NUTR 400 Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions

Which is a reason we eat food? correct answer: Fuel Source, Social, Palatability and enjoyment, Emotion/stress What is not affected by what we eat correct answer: photosynthesis The leading cause of death in the US is cancer t/f correct answer: False Life expectancy has increased over the last century t/f correct answer: True The prevalence by state of self reported obesity in adults has increased from t/f correct answer: True Of the top 10 leading causes of death in the US, how many are nutrition related correct answer: 6 Nutrition information presented in the news is accurate t/f correct answer: False When looking at nutrition information it is important to look at correct answer: Source of information, Signs of strong bias, Funding source, Details of the study design What website is not a reputable source correct answer: .com Who were used by physician James Lind to study the best treatment for scurvy correct answer: sailors Epidemiological research studies are frequently used to test ----- hypotheses correct answer: correlation NHANES is an experimental study to asses US diet and health trends correct answer: False After making an observation, the next ste