NUTR 400 EXAM 1 UNH UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Nutrition - CORRECT ANSWER - the science of food and its components
Obesity - CORRECT ANSWER - Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 kg/m or higher.
BMI - CORRECT ANSWER - measure of adults weight in relation to their health
cardiovascular disease - CORRECT ANSWER - a disease of the heart and blood vessels
Hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER - (HTM) high blood pressure
diabetes - CORRECT ANSWER - a disease that prevents the body from converting food
into energy
Cancer - CORRECT ANSWER - uncontrollable growth and division of abnormal cells
Osteoporosis - CORRECT ANSWER - decreased bone density and mass
infectious disease - CORRECT ANSWER - disorders caused by organisms — such as
bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites
Gene - CORRECT ANSWER - the basic unit of heredity in a living organism; a segment
of DNA or RNA
directs growth, development of the body
, risk factors - CORRECT ANSWER - increase the chance of developing a disease (genetic,
lifestyle, environment)
nutritional genomics - CORRECT ANSWER - the science of HOW nutrients affect the
activities of genes and HOW genes affect the interactions between diet and disease
Problems of Nutrition Mis-Information & red flags - CORRECT ANSWER - financial loss
failure to seek effective treatments
too good to be true
quick fix
fake credentials
scare tactics
science nutrition experts - CORRECT ANSWER - RD/RDN, advanced NUTR degree.
gov't agency, research institution
epidemiological studies - CORRECT ANSWER - (observational)
7 countries studies
Framingham heart study
BRSS
NHANES
Which of the following diseases IS related to diet? (check all that apply) - CORRECT
ANSWER - Stroke
DIABETES
CANCER
Chronic respiratory diseases
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Nutrition - CORRECT ANSWER - the science of food and its components
Obesity - CORRECT ANSWER - Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 kg/m or higher.
BMI - CORRECT ANSWER - measure of adults weight in relation to their health
cardiovascular disease - CORRECT ANSWER - a disease of the heart and blood vessels
Hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER - (HTM) high blood pressure
diabetes - CORRECT ANSWER - a disease that prevents the body from converting food
into energy
Cancer - CORRECT ANSWER - uncontrollable growth and division of abnormal cells
Osteoporosis - CORRECT ANSWER - decreased bone density and mass
infectious disease - CORRECT ANSWER - disorders caused by organisms — such as
bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites
Gene - CORRECT ANSWER - the basic unit of heredity in a living organism; a segment
of DNA or RNA
directs growth, development of the body
, risk factors - CORRECT ANSWER - increase the chance of developing a disease (genetic,
lifestyle, environment)
nutritional genomics - CORRECT ANSWER - the science of HOW nutrients affect the
activities of genes and HOW genes affect the interactions between diet and disease
Problems of Nutrition Mis-Information & red flags - CORRECT ANSWER - financial loss
failure to seek effective treatments
too good to be true
quick fix
fake credentials
scare tactics
science nutrition experts - CORRECT ANSWER - RD/RDN, advanced NUTR degree.
gov't agency, research institution
epidemiological studies - CORRECT ANSWER - (observational)
7 countries studies
Framingham heart study
BRSS
NHANES
Which of the following diseases IS related to diet? (check all that apply) - CORRECT
ANSWER - Stroke
DIABETES
CANCER
Chronic respiratory diseases
