NUTR 430 Exam 2 2025 Questions and
Answers
T/F The CDC, FDA, and AAP claim there are health benefits from drinking raw
milk - ANSWER-False
(can cause e-coli, no health benefits)
What is an argument for raw milk from a libertarian perspectives? - ANSWER-
Personal choice
T/F The sell of raw milk is regulated the same as pasteurized milk - ANSWER-
False
(not regulated)
What is argument for raw milk from a moral perspective? - ANSWER-Religious
groups against pasteurization
What is a public health milk against drinking/the sell of raw milk? - ANSWER-
Severe health risks
What are some factors contributing to poverty? - ANSWER-Unremployed
Uneducated
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,Immigrants
Homeless
Food insecure
Social isolation
Limited health care
How does not having a job put people at nutritional risk? - ANSWER-Lack of
resources
SPM - ANSWER-Supplemental Poverty Measure
How could lack of education put people at nutritional risk? - ANSWER-Unable to
manage resources
How does being an immigrant put people at nutritional risk? - ANSWER-Unaware
of resources
A set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition.
Definitive marker of poverty in the US. - ANSWER-Official Poverty Threshold
Who makes and monitors poverty threshold? - ANSWER-Census Bureau
The only official segment of the population defined by income? - ANSWER-
Poverty threshold
T/F Poverty threshold is adjusted by number of people in a household and
inflation. - ANSWER-True
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, Which of these takes into account other individuals who may share resources (i.e. -
doesn't assume all people living together w/ some relation share income):
Poverty Threshold or SPM? - ANSWER-SPM
Which of these takes into account government benefits and necessary expenses, as
opposed to only case income?
Poverty Threshold or SPM - ANSWER-SPM
Which of these is based on cost of food and is not geographically sensitive?
Poverty Threshold or SPM - ANSWER-Poverty Threshold
Are older or younger people more likely to be in poverty? - ANSWER-Younger
Are males or females more likely to be in poverty? - ANSWER-Female
Ratio of household income to the poverty threshold - ANSWER-Poverty Income
Ratio (PIR)
What does a PIR <1 indicate? - ANSWER-Household below poverty threshold
If income is < 1.25 times the threshold, what does that mean? - ANSWER-Below
125% of poverty
Simplified version of the Poverty Threshold (NOT SPM) that is used for
administrative purposes and programs - ANSWER-Federal Poverty Guideline
Who establishes the Poverty Guidelines? - ANSWER-Department of Health and
Human Services (Federal Register)
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Answers
T/F The CDC, FDA, and AAP claim there are health benefits from drinking raw
milk - ANSWER-False
(can cause e-coli, no health benefits)
What is an argument for raw milk from a libertarian perspectives? - ANSWER-
Personal choice
T/F The sell of raw milk is regulated the same as pasteurized milk - ANSWER-
False
(not regulated)
What is argument for raw milk from a moral perspective? - ANSWER-Religious
groups against pasteurization
What is a public health milk against drinking/the sell of raw milk? - ANSWER-
Severe health risks
What are some factors contributing to poverty? - ANSWER-Unremployed
Uneducated
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,Immigrants
Homeless
Food insecure
Social isolation
Limited health care
How does not having a job put people at nutritional risk? - ANSWER-Lack of
resources
SPM - ANSWER-Supplemental Poverty Measure
How could lack of education put people at nutritional risk? - ANSWER-Unable to
manage resources
How does being an immigrant put people at nutritional risk? - ANSWER-Unaware
of resources
A set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition.
Definitive marker of poverty in the US. - ANSWER-Official Poverty Threshold
Who makes and monitors poverty threshold? - ANSWER-Census Bureau
The only official segment of the population defined by income? - ANSWER-
Poverty threshold
T/F Poverty threshold is adjusted by number of people in a household and
inflation. - ANSWER-True
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, Which of these takes into account other individuals who may share resources (i.e. -
doesn't assume all people living together w/ some relation share income):
Poverty Threshold or SPM? - ANSWER-SPM
Which of these takes into account government benefits and necessary expenses, as
opposed to only case income?
Poverty Threshold or SPM - ANSWER-SPM
Which of these is based on cost of food and is not geographically sensitive?
Poverty Threshold or SPM - ANSWER-Poverty Threshold
Are older or younger people more likely to be in poverty? - ANSWER-Younger
Are males or females more likely to be in poverty? - ANSWER-Female
Ratio of household income to the poverty threshold - ANSWER-Poverty Income
Ratio (PIR)
What does a PIR <1 indicate? - ANSWER-Household below poverty threshold
If income is < 1.25 times the threshold, what does that mean? - ANSWER-Below
125% of poverty
Simplified version of the Poverty Threshold (NOT SPM) that is used for
administrative purposes and programs - ANSWER-Federal Poverty Guideline
Who establishes the Poverty Guidelines? - ANSWER-Department of Health and
Human Services (Federal Register)
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