisdom is the instincts that help guide
them towards foods and habits that help them survive and thrive.
-occurs on a subconscious level
-The significance of a person's connection to their innate wisdom is the
ability to read and preserve subconscious hunger cues and the call to
action towards what we need to achieve optimal health
What is the role of real food in health? - ✔✔-real food in health strengthens
our innate wisdom and leads us to optimal health
In what was does the modern food system interfere with us and confuse
our innate wisdom? - ✔✔1) chemical components increase hunger levels
and turn off normal hormonal cues for satiety
2) nutrient poor, calorie rich processed foods increase appetite as we
search for sufficient nutrients
3) corporate farming results in extreme nutrient loss in soils
1
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,4) packaged foods are more attractive
5) access to REAL food is not universally available
6) food reactions contribute to picky and disordered eating
7) imbalances in the gut microbiome can cause cravings for food desired
by the microbial populations rather than their host
Identify the SIX milestones of the modern diet and lifestyle practices. -
✔✔1) Agricultural Revolution
2) Introduction of refined sugar
3) Industrial revolution
4) Rise of big food
5) Chemical Revolution
6) Digital Revolution
How does the six milestone and lifestyle practices affect our health? - ✔✔-
The Agricultural Revolution and the development of larger settlements such
as towns and cities, health impacts equated to fewer and less diverse
nutrients, rapid loss of bone density, habitat loss and soil degradation, and
an increase in communicable diseases
-Sugar, which was once a luxury for the wealthy, production became
cheaper and consumption became more widespread. Lacking nutrients,
sugar's unique and biological effects are harmful to health.
2
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
,-The late 1800s and early 1900s where big companies such as Coca-Cola,
Dr. Pepper, and Pepsi became motivated by generating profits rather than
nourishing their customers. Big companies introduced the hyper palatable
foods that line the grocery stores. the combo of sugar, fat, and salt hooked
consumers which lead to over consumption.
-Processing techniques in the chemical and digital revolutions created
lighter and longer lasting rations.
-Marketing techniques convinces consumers that hydrogenated oils were
more heart healthy. Cheap foods that are abundant, highly-processed, non-
perishable and covered in chemical products leave our bodies toxic and
hungry for nutrients.
How has the corporation of farming practices and food production impacted
the nutrient content in food? - ✔✔-They have incorporated many harmful
substances in the foods we eat...
1) hormones
2) steroids
3) antibiotics
4) pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides
5) additives such as MSG, preservatives, food colorings, artificial
sweeteners, and fake fats
3
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, 6) Packagings with plastics such as BPA and BPS
7) GMOs
-Have been declines in the amount of nutrients found in fruits and vegs...
less protein, Ca, P, Fe, B2, and Vitamin C
List the nutritional pioneers and researchers that contributed to our bigger
understanding of nutrition and global ancestral patterns. - ✔✔1) Dr. Weston
A. Price
2) Dr. Dame Harriette Chick
3) Dr. Francis M. Pottenger, Jr.
4) Dr. Stephen Le
What contribution did Dr. Weston A. Price make to our bigger
understanding of nutrition and global ancestral patterns? - ✔✔-Compared
the health of related individuals who still ate traditional diets and those who
adopted Westernized foods.... observed rapid decline in health with
modern/processed foods. Tooth decay, poor bone development, and
chronic disease are a result
-Concluded there is no one ideal diet for all societies
-Key commonalities of healthy diets
What were the key commonalities of healthy diets that Dr. Weston A. Price
discovered? - ✔✔1) No refined or denatured foods
4
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