HUN 2201 MOBLEY EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What is the reason for the nutrition facts label - Answer -helps consumers make healthy
choices
Whats the DVR - Answer -daily value recommended
-5% of less is low
-10-19% is a good source
What do we want to increase and decrease in our diet - Answer -increase vitamin A,
vitamin C, iron and calcium
Decrease fat, cholesterol, and sodium
Credible sources for nutrition information - Answer -.gov and .edu
Cancer.org, diabetes.org, heart.org, eatright.org
Whats the estimated average requirement (EAR) - Answer -The average daily nutrient
intake level estimated to meet the requirement of half the healthy individuals in a
particular life stage and gender group
Whats the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) - Answer -the estimated amount of a
nutrient (or calories) per day considered necessary for the maintenance of good health
Whats the upper tolerable level - Answer -the maximum amount of daily vitamins and
minerals that you can safely take without risk of an overdose or serious side effects
What is the dietary reference intake graph - Answer -set of reference values used to
plan and assess nutrient intakes of healthy people
-risk of inadequacy & risk of excess toxicity v increasing intake
Nutrients from food groups - Answer -PROTEIN- vitamin B12
DAIRY- calcium and vitamin D
FRUITS- vitamin c and fiber
VEGETABLES- vitamin c and fiber
GRAINS- folate, iron, thiamin, niacin, riboflavin, fiber
Sources of food and nutrition misinformation - Answer -magazines, television, books,
newspaper, doctors, products, family and friends, dietetic professionals, THE
INTERNET
What is the food and drug administration - Answer -determines what is able to be sold
Labels food, drugs and medical devices
Governmental agencies that regulate food and nutrition - Answer -FDA
, CDC- center for disease control
CSPI- center for science in the public interest
PCRM- physicians committee for responsible medicine
PETA- people for the ethical treatment of animals
FANSA- food and nutrition science alliance
Whats an observational study - Answer -no action from the researcher
No cause and effect
Explore relationships between conditions and outcomes
Only suggest associations
Info may be subject to inaccuracies and biases
Ex: cohort studies, case control studies, and cross sectional studies
Whats an experimental study - Answer -intervention of the researcher
Disturbing variables can be controlled
Ex: randomized controlled trials, animal studies and in vitro studies
Different types of observational studies - Answer -CASE CONTROL- go back in time to
study diseases; study histories of people with and without certain diseases to compare
causes
CROSS SECTIONAL- prevalence; what is happening now?
COHORT- prospective; what will happen?
Whats the gold standard research study - Answer -prospective (longitudinal)
Random assignments
Double blinded
Placebo controlled
Experimental and control groups
Sample size estimated with 80% power
The top 5 things to know about the dietary guidelines for americans - Answer -1-
developed to help all americans (those who are healthy, at risk for diet-related diseases,
and those living with diseases)
2- 4 overarching guidelines are: follow a healthy dietary pattern at every stage of life,
customize and enjoy nutrient dense food and beverages, focus on meeting food group
needs and stay within the calorie limit, and limit food and beverages that are high in
added sugars, saturated fat, sodium and alcohol
3- the key recommendations are to limit added sugars to less than 10% of calories per
day for ages 2 and older, avoid added sugars for infants and toddlers, limit saturated fat
to less than 10% of calories per day starting at age 2, limit sodium intake to less than
2300 mg per day, limit alcoholic beverages to 2 drinks a day for men and 1 for women
4- provides guidance for every stage of life (organized by chapter for each life stage,
birth to older adulthood, never too early or too late to eat healthy)
5- make every bite count with nutrient rich foods and staying within the calorie limit
What is the reason for the nutrition facts label - Answer -helps consumers make healthy
choices
Whats the DVR - Answer -daily value recommended
-5% of less is low
-10-19% is a good source
What do we want to increase and decrease in our diet - Answer -increase vitamin A,
vitamin C, iron and calcium
Decrease fat, cholesterol, and sodium
Credible sources for nutrition information - Answer -.gov and .edu
Cancer.org, diabetes.org, heart.org, eatright.org
Whats the estimated average requirement (EAR) - Answer -The average daily nutrient
intake level estimated to meet the requirement of half the healthy individuals in a
particular life stage and gender group
Whats the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) - Answer -the estimated amount of a
nutrient (or calories) per day considered necessary for the maintenance of good health
Whats the upper tolerable level - Answer -the maximum amount of daily vitamins and
minerals that you can safely take without risk of an overdose or serious side effects
What is the dietary reference intake graph - Answer -set of reference values used to
plan and assess nutrient intakes of healthy people
-risk of inadequacy & risk of excess toxicity v increasing intake
Nutrients from food groups - Answer -PROTEIN- vitamin B12
DAIRY- calcium and vitamin D
FRUITS- vitamin c and fiber
VEGETABLES- vitamin c and fiber
GRAINS- folate, iron, thiamin, niacin, riboflavin, fiber
Sources of food and nutrition misinformation - Answer -magazines, television, books,
newspaper, doctors, products, family and friends, dietetic professionals, THE
INTERNET
What is the food and drug administration - Answer -determines what is able to be sold
Labels food, drugs and medical devices
Governmental agencies that regulate food and nutrition - Answer -FDA
, CDC- center for disease control
CSPI- center for science in the public interest
PCRM- physicians committee for responsible medicine
PETA- people for the ethical treatment of animals
FANSA- food and nutrition science alliance
Whats an observational study - Answer -no action from the researcher
No cause and effect
Explore relationships between conditions and outcomes
Only suggest associations
Info may be subject to inaccuracies and biases
Ex: cohort studies, case control studies, and cross sectional studies
Whats an experimental study - Answer -intervention of the researcher
Disturbing variables can be controlled
Ex: randomized controlled trials, animal studies and in vitro studies
Different types of observational studies - Answer -CASE CONTROL- go back in time to
study diseases; study histories of people with and without certain diseases to compare
causes
CROSS SECTIONAL- prevalence; what is happening now?
COHORT- prospective; what will happen?
Whats the gold standard research study - Answer -prospective (longitudinal)
Random assignments
Double blinded
Placebo controlled
Experimental and control groups
Sample size estimated with 80% power
The top 5 things to know about the dietary guidelines for americans - Answer -1-
developed to help all americans (those who are healthy, at risk for diet-related diseases,
and those living with diseases)
2- 4 overarching guidelines are: follow a healthy dietary pattern at every stage of life,
customize and enjoy nutrient dense food and beverages, focus on meeting food group
needs and stay within the calorie limit, and limit food and beverages that are high in
added sugars, saturated fat, sodium and alcohol
3- the key recommendations are to limit added sugars to less than 10% of calories per
day for ages 2 and older, avoid added sugars for infants and toddlers, limit saturated fat
to less than 10% of calories per day starting at age 2, limit sodium intake to less than
2300 mg per day, limit alcoholic beverages to 2 drinks a day for men and 1 for women
4- provides guidance for every stage of life (organized by chapter for each life stage,
birth to older adulthood, never too early or too late to eat healthy)
5- make every bite count with nutrient rich foods and staying within the calorie limit
