UNH NUTR 400 COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉definition of nutrition. Answer: the science of food and its
components
◉_____ is the preferred fuel by most of our organs. Answer:
carbohydrates
◉explain the relationship between diet and health. Answer: what we
eat strongly affects our risk of disease and ultimatley our risk of an
early death
◉food desert and what does it correlate with. Answer: an area
where there is limited access to nutricious fresh food. limited access
to food has a strong correlation to diabetes and obesity.
◉obesity. Answer: BMI of 30 kg/m^2 or higher
◉BMI. Answer: body mass index; measure of adults weight related
to their height.
BMI= weight (kg) / height (m^2)
,◉CVD (cardiovascular disease). Answer: disorders of heart and
blood vessels
◉Hypertension (HTN). Answer: high blood pressure
◉Diabetes. Answer: impaired regulation of blood glucose
◉leading causes of death related to nutrition. Answer: heart disease
cancer
stroke
alzheimers
diabetes
◉Ways to identify nutrition misinformation. Answer: - seems too
good to be true
- quick fixes
- testimonials or anecdotes
- personal gain/advertisments
◉can anyone call themselves a nutritionist?. Answer: yes, anyone
can call themselves a nutritionist. experts in the field include
, Registered Dietitians and/or someone with a degree in the field of
study of nutrition
◉types of hypothesis. Answer: correlation, cause & effect,
cofounders
◉Correlation (hypothesis). Answer: a chance in one variable is
RELATED to a change in another variable
◉cause & effect (hypothesis). Answer: chance in one variable
CAUSES change in another variable
◉cofounders (hypothesis). Answer: other variables in an
experiment that might effect our outcome
◉types of nutritional studies. Answer: epidemiological studies:
looking at populations. NOT manipulating, just observing
experimental studies: changing a variable and observing the change
& compare. there are experimental animal and human studies.
Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT): experimental study design,
removes biases, treatment group vs. control group, both are
unaware of which one they are
2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉definition of nutrition. Answer: the science of food and its
components
◉_____ is the preferred fuel by most of our organs. Answer:
carbohydrates
◉explain the relationship between diet and health. Answer: what we
eat strongly affects our risk of disease and ultimatley our risk of an
early death
◉food desert and what does it correlate with. Answer: an area
where there is limited access to nutricious fresh food. limited access
to food has a strong correlation to diabetes and obesity.
◉obesity. Answer: BMI of 30 kg/m^2 or higher
◉BMI. Answer: body mass index; measure of adults weight related
to their height.
BMI= weight (kg) / height (m^2)
,◉CVD (cardiovascular disease). Answer: disorders of heart and
blood vessels
◉Hypertension (HTN). Answer: high blood pressure
◉Diabetes. Answer: impaired regulation of blood glucose
◉leading causes of death related to nutrition. Answer: heart disease
cancer
stroke
alzheimers
diabetes
◉Ways to identify nutrition misinformation. Answer: - seems too
good to be true
- quick fixes
- testimonials or anecdotes
- personal gain/advertisments
◉can anyone call themselves a nutritionist?. Answer: yes, anyone
can call themselves a nutritionist. experts in the field include
, Registered Dietitians and/or someone with a degree in the field of
study of nutrition
◉types of hypothesis. Answer: correlation, cause & effect,
cofounders
◉Correlation (hypothesis). Answer: a chance in one variable is
RELATED to a change in another variable
◉cause & effect (hypothesis). Answer: chance in one variable
CAUSES change in another variable
◉cofounders (hypothesis). Answer: other variables in an
experiment that might effect our outcome
◉types of nutritional studies. Answer: epidemiological studies:
looking at populations. NOT manipulating, just observing
experimental studies: changing a variable and observing the change
& compare. there are experimental animal and human studies.
Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT): experimental study design,
removes biases, treatment group vs. control group, both are
unaware of which one they are
