EXAM
Which program can provide supplemental food assistance to individuals who are
food insecure?
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) - ANSWER: Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
_____ is described as the excess intake of energy-dense, nutrient-poor foods that
increases the risk of obesity and other chronic disease.
Food security
Undernourishment
Overnutrition
Food insecurity - ANSWER: Overnutrition
By what percentage will the global food production need to increase by the year
2050 to meet the needs of the growing global population?
40%
30%
50%
60% - ANSWER: 60
What percentage of global land resources are used to produce feed crops for animal
consumption?
40%
33%
15%
50% - ANSWER: 33
A 40-year-old woman was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. When asked
about her diet, she reveals that she frequently consumes foods that are highly
processed and high in calories at each meal. This individual would be classified as:
overnourished.
undernourished.
food insecure.
highly food insecure. - ANSWER: overnourished.
, A sustainable food system includes which social resource?
preservation of food traditions
economic growth
fair wages for farmers
minimization of deforestation - ANSWER: preservation of food traditions
Which condition affects the largest number of people worldwide?
undernutrition
overnutrition
famine
hunger - ANSWER: overnutrition
Which statement BEST defines food security?
Food security means having physical, economic, and social access to sufficient, safe,
and nutritious food.
Food security means having access to processed foods.
Food security means having a consistent food supply that is lacking in essential
nutrients.
Food security means having no access to sustainable food sources. - ANSWER: Food
security means having physical, economic, and social access to sufficient, safe, and
nutritious food.
A main cause pf the reduction of the nutrient content in rice is:
an adequate water supply.
agricultural job security.
local distribution of rice.
growth under elevated atmospheric CO2 conditions. - ANSWER: growth under
elevated atmospheric CO2 conditions.
Undernutrition is most prevalent in which demographic?
children
elderly
adults
adolescents. - ANSWER: children
How does the FDA regulate genetically engineered plants?
The FDA has the same regulations for genetically engineered plants as it has for all
foods in the United States.
The FDA regulates genetically engineered plants more strictly than Europe does.
The FDA has established stricter regulations for genetically engineered plants than
for conventional plants.