Nutritional Foundations, Chapter 2: Personal and Community Nutrition Exam Questions & Answers 100% Solved

The type of influence that a desire for sweet and salty flavored foods has on food preferences is: a. genetic. b. learned. c. physiologic. d. environmental. - ANSWER-A A teenage client is hungry and goes to the refrigerator for a snack. A holiday has just been celebrated at her home, and many of her favorite foods are available. She selects some slices of roast turkey and a cup of her aunt's special fruit salad. This is an example of a. binging. b. abundance. c. food choice. d. food preference. - ANSWER-D A mother tells you that she does not allow her young children to eat while they watch television, even though her husband often eats high-fat, sugary foods while they watch television as a family. The most important thing to discuss with her is a. the genetic factor of preference for sweet and salty tastes. b. the influence of ethnicity on preference for sour tastes. c. the children's weights when they were born and their weights now. d. the environmental effects of parental food choices and television watching. - ANSWER-D Economics is a significant factor influencing the nutritional status of communities. To overcome economic disadvantage, public health efforts include a. the MyPyramid food guidance system. b. educational programs on food safety. c. the U.S. government's Food Stamp Program. d. public service announcements on healthy eating. - ANSWER-C