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NUTRITION 213 DETAILED EXAM 2025
True or false: If you choose a high-fat, high-salt fast-food lunch, your nutrient intake for
the day cannot meet the recommendations for a healthy diet. - -False
Which of these foods has the lowest nutrient density?
-strawberry yogurt
-orange soda
-an orange
-whole wheat bread - -orange soda
Which group consists only of nutrients that are classified as energy-yielding nutrients?
-carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins
-lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, and water
-carbohydrates and vitamins
-vitamins and minerals - -carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins
Which group consists only of nutrients that are considered micronutrients?
-protein and water
-carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins
-minerals and water
-vitamins and minerals - -vitamins and minerals
Which nutrient class provides the most calories per gram?
-lipids
-vitamins
-carbohydrates
-proteins - -lipids
Which of these statements about essential nutrients is false?
-Some of them provide structure.
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-If you do not get enough of them in your diet, deficiency symptoms will eventually
appear.
-They must be consumed in the diet.
-If you do not get enough of them in your diet, your body will synthesize enough to meet
its needs. - -If you do not get enough of them in your diet, your body will synthesize
enough to meet its needs.
Why is it better to obtain your vitamins and minerals from foods than from dietary
supplements?
-Dietary supplements are more likely to contain toxic amounts of nutrients.
-Foods provide a greater variety of phytochemicals and zoochemicals.
-Foods provide pleasurable tastes and aromas.
-All of the choices are correct. - -all answers are correct
Which of these factors affect people's food choices?
-cost.
-access to grocery stores.
-food advertisements.
-All of these choices are correct. - -all of these choices are correct
A diet that follows the principles of variety, balance, and moderation ______.
-includes only foods that are low in empty calories
-can include all kinds of foods
-includes exactly the right amount of each nutrient each day
-includes only unprocessed foods - -can include all kinds of foods
Which of these sources would be the most likely to exaggerate the beneficial effects of
a dietary supplement?
-a pamphlet published by the supplement manufacturer
-a dietician's recommendations
-a government publication
NUTRITION 213
NUTRITION 213 DETAILED EXAM 2025
True or false: If you choose a high-fat, high-salt fast-food lunch, your nutrient intake for
the day cannot meet the recommendations for a healthy diet. - -False
Which of these foods has the lowest nutrient density?
-strawberry yogurt
-orange soda
-an orange
-whole wheat bread - -orange soda
Which group consists only of nutrients that are classified as energy-yielding nutrients?
-carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins
-lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, and water
-carbohydrates and vitamins
-vitamins and minerals - -carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins
Which group consists only of nutrients that are considered micronutrients?
-protein and water
-carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins
-minerals and water
-vitamins and minerals - -vitamins and minerals
Which nutrient class provides the most calories per gram?
-lipids
-vitamins
-carbohydrates
-proteins - -lipids
Which of these statements about essential nutrients is false?
-Some of them provide structure.
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-If you do not get enough of them in your diet, deficiency symptoms will eventually
appear.
-They must be consumed in the diet.
-If you do not get enough of them in your diet, your body will synthesize enough to meet
its needs. - -If you do not get enough of them in your diet, your body will synthesize
enough to meet its needs.
Why is it better to obtain your vitamins and minerals from foods than from dietary
supplements?
-Dietary supplements are more likely to contain toxic amounts of nutrients.
-Foods provide a greater variety of phytochemicals and zoochemicals.
-Foods provide pleasurable tastes and aromas.
-All of the choices are correct. - -all answers are correct
Which of these factors affect people's food choices?
-cost.
-access to grocery stores.
-food advertisements.
-All of these choices are correct. - -all of these choices are correct
A diet that follows the principles of variety, balance, and moderation ______.
-includes only foods that are low in empty calories
-can include all kinds of foods
-includes exactly the right amount of each nutrient each day
-includes only unprocessed foods - -can include all kinds of foods
Which of these sources would be the most likely to exaggerate the beneficial effects of
a dietary supplement?
-a pamphlet published by the supplement manufacturer
-a dietician's recommendations
-a government publication
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