HES Final Questions With Complete Solutions
A desirable result for lab tests for blood cholesterol is that LDL
is ___ and HDL is ___. Correct Answer Low; high
A food contains 80 kcal, 5 grams total fat, 3 grams saturated fat,
and 0 grams trans fat. What percentage of calories comes from
fat? Correct Answer 56%
A friend of yours is trying to lose his "freshman 15." In order for
that to occur, he must achieve what state? Correct Answer
negative energy balance
A lacto-vegetarian would not eat which of these foods? Correct
Answer scrambled eggs
A person known to be an alcoholic appears at the Emergency
Room, and he is stumbling around and mostly incoherent when
he speaks. He should be checked for which deficiency? Correct
Answer thiamin
A person who has celiac disease must avoid what ingredient in
food? Correct Answer wheat
A physician named Goldberger was able to show that what
disease was indeed not infectious? Correct Answer Pellagra
A vegan diet always lacks which nutrient? Correct Answer
B12
,Abbie is at the grocery store choosing bread. What ingredient
should she avoid if she wants to buy whole grain bread?
Correct Answer Enriched wheat flour
According to the set-point theory, if you begin increasing your
calorie intake dramatically, what effect may you experience?
Correct Answer Lowered appetite
All of the following are tips to learning different food cultures
EXCEPT: Correct Answer Eating at a chain restaurant
Amanda is going to the gym to run on the treadmill and is
choosing a water bottle to bring along. She plans to run for 45
minutes. About much water should she bring with her for this
workout? Correct Answer 3 cups
Arctic explorers who ate very large amounts of polar bear and
seal livers developed an acute toxicity of what nutrient?
Correct Answer Vitamin A
As discussed in class, what is a health benefit of fiber? Correct
Answer Lower risk of colon cancer
As discussed in class, which of these signs most clearly
indicates that a person is dehydrated? Correct Answer They
are producing dark or low-volume urine
Beriberi is historically the classic deficiency state of what
micronutrient? Correct Answer thiamin
, Binge drinking is defined as a woman who drinks ___ or more
drinks or a man who drinks ___ or more drinks in a 2-hour time.
Correct Answer 4, 5
Canola oil is a particularly good source of what type of fatty
acid? Correct Answer Monounsaturated fatty acid
Carbohydrate A is made up of 5 glucose units. What type of
carbohydrate is Carbohydrate A? Correct Answer complex
Carrie had colon cancer and has had a large part of her colon
removed. Based on the functions of the colon discussed in class,
what effect may this surgery have? Correct Answer There is
more water present in Carrie's stools.
Chicken salad sandwich (wheat bread, roasted chicken,
mayonnaise), potato chips, apple and pear slices, and iced tea
Which food at this meal is a common allergen? Correct Answer
bread
Compared to the 1970s, people today have ___ opportunities to
eat in a day. Correct Answer more
Compensatory behaviors like fasting, extreme exercising, or
laxative abuse are characteristic of which eating disorder?
Correct Answer Bulimia nervosa
Deficiency of which of these micronutrients causes anemia?
Correct Answer B12
A desirable result for lab tests for blood cholesterol is that LDL
is ___ and HDL is ___. Correct Answer Low; high
A food contains 80 kcal, 5 grams total fat, 3 grams saturated fat,
and 0 grams trans fat. What percentage of calories comes from
fat? Correct Answer 56%
A friend of yours is trying to lose his "freshman 15." In order for
that to occur, he must achieve what state? Correct Answer
negative energy balance
A lacto-vegetarian would not eat which of these foods? Correct
Answer scrambled eggs
A person known to be an alcoholic appears at the Emergency
Room, and he is stumbling around and mostly incoherent when
he speaks. He should be checked for which deficiency? Correct
Answer thiamin
A person who has celiac disease must avoid what ingredient in
food? Correct Answer wheat
A physician named Goldberger was able to show that what
disease was indeed not infectious? Correct Answer Pellagra
A vegan diet always lacks which nutrient? Correct Answer
B12
,Abbie is at the grocery store choosing bread. What ingredient
should she avoid if she wants to buy whole grain bread?
Correct Answer Enriched wheat flour
According to the set-point theory, if you begin increasing your
calorie intake dramatically, what effect may you experience?
Correct Answer Lowered appetite
All of the following are tips to learning different food cultures
EXCEPT: Correct Answer Eating at a chain restaurant
Amanda is going to the gym to run on the treadmill and is
choosing a water bottle to bring along. She plans to run for 45
minutes. About much water should she bring with her for this
workout? Correct Answer 3 cups
Arctic explorers who ate very large amounts of polar bear and
seal livers developed an acute toxicity of what nutrient?
Correct Answer Vitamin A
As discussed in class, what is a health benefit of fiber? Correct
Answer Lower risk of colon cancer
As discussed in class, which of these signs most clearly
indicates that a person is dehydrated? Correct Answer They
are producing dark or low-volume urine
Beriberi is historically the classic deficiency state of what
micronutrient? Correct Answer thiamin
, Binge drinking is defined as a woman who drinks ___ or more
drinks or a man who drinks ___ or more drinks in a 2-hour time.
Correct Answer 4, 5
Canola oil is a particularly good source of what type of fatty
acid? Correct Answer Monounsaturated fatty acid
Carbohydrate A is made up of 5 glucose units. What type of
carbohydrate is Carbohydrate A? Correct Answer complex
Carrie had colon cancer and has had a large part of her colon
removed. Based on the functions of the colon discussed in class,
what effect may this surgery have? Correct Answer There is
more water present in Carrie's stools.
Chicken salad sandwich (wheat bread, roasted chicken,
mayonnaise), potato chips, apple and pear slices, and iced tea
Which food at this meal is a common allergen? Correct Answer
bread
Compared to the 1970s, people today have ___ opportunities to
eat in a day. Correct Answer more
Compensatory behaviors like fasting, extreme exercising, or
laxative abuse are characteristic of which eating disorder?
Correct Answer Bulimia nervosa
Deficiency of which of these micronutrients causes anemia?
Correct Answer B12
