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In a study, Group A was given vitamin C while Group B received water. At the end of the study,
the amount of colds each group got during the study period was recorded. What kind of study
is this an example of?


a. Case
b. Epidemiological
c. Laboratory
d. Intervention

e. Balance - Answer✔d. Intervention
If ALL Americans' intake of vitamin C is the same as the EAR, _____% of Americans are
predicted to show deficiency symptoms.


a. 0
b. 10
c. 25
d. 50

e. 2 - Answer✔d. 50
What is true concerning essential nutrients?


a. The body cannot produce them so they must be consumed in the diet.
b. They are only found in fruits.

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c. They are only found in green leafy vegetables..

d. They are only important in childhood when you are growing. - Answer✔a. The body cannot
produce them so they must be consumed in the diet.
How many calories per gram does fat contain?


a. 3
b. 4
c. 7
d. 9

e. 11 - Answer✔d. 9
The ingredients on food labels are listed in ________.


a. descending order by weight
b. descending order by nutritional value
c. alphabetical order
d. ascending order by weight

e. ascending order by nutritional value - Answer✔a. descending order by weight
According to the 2015 Dietary Guidelines, what is the recommendation for saturated fat?


a. Most people eat too much saturated fat so it is recommended to eat less of it.
b. Most people eat too little saturated fat so it is recommended to eat more of it.
c. There is no mention of saturated fat.

d. It is recommended to completely eliminate saturated fat from the diet. - Answer✔a. Most
people eat too much saturated fat so it is recommended to eat less of it.
Which food would be considered the LEAST nutrient dense?


a. Orange juice
b. Skim milk
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c. Soy milk

d. A Coke - Answer✔d. A Coke
T/F: One calorie is the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one liter of water by
ten degrees Celsius.


a. True

b. False - Answer✔b. False
What is Ketosis?


a. High levels of ketone bodies in the blood or urine
b. An inability to convert body fat into glucose
c. The body's mechanism of defense for sparing protein

d. The breaking down of ketones to yield energy and CO2 - Answer✔a. High levels of ketone
bodies in the blood or urine
The daily value for fiber is ________ daily?


a. As low as possible
b. 10g
c. 25g

d. 55g - Answer✔c. 25g
True/False: Blood glucose regulation depends on the hormones insulin and glucagon.


a. True

b. False - Answer✔a. True
What is fructose?


a. A monosaccharide that gives fruit its sweet taste.


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b. An artificial sweetener like Splenda.
c. A monosaccharide found in milk.
d. A disaccharide found in milk.

e. A disaccharide that gives fruit its sweet taste. - Answer✔a. A monosaccharide that gives fruit
its sweet taste.
Which of the following is a Disaccharide?


a. Fructose
b. Glucose
c. Galactose

d. Sucrose - Answer✔d. Sucrose
Which of the following happens in the body when blood glucose starts to fall?


a. Glucagon triggers the breakdown of glycogen in the stomach.
b. Glycogen triggers the breakdown of glucose in the stomach.
c. Glycogen triggers the breakdown of glucose in the liver.

d. Glucagon triggers the breakdown of glycogen in in the liver. - Answer✔d. Glucagon triggers
the breakdown of glycogen in the liver.
Which of the following is NOT a sign of diabetes?


a. Drowsiness
b. Normal glucose in the blood
c. High glucose in the blood
d. Excessive urination

e. Excessive thirst - Answer✔b. Normal glucose in the blood
Most carbohydrate digestion occurs in the ________.


a. Mouth
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