HCC BIOL1322 Chapter 1 Quiz Latest 2022

BIOL1322 Nutrition & Diet Therapy

Chapter 1 Quiz

1 Which of the following conditions or diseases is a leading diet-related cause of death in the United States?

Multiple Choice

Suicide

Diabetes  

Chronic lower respiratory infections

Influenza and pneumonia

Which of the following conditions is not a leading cause of death in the United States?

Multiple Choice

Heart disease

Tuberculosis

Stroke

Cancer

Which of the following conditions or diseases is a leading diet-related cause of death in the United States?

Multiple Choice

Heart disease 

Influenza and pneumonia

Suicide

Chronic lower respiratory infections

A person's ________ is (are) not a major influence for his or her food selection practices.

Multiple Choice

moods

place of residence

political beliefs

health status

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, today's Americans consume more ________ than in 1970.

Multiple Choice

beef liver

fluid milk

chicken

red meat

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, today's Americans consume more ________ than in 1970.

Multiple Choice

fish

fluid milk

red meat

eggs

Benjamin limits his sodium intake to 1.5 g/day. This amount is equivalent to ________.

Multiple Choice

150 mg/day

1500 mg/day

15,000 mcg/day

15 mg/day

An 8-ounce serving of a beverage contains 250 ml water, 20 g sugar, 3 mg caffeine, and 3 g alcohol. This amount of the beverage supplies ________ kcal.

Multiple Choice

125

150

101

95

A serving of food contains 35 g carbohydrate, 6 g protein, 10 g fat, 5 mg vitamin E, and 150 ml water. Based on this information, a serving of this food supplies ________ kcal.

Multiple Choice

254

194

204

234

A serving of food contains 3 g alcohol, 6 mg cholesterol, 500 ml water, 25 g fat, 5 g protein, and 38 g carbohydrate. Based on this information, a serving of this food supplies ________ kcal.

Multiple Choice

392

418

575

636

The energy value of a raw peach is reported as a number of ________.

Multiple Choice

rads

BTUs

Kilocalories

thermals

Two tablespoons of vegetable oil supply about 200,000 calories, which is the same as ________ kilocalories.

Multiple Choice

20,000

2000

200

20

Maria limits her sodium intake to 2.3 g/day. This amount is equivalent to ________.

Multiple Choice

23,000 mg/day

2300 mg/day

230 mg/day

23 mg/day

A serving of food supplies 153 kcal from fat. Based on this information, how many grams of fat are in the serving?

Multiple Choice

22

17

9

38

Which of the following foods is the most nutrient dense per serving?

Multiple Choice

Grape drink

Soy milk

Olive oil

French fries

Which of the following statements is true?

Multiple Choice

A diet that has variety contains many different kinds of nutritious foods.

In the United States, you are more likely to see undernourished than overnourished people.

According to scientific evidence, taking megadoses of vitamins and minerals is a safe way to prevent many chronic diseases.

Nutrition experts generally classify foods as either "good" or "junk."

Which of the following foods is not nutrient dense?

Multiple Choice

Fresh strawberries

Orange juice

Chocolate cookies

Romaine lettuce

________ includes farming techniques that do not deplete natural resources or harm the environment.

Multiple Choice

Sustainable agriculture

Agritechnologic food production

Nutrigenomic farming

Organoleptic crop management

Which of the following statements is true?

Multiple Choice

Vitamin C deficiency is a major cause of blindness among children who are poorly-nourished, especially children who live in developing countries. 

In developing countries, most children are vaccinated against measles, but they still have a higher than average risk of contracting the infectious disease.

 The height of a child with stunting is much lower than normal when compared to children who are the same age but adequately nourished.

 In Africa, type 1 diabetes is a major cause of death among impoverished children who are under 5 years of age. 

Which of the following statements is true?

Multiple Choice

The School Lunch and Breakfast programs are available to low- and middle-income children in 20 states.

The School Breakfast Program offers free or reduced-cost breakfasts to children, regardless of their family incomes

.Meals on Wheels provides nutritious meals for pregnant, low-income women who are too sick to leave their homes.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program helps low-income Americans buy allowable foods.