Nutrition 1020 Exam 5 Practice
Questions All Solved Graded A+
2025\2026 Updated.
Which of the following should be considered to determine the overall reliability of nutrition
information?
-Author credentials
-Author affiliation
-Source
-Purpose - Answer All of the above
The Delaney Clause and GRAS list were associated with the ________ Act. - Answer 1960
Color additives Amendment to FD&C
Which of the following statements is true regarding herbal supplements?
-They are recognized as drugs by the Food and Drug Administration
-They are free of adverse reactions
-They can have toxic effects
-They are always free of contaminants
-They typically identify all active ingredients - Answer They can have toxic effects.
The local newspaper has just reported an outbreak of food poisoning from a local restaurant
that is part of a national chain of restaurants who have reported similar outbreaks. Katelyn
Cornhusker reports on the story and uses quotes from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention governmental website; a nutrition professor from the state-funded university; and a
dietitian and a medical doctor, both from a local hospital that has been treating patients who
got sick from the contaminated food. The story describes how individuals are being hospitalized
after experiencing symptoms of cramps, nausea, bloating, and bloody diarrhea within 12 to 18
hours of eating undercooked hamburgers. Most patrons also consumed a diet soda, milk shake,
and french fries with their meal.
The reporter increases the credibility of her story by quoting from these sources. True or False. -
Answer True
Which source of nutrition information is the least credible?
, -The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website - Answer The journalist employed by
the local newspaper
The local newspaper has just reported an outbreak of food poisoning from a local restaurant
that is part of a national chain of restaurants who have reported similar outbreaks.
The local food poisoning outbreak should have been reported to which government agency?
-The World Health Organization
-The Food and Drug Administration
-The Local Health Department
-The U.S. Department of Agriculture
-The Environmental Protection Agency - Answer The Local Health Department
The diet soda consumed at the restaurant likely contained the chemical additive
-olestra
-simplesse
-lecithin
-BHT
-sucralose - Answer Sucralose
If the French Fries were made from potatoes with green skin then they could contain:
-polychlorinated biphenois
-methylmercury
-solanine
-goitrogens - Answer Solanine
Fortified milk has ____ added to it.
Vitamin A - Sources (Fortified Milk)
Vitamin D - Sources (Fortified milk) - Answer Both vitamin A and vitamin D
Which of the following nutrients is synthesized in the body from cholesterol and is tied to
genetics and evolution?
Vitamin D - Self-Synthesis with unprotected sunlight exposure - Answer Vitamin D
Questions All Solved Graded A+
2025\2026 Updated.
Which of the following should be considered to determine the overall reliability of nutrition
information?
-Author credentials
-Author affiliation
-Source
-Purpose - Answer All of the above
The Delaney Clause and GRAS list were associated with the ________ Act. - Answer 1960
Color additives Amendment to FD&C
Which of the following statements is true regarding herbal supplements?
-They are recognized as drugs by the Food and Drug Administration
-They are free of adverse reactions
-They can have toxic effects
-They are always free of contaminants
-They typically identify all active ingredients - Answer They can have toxic effects.
The local newspaper has just reported an outbreak of food poisoning from a local restaurant
that is part of a national chain of restaurants who have reported similar outbreaks. Katelyn
Cornhusker reports on the story and uses quotes from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention governmental website; a nutrition professor from the state-funded university; and a
dietitian and a medical doctor, both from a local hospital that has been treating patients who
got sick from the contaminated food. The story describes how individuals are being hospitalized
after experiencing symptoms of cramps, nausea, bloating, and bloody diarrhea within 12 to 18
hours of eating undercooked hamburgers. Most patrons also consumed a diet soda, milk shake,
and french fries with their meal.
The reporter increases the credibility of her story by quoting from these sources. True or False. -
Answer True
Which source of nutrition information is the least credible?
, -The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website - Answer The journalist employed by
the local newspaper
The local newspaper has just reported an outbreak of food poisoning from a local restaurant
that is part of a national chain of restaurants who have reported similar outbreaks.
The local food poisoning outbreak should have been reported to which government agency?
-The World Health Organization
-The Food and Drug Administration
-The Local Health Department
-The U.S. Department of Agriculture
-The Environmental Protection Agency - Answer The Local Health Department
The diet soda consumed at the restaurant likely contained the chemical additive
-olestra
-simplesse
-lecithin
-BHT
-sucralose - Answer Sucralose
If the French Fries were made from potatoes with green skin then they could contain:
-polychlorinated biphenois
-methylmercury
-solanine
-goitrogens - Answer Solanine
Fortified milk has ____ added to it.
Vitamin A - Sources (Fortified Milk)
Vitamin D - Sources (Fortified milk) - Answer Both vitamin A and vitamin D
Which of the following nutrients is synthesized in the body from cholesterol and is tied to
genetics and evolution?
Vitamin D - Self-Synthesis with unprotected sunlight exposure - Answer Vitamin D
