NSD 225 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is the Scientific Method Based on - Correct Answers -Observations: Organizing
and determining relevance
Logical thinking: Reasoning to make judgements based on evidence
Why is the scientific method beneficial? - Correct Answers -The process is circular
The scientific Method guides experimental research
Who would be a good person to get Nutrition advice from? - Correct Answers -
Registered Dietitian Nutritionists
Nutrition Scientists
Websites
What are Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs?) - Correct Answers -Healthcare
professionals licensed to assess, diagnose, and treat nutritional problems
What are Nutrition Scientists - Correct Answers -Individuals with an advanced degree in
nutrition science
Master's degree or PhD
Includes Nutrition Professors
What websites are good places to get nutrition information from? - Correct Answers
-.org
.edu
.gov
What kind of studies are animal studies? - Correct Answers -in vivo, which means they
tell us more about whole foods and diets without the need for human subjects
,Advantages of animal studies - Correct Answers -Easier, cheaper, and faster than
human studies
Can study whole foods and diets
Disadvantages of animal studies - Correct Answers -Artificial diets and environmental
may not apply to people
need follow up human studies
What are the different types of research studies? - Correct Answers -Test tube studies
Animal Studies
Human Intervention Studies
Human Observational Studies
What relationship does a Test Tube Study demonstrate? - Correct Answers -in vitro
What relationship does an animal study demonstrate? - Correct Answers -In vivo
Can show the effects of diet on health
What relationship does human intervention studies show? - Correct Answers -Cause
and effect
What relationship does a human observational study show? - Correct Answers -
Correlations
What is an authorized Health Claims - Correct Answers -Relate the intake of a nutrient
to a particular disease state or other health condition
What health claim is FDA-Approved - Correct Answers -Authorized Health Claims
What health claim is based on extensive scientific research? - Correct Answers -
Authorized health claims
What health claim is made about specific nutrients, ingredients, or foods, not entire food
groups? - Correct Answers -authorized health claims
What are Qualified Health Claims? - Correct Answers -Have not been as thoroughly
investigated as authorized health claims
, What health claims are not evaluated by the FDA? - Correct Answers -Qualified health
claims
What is subcutaneous fat? - Correct Answers -fat that is found under the skin
It is very easy to measure
What is visceral fat? - Correct Answers -Fat found around your organs
It is hard to measure
What kind of fat does not cause many health problems? - Correct Answers -
Subcutaneous fat
What kind of fat increases your risk of chronic disease? - Correct Answers -visceral fat
Apple-shaped obesity - Correct Answers -In apple-shaped obesity, fat builds up above
the waist
This is usually visceral fat that can increase the risk of disease
Pear-shaped obesity - Correct Answers -Fat builds up below the waist and around the
buttocks and thighs, while the stomach remains small
This is usually subcutaneous fat that does not increase risk of disease
BMI - Correct Answers -body mass index
measurement of body fat based on height and weight
Is BMI the best indicator of health? - Correct Answers -BMI is not the best indicator of
health because BMI does not take body composition into account
Does not tell us where body fat is located
Is not intended to be used for assessment of individuals; does not show how truly
healthy someone is
Body Composition - Correct Answers -The amount of body fat compared to the amount
of lean mass
Benefits of fat being stored in adipose tissue - Correct Answers -Fat stored in adipose
tissue prevents starvation when food isn't available
What are the important functions of fat? - Correct Answers -Energy storage, keeps you
warm, protects your organs
ANSWERS
What is the Scientific Method Based on - Correct Answers -Observations: Organizing
and determining relevance
Logical thinking: Reasoning to make judgements based on evidence
Why is the scientific method beneficial? - Correct Answers -The process is circular
The scientific Method guides experimental research
Who would be a good person to get Nutrition advice from? - Correct Answers -
Registered Dietitian Nutritionists
Nutrition Scientists
Websites
What are Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs?) - Correct Answers -Healthcare
professionals licensed to assess, diagnose, and treat nutritional problems
What are Nutrition Scientists - Correct Answers -Individuals with an advanced degree in
nutrition science
Master's degree or PhD
Includes Nutrition Professors
What websites are good places to get nutrition information from? - Correct Answers
-.org
.edu
.gov
What kind of studies are animal studies? - Correct Answers -in vivo, which means they
tell us more about whole foods and diets without the need for human subjects
,Advantages of animal studies - Correct Answers -Easier, cheaper, and faster than
human studies
Can study whole foods and diets
Disadvantages of animal studies - Correct Answers -Artificial diets and environmental
may not apply to people
need follow up human studies
What are the different types of research studies? - Correct Answers -Test tube studies
Animal Studies
Human Intervention Studies
Human Observational Studies
What relationship does a Test Tube Study demonstrate? - Correct Answers -in vitro
What relationship does an animal study demonstrate? - Correct Answers -In vivo
Can show the effects of diet on health
What relationship does human intervention studies show? - Correct Answers -Cause
and effect
What relationship does a human observational study show? - Correct Answers -
Correlations
What is an authorized Health Claims - Correct Answers -Relate the intake of a nutrient
to a particular disease state or other health condition
What health claim is FDA-Approved - Correct Answers -Authorized Health Claims
What health claim is based on extensive scientific research? - Correct Answers -
Authorized health claims
What health claim is made about specific nutrients, ingredients, or foods, not entire food
groups? - Correct Answers -authorized health claims
What are Qualified Health Claims? - Correct Answers -Have not been as thoroughly
investigated as authorized health claims
, What health claims are not evaluated by the FDA? - Correct Answers -Qualified health
claims
What is subcutaneous fat? - Correct Answers -fat that is found under the skin
It is very easy to measure
What is visceral fat? - Correct Answers -Fat found around your organs
It is hard to measure
What kind of fat does not cause many health problems? - Correct Answers -
Subcutaneous fat
What kind of fat increases your risk of chronic disease? - Correct Answers -visceral fat
Apple-shaped obesity - Correct Answers -In apple-shaped obesity, fat builds up above
the waist
This is usually visceral fat that can increase the risk of disease
Pear-shaped obesity - Correct Answers -Fat builds up below the waist and around the
buttocks and thighs, while the stomach remains small
This is usually subcutaneous fat that does not increase risk of disease
BMI - Correct Answers -body mass index
measurement of body fat based on height and weight
Is BMI the best indicator of health? - Correct Answers -BMI is not the best indicator of
health because BMI does not take body composition into account
Does not tell us where body fat is located
Is not intended to be used for assessment of individuals; does not show how truly
healthy someone is
Body Composition - Correct Answers -The amount of body fat compared to the amount
of lean mass
Benefits of fat being stored in adipose tissue - Correct Answers -Fat stored in adipose
tissue prevents starvation when food isn't available
What are the important functions of fat? - Correct Answers -Energy storage, keeps you
warm, protects your organs
