True / False
1. Malnutrition includes deficiencies, imbalances, and excesses of nutrients, alone or in
combination, any of which can take a toll on health over time.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: A Lifetime of Nourishment
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.1 - Discuss the impact of food choices on a
person’s health.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
2. Good food choices can reduce the chance of developing chronic diseases.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: A Lifetime of Nourishment
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.1 - Discuss the impact of food choices on a
person’s health.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
3. Vegetable intakes have increased substantially and the number of obese people has declined in
recent years.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Healthy People: Nutrition Objectives for the Nation
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.2 - List seven major categories of nutrition and
weight-related objectives included in the publication Healthy People
, 2020.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
4. The human genome is 99.9% the same in all people.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: A Lifetime of Nourishment
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.1 - Discuss the impact of food choices on a
person’s health.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
5. When a hospital client has to be fed through a vein, the duration should be as short as possible
and real food should be reintroduced as early as possible.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: The Human Body and Its Food
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.3 - Specify the six classes of nutrients.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
6. Enriched and fortified foods are not necessarily more nutritious than whole basic foods.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: The Challenge of Choosing Foods
,LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.4 - Recognize the challenges and solutions to a
health-promoting diet.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
7. Functional foods contain bioactive food components that are believed to provide health
benefits beyond their nutrient content.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: The Challenge of Choosing Foods
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.4 - Recognize the challenges and solutions to a
health-promoting diet.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
8. Cultural traditions regarding food are static and inflexible.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The Challenge of Choosing Foods
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.4 - Recognize the challenges and solutions to a
health-promoting diet.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
9. Once a new finding is published in a scientific journal, it is still only preliminary and must
undergo repeated testing to eventually be confirmed.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
, REFERENCES: The Science of Nutrition
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.5 - Describe the science of nutrition.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
10. Physical activity is not linked to nutrition as a factor supporting health.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: A Lifetime of Nourishment
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.1 - Discuss the impact of food choices on a
person’s health.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
11. Every five years the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sets health and nutrition
objectives for the nation.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Healthy People: Nutrition Objectives for the Nation
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.2 - List seven major categories of nutrition and
weight-related objectives included in the publication Healthy People
2020.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
12. The energy in food is chemical energy, which can be converted into mechanical, electrical,
thermal, or other forms of energy in the body.
a. True
b. False
1. Malnutrition includes deficiencies, imbalances, and excesses of nutrients, alone or in
combination, any of which can take a toll on health over time.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: A Lifetime of Nourishment
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.1 - Discuss the impact of food choices on a
person’s health.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
2. Good food choices can reduce the chance of developing chronic diseases.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: A Lifetime of Nourishment
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.1 - Discuss the impact of food choices on a
person’s health.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
3. Vegetable intakes have increased substantially and the number of obese people has declined in
recent years.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Healthy People: Nutrition Objectives for the Nation
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.2 - List seven major categories of nutrition and
weight-related objectives included in the publication Healthy People
, 2020.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
4. The human genome is 99.9% the same in all people.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: A Lifetime of Nourishment
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.1 - Discuss the impact of food choices on a
person’s health.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
5. When a hospital client has to be fed through a vein, the duration should be as short as possible
and real food should be reintroduced as early as possible.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: The Human Body and Its Food
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.3 - Specify the six classes of nutrients.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
6. Enriched and fortified foods are not necessarily more nutritious than whole basic foods.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: The Challenge of Choosing Foods
,LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.4 - Recognize the challenges and solutions to a
health-promoting diet.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
7. Functional foods contain bioactive food components that are believed to provide health
benefits beyond their nutrient content.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: The Challenge of Choosing Foods
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.4 - Recognize the challenges and solutions to a
health-promoting diet.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
8. Cultural traditions regarding food are static and inflexible.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The Challenge of Choosing Foods
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.4 - Recognize the challenges and solutions to a
health-promoting diet.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
9. Once a new finding is published in a scientific journal, it is still only preliminary and must
undergo repeated testing to eventually be confirmed.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
, REFERENCES: The Science of Nutrition
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.5 - Describe the science of nutrition.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
10. Physical activity is not linked to nutrition as a factor supporting health.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: A Lifetime of Nourishment
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.1 - Discuss the impact of food choices on a
person’s health.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
11. Every five years the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sets health and nutrition
objectives for the nation.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Healthy People: Nutrition Objectives for the Nation
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NUCC.SIZR.17.1.2 - List seven major categories of nutrition and
weight-related objectives included in the publication Healthy People
2020.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
12. The energy in food is chemical energy, which can be converted into mechanical, electrical,
thermal, or other forms of energy in the body.
a. True
b. False
