BIOD 121 NUTRITION
EXAM 5 Q & A
1. Which eating disorder best describes this scenario? Caitlin is extremely
competitive and runs hurdles for her college team. This is her freshman year
and she has noticed that she has gained the freshman 15 over the winter.
When she and her coach get together they decide that she may need to lose
a little weight to improve her performance. She restricts calories by skipping
lunch, drinking diet colas in place of milk and watching what she eats. At the
same time, spring practice has started and she makes sure she is at the
track for an hour after practice to improve her performance. What she
doesn’t realize is that by continuing her current eating patterns and exercise
level she may actually be hurting her performance and her health.
Female athlete triad
2. Which eating disorder best describes this scenario? Although his parents
encourage Tony to eat breakfast, he rarely feels hungry. Besides he can sleep
in an extra 15 minutes if he skips breakfast. After school he has soccer
practice then comes home for dinner. In the evening he studies and snacks.
He usually goes to bed around 11:30 but rarely sleeps through the night.
Once he wakes he checks out the left overs from dinner and makes a
snack before heading back to bed.
Night eating syndrome
3. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Anorexia Nervosa?
, BIOD 121 NUTRITION
EXAM 5 Q & A
Food equals comfort
4. What are the clinical guidelines for a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa?
Body weight less than 85% of the normal for this persons age, height and gender
and a BMI of less than or equal to 17 are clinical guidelines for a diagnosis
5. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Bulimia Nervosa?
6. Body weight less than 85% of the
normal weight Explain what Night Eating
syndrome is.
The key sign of this disorder is that at least one third of a person’s calories are
consumed after the evening meal. The individual awakens at least once during
the night and needs to eat prior to falling back to sleep. Often there is a lack of
hunger in the morning and the circadian rhythm (your body’s 24 hour clock) is
out of sync.
7. is the most common form of malnutrition in developed as well as
developing countries.
8. Food insecurity is the inability to get enough food or the and
variety of the food is inadequate to meet nutrient needs.
1. Undernutrition
2. quality
EXAM 5 Q & A
1. Which eating disorder best describes this scenario? Caitlin is extremely
competitive and runs hurdles for her college team. This is her freshman year
and she has noticed that she has gained the freshman 15 over the winter.
When she and her coach get together they decide that she may need to lose
a little weight to improve her performance. She restricts calories by skipping
lunch, drinking diet colas in place of milk and watching what she eats. At the
same time, spring practice has started and she makes sure she is at the
track for an hour after practice to improve her performance. What she
doesn’t realize is that by continuing her current eating patterns and exercise
level she may actually be hurting her performance and her health.
Female athlete triad
2. Which eating disorder best describes this scenario? Although his parents
encourage Tony to eat breakfast, he rarely feels hungry. Besides he can sleep
in an extra 15 minutes if he skips breakfast. After school he has soccer
practice then comes home for dinner. In the evening he studies and snacks.
He usually goes to bed around 11:30 but rarely sleeps through the night.
Once he wakes he checks out the left overs from dinner and makes a
snack before heading back to bed.
Night eating syndrome
3. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Anorexia Nervosa?
, BIOD 121 NUTRITION
EXAM 5 Q & A
Food equals comfort
4. What are the clinical guidelines for a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa?
Body weight less than 85% of the normal for this persons age, height and gender
and a BMI of less than or equal to 17 are clinical guidelines for a diagnosis
5. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Bulimia Nervosa?
6. Body weight less than 85% of the
normal weight Explain what Night Eating
syndrome is.
The key sign of this disorder is that at least one third of a person’s calories are
consumed after the evening meal. The individual awakens at least once during
the night and needs to eat prior to falling back to sleep. Often there is a lack of
hunger in the morning and the circadian rhythm (your body’s 24 hour clock) is
out of sync.
7. is the most common form of malnutrition in developed as well as
developing countries.
8. Food insecurity is the inability to get enough food or the and
variety of the food is inadequate to meet nutrient needs.
1. Undernutrition
2. quality
