TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING NUTRITION 15TH EDITION ELLIE WHITNEY, SHARON RADY ROLFES | Complete All Chapters 1- 39

TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING NUTRITION 15TH EDITION ELLIE WHITNEY, SHARON RADY ROLFES | Complete All Chapters 1- 39. Energy Balance and Body Composition. Highlight 8: Eating Disorders. 9. Weight Management: Overweight, Obesity and Underweight. Highlight 9: The Latest and Greatest Weight-Loss Diet — Again. 10. The Water-Soluble Vitamins: B Vitamins and Vitamin C. Highlight 10: Vitamin and Mineral Supplements. 11. The Fat-Soluble Vitamins, A, D, E and K. Highlight 11: Antioxidant Nutrients in Disease Prevention. 12. Water and the Major Minerals. Highlight 12: Osteoporosis and Calcium. 13. The Trace Minerals. Highlight 13: Phytochemicals and Functional Foods. 14. Fitness: Physical Activity, Nutrients and Body Adaptations. Highlight 14: Supplements as Ergogenic Aids. 15. Life Cycle Nutrition: Pregnancy and Lactation. Highlight 15: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. 16. Life Cycle Nutrition: Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence. Highlight 16: Childhood Obesity and the Early Development of Chronic Diseases. 17. Life Cycle Nutrition: Adulthood and the Later Years. Highlight 17: Nutrient-Drug Interactions. 18. Diet and Health. Highlight 18: Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 19. Consumer Concerns About Foods and Water. Highlight 19: Food Biotechnology. 20. Hunger and the Global Environment. Highlight 20: Environmentally Friendly Food Choices. A weight reduction regimen calls for a daily intake of 1400 kcalories, which includes 30 g of fat. Approximately what percentage of the total energy is contributed by fat? a. 8.5% b. 15.0% c. 19.0% d. 25.5% e. 32.0% ANS: C DIF: Bloom's: Apply REF: 1.2 The Nutrients OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.2 Name the six major classes of nutrients and identify which are organic and which yield energy. 24. Which nutrient source will yields more than 4 kcalories per gram? a. plant fats b. plant proteins c. animal proteins d. plant carbohydrates e. animal carbohydrates ANS: A DIF: Bloom's: Apply REF: 1.2 The Nutrients OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.2 Name the six major classes of nutrients and identify which are organic and which yield energy. 25. What results from the metabolism of energy nutrients? a. Energy is released. b. Body fat increases. c. Energy is destroyed. d. Body water decreases. e. Body mass increases. ANS: A DIF: Bloom's: Understand REF: 1.2 The Nutrients OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.2 Name the six major classes of nutrients and identify which are organic and which yield energy. 26. Which statement best describes the composition of most foods? a. Most contain only one of the three energy nutrients, although a few contain all of them. b. They contain equal amounts of the three energy nutrients. c. They contain mixtures of the three energy nutrients, although only one or two may predominate. d. They contain only two of the three energy nutrients, and those two are contained in equal amounts. e. They contain only two of the three energy nutrients, and one is present in far greater amounts than the other. ANS: C DIF: Bloom's: Evaluate REF: 1.2 The Nutrients OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.2 Name the six major classes of nutrients and identify which are organic and which yield energy. 27. How many vitamins are known to be required in the diet of human beings? a. 5 b. 8 c. 10 d. 13 e. 17 ANS: D DIF: Bloom's: Remember REF: 1.2 The Nutrients OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.2 Name the six major classes of nutrients and identify which are organic and which yield energy. 28. Which statement is true of minerals in their role as nutrients? a. They are organic. b. They yield 4 kcalories per gram. c. Some become dissolved in body fluids. d. Some may be destroyed during cooking. e. They are more fragile than vitamins. ANS: C DIF: Bloom's: Analyze REF: 1.2 The Nutrients OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.2 Name the six major classes of nutrients and identify which are organic and which yield energy. 29. How many minerals are known to be essential for human nutrition? a. 8 b. 12 c. 16 d. 20 e. 24 ANS: C DIF: Bloom's: Remember REF: 1.2 The Nutrients OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.2 Name the six major classes of nutrients and identify which are organic and which yield energy. 30. Your friend Carrie took a daily supplement of vitamin C and tells you that she feels a lot better. Her statement to you is best described as a(n) . a. anecdote b. theory. c. interpretation d. conclusion. e. hypothesis ANS: A DIF: Apply REF: 1.3 The Science of Nutrition OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.3 Explain the scientific method and how scientists use various types of research studies and methods to acquire nutrition information. 31. What is the study of how a person's genes interact with nutrients? a. genetic counseling b. nutritional genomics c. genetic metabolomics d. nutritional genetics e. biogenetic nutrition ANS: B DIF: Bloom's: Understand REF: 1.3 The Science of Nutrition OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.3 Explain the scientific method and how scientists use various types of research studies and methods to acquire nutrition information. 32. How does a double-blind experiment work? a. Both subject groups take turns getting each treatment. b. Neither subjects nor researchers know which subjects are in the control or experimental group c. Neither group of subjects knows whether they are in the control or experimental group, but the researchers do know. d. Both subject groups know whether they are in the control or experimental group, but the researchers do not know. e. Neither the subjects nor the persons having contact with the subjects know the true purpose of the experiment. ANS: B DIF: Bloom's: Evaluate REF: 1.3 The Science of Nutrition OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.3 Explain the scientific method and how scientists use various types of research studies and methods to acquire nutrition information. 33. In the scientific method, a tentative solution to a problem is called a . a. theory b. prediction c. hypothesis d. correlation e. deduction ANS: C DIF: Bloom's: Remember REF: 1.3 The Science of Nutrition OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.3 Explain the scientific method and how scientists use various types of research studies and methods to acquire nutrition information. 34. What is one major weakness of a laboratory-based study? a. The costs are typically prohibitive. b. Findings are difficult to replicate. c. Results from animal testing cannot be applied to human beings. d. Experimental variables cannot be easily controlled. e. Causality cannot be inferred. ANS: C DIF: Bloom's: Analyze REF: 1.3 The Science of Nutrition OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.3 Explain the scientific method and how scientists use various types of research studies and methods to acquire nutrition information. 35. What is one benefit of using controls in an experiment? a. The size of the groups can be very large. b. The subjects do not know anything about the experiment. c. The subjects who are treated are balanced against the placebos. d. The subjects are similar in all respects except for the treatment being tested. e. The costs associated with the study are usually much lower. ANS: D DIF: Bloom's: Evaluate REF: 1.3 The Science of Nutrition OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.3 Explain the scientific method and how scientists use various types of research studies and methods to acquire nutrition information. 36. What is one benefit of using a large sample size in an experiment? a. Chance variation is less likely to affect the results. b. The possibility of a placebo effect is eliminated. c. The experiment will be double-blind. d. The control group will be similar to the experimental group. e. Experimenter bias is less likely to have an effect. ANS: A DIF: Bloom's: Evaluate REF: 1.3 The Science of Nutrition OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.3 Explain the scientific method and how scientists use various types of research studies and methods to acquire nutrition information. 37. You have been asked to help a top nutrition researcher conduct human experiments on vitamin C. As the subjects walk into the laboratory, you distribute all the vitamin C pill bottles to the girls and all the placebo pill bottles to the boys. The researcher instantly informs you that there are two errors in your research practice. What steps should you have taken to conduct your experiment correctly? a. Giving all the boys the vitamin C and the girls the placebo, and telling them what they were getting b. Distributing the bottles randomly, randomizing the subjects, and telling them what they were getting c. Telling the subjects which group they were in, but preventing yourself from knowing the contents of the pill bottles d. Preventing yourself from knowing what is in the pill bottles, and distributing the bottles randomly to the subjects e. Allowing the subjects to decide whether they take Vitamin C or the placebo, and then giving them the opposite of what they requested ANS: D DIF: Bloom's: Evaluate REF: 1.3 The Science of Nutrition OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.3 Explain the scientific method and how scientists use various types of research studies and methods to acquire nutrition information. 38. An increase in exercise accompanied by a decrease in body weight is an example of a . a. variable effect b. positive correlation c. negative correlation d. randomization effect e. placebo effect ANS: C DIF: Bloom's: Understand REF: 1.3 The Science of Nutrition OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.3 Explain the scientific method and how scientists use various types of research studies and methods to acquire nutrition information. Intakes OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.4 Define the four categories of the DRI and explain their purposes. 39. Before publication in a reputable journal, the findings of a research study must undergo scrutiny by experts in the field in a process known as . a. peer review b. cohort review c. research intervention d. double-blind examination e. peer replication ANS: A DIF: Bloom's: Remember REF: 1.3 The Science of Nutrition OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.3 Explain the scientific method and how scientists use various types of research studies and methods to acquire nutrition information. 40. What is the smallest amount of a nutrient that, when consumed over a prolonged period, maintains a specific function? a. nutrient allowance b. nutrient requirement c. nutrient tolerable limit d. nutrient adequate intake e. nutrient recommendation ANS: B DIF: Bloom's: Remember REF: 1.4 Dietary Reference Intakes OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.4 Define the four categories of the DRI and explain their purposes. 41. A group of people consumes an amount of protein equal to the estimated average requirement for their population group. What percentage of people will receive insufficient amounts? a. 10 b. 25 c. 33 d. 40 e. 50 ANS: E DIF: Bloom's: Apply REF: 1.4 Dietary Reference Intakes OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.4 Define the four categories of the DRI and explain their purposes. 42. A health magazine contacts you for your expert opinion on what measure best describes the amounts of nutrients that should be consumed by the population. How should you reply? a. The Dietary Reference Intakes, because they are a set of nutrient intake values for healthy people in the United States and Canada b. The Tolerable Upper Intake levels, because they are the maximum daily amount of a nutrient that appears safe for most healthy people c. The Estimated Average Requirements, because they reflect the average daily amount of a nutrient that will maintain a specific function in half of the healthy people of a population d. The Recommended Dietary Allowances, because they represent the average daily amount of a nutrient considered adequate to meet the known nutrient needs of practically all healthy people. e. The Estimated Energy Requirement, because it represents what will maintain energy balance and good health in a person of a given age, gender, weight, height, and level of physical activity ANS: D DIF: Bloom's: Apply REF: 1.4 Dietary Reference Intakes OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.4 Define the four categories of the DRI and explain their purposes. 43. Recommended Dietary Allowances may be used to . a. measure nutrient balance of population groups b. assess dietary nutrient adequacy for individuals c. treat persons with diet-related illnesses d. calculate exact food requirements for most individuals e. recommend amounts of nutrients when there is insufficient evidence to determine the EAR ANS: B DIF: Bloom's: Evaluate REF: 1.4 Dietary Reference Intakes OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.4 Define the four categories of the DRI and explain their purposes. 44. Recommended Dietary Allowances are based on the . a. Lower Tolerable Limit b. Upper Tolerable Limit c. Subclinical Deficiency Value d. Estimated Average Requirement e. Adequate Intake ANS: D DIF: Bloom's: Remember REF: 1.4 Dietary Reference Intakes OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.4 Define the four categories of the DRI and explain their purposes. 45. The amount of a nutrient that meets the needs of about 98% of a population is known as the a. Adequate Intake. b. Daily Recommended Value. c. Tolerable Upper Intake Level. d. Recommended Dietary Allowance. e. Necessary and Sufficient Intake ANS: D DIF: Bloom's: Remember REF: 1.4 Dietary Reference Intakes OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.4 Define the four categories of the DRI and explain their purposes.