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NSC 150 Exam 2 Questions with Answers (100% Correct
Answers)
Obesity(20%) heavier than healthy weight for a given height Answer:
36% of Americans
Type 2 diabetes Answer: Chronic condition in which the body cannot
properly absorb glucose(blood sugar) AKA- insulin resistance.
Diabetes and pre-diabetes Answer: 57% of US population
Cancer Answer: 21% of US deaths. Dietary factors account for 1/3 of
cancers in western countries
Ecosystem Answer: biological community of interacting living
organisms and their physical surroundings
Ecological integrity Answer: Ability of an ecosystem to maintain
healthy functioning
Benefits from ecosystem Answer: Provisioning: direct provision of
food, water, clothes, medicine
Regulating: natural control of processes
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Cultural: psychological and emotional benefits. Recreational use
Supporting: services need for production of all other services
What percent of ecosystem services are being degraded or used
unsustainably Answer: 60%
Freshwater Answer: Agriculture uses 70% of freshwater worldwide
Carbon footprint Answer: Greenhouse gas emissions caused by an
individual
Ecological footprint Answer: Amount of land it takes to support an
individual's lifestyle
Health disparities Answer: differences in health status between groups
of people based on factors such as socioeconomic status, race,
ethnicity, education, environmental exposures
Health inequities Answer: When disparities result from "systemic,
avoidable, unfair, and unjust" practices and polices, sustained over
time, beyond control of individuals
Root causes of food system related inequities Answer: Poverty
Low access to food
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Education
Policy (subsidies for unhealthier foods make them cheaper)
The United States has recently experienced an epidemiological
transition in which chronic diseases have overtaken infection as the
primary cause of morbidity and mortality. Answer: True
Which of the following is a known dietary risk factor for cancer?
(Select all that apply) Answer: Obesity and alcohol intake
During which point along the food supply chain is food susceptible to
microbial contamination? Answer: Production, Processing,
Distribution, Retail and Preparation (All of the above)
Which of the following are public health concerns associated with
industrialized agriculture? Answer: Risk of farmworker injury,
pesticide exposure, antibiotic resistance, airborne particulates emitted
from animal production (all of the above)
A person who experiences food insecurity has inadequate financial
resources to consistently access safe, adequate and nutritious food.
Answer: True
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NSC 150 Exam 2 Questions with Answers (100% Correct
Answers)
Obesity(20%) heavier than healthy weight for a given height Answer:
36% of Americans
Type 2 diabetes Answer: Chronic condition in which the body cannot
properly absorb glucose(blood sugar) AKA- insulin resistance.
Diabetes and pre-diabetes Answer: 57% of US population
Cancer Answer: 21% of US deaths. Dietary factors account for 1/3 of
cancers in western countries
Ecosystem Answer: biological community of interacting living
organisms and their physical surroundings
Ecological integrity Answer: Ability of an ecosystem to maintain
healthy functioning
Benefits from ecosystem Answer: Provisioning: direct provision of
food, water, clothes, medicine
Regulating: natural control of processes
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Cultural: psychological and emotional benefits. Recreational use
Supporting: services need for production of all other services
What percent of ecosystem services are being degraded or used
unsustainably Answer: 60%
Freshwater Answer: Agriculture uses 70% of freshwater worldwide
Carbon footprint Answer: Greenhouse gas emissions caused by an
individual
Ecological footprint Answer: Amount of land it takes to support an
individual's lifestyle
Health disparities Answer: differences in health status between groups
of people based on factors such as socioeconomic status, race,
ethnicity, education, environmental exposures
Health inequities Answer: When disparities result from "systemic,
avoidable, unfair, and unjust" practices and polices, sustained over
time, beyond control of individuals
Root causes of food system related inequities Answer: Poverty
Low access to food
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Education
Policy (subsidies for unhealthier foods make them cheaper)
The United States has recently experienced an epidemiological
transition in which chronic diseases have overtaken infection as the
primary cause of morbidity and mortality. Answer: True
Which of the following is a known dietary risk factor for cancer?
(Select all that apply) Answer: Obesity and alcohol intake
During which point along the food supply chain is food susceptible to
microbial contamination? Answer: Production, Processing,
Distribution, Retail and Preparation (All of the above)
Which of the following are public health concerns associated with
industrialized agriculture? Answer: Risk of farmworker injury,
pesticide exposure, antibiotic resistance, airborne particulates emitted
from animal production (all of the above)
A person who experiences food insecurity has inadequate financial
resources to consistently access safe, adequate and nutritious food.
Answer: True
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