NTA Midterm UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Articulate the significance of a person's connection to their body's innate wisdom. - CORRECT
ANSWER - -A person's innate wisdom is the instincts that help guide them towards foods
and habits that help them survive and thrive.
-occurs on a subconscious level
-The significance of a person's connection to their innate wisdom is the ability to read and
preserve subconscious hunger cues and the call to action towards what we need to achieve
optimal health
What is the role of real food in health? - CORRECT ANSWER - -real food in health
strengthens our innate wisdom and leads us to optimal health
In what was does the modern food system interfere with us and confuse our innate wisdom? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1) chemical components increase hunger levels and turn off
normal hormonal cues for satiety
2) nutrient poor, calorie rich processed foods increase appetite as we search for sufficient
nutrients
3) corporate farming results in extreme nutrient loss in soils
4) packaged foods are more attractive
5) access to REAL food is not universally available
6) food reactions contribute to picky and disordered eating
7) imbalances in the gut microbiome can cause cravings for food desired by the microbial
populations rather than their host
Identify the SIX milestones of the modern diet and lifestyle practices. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1) Agricultural Revolution
2) Introduction of refined sugar
3) Industrial revolution
4) Rise of big food
,5) Chemical Revolution
6) Digital Revolution
How does the six milestone and lifestyle practices affect our health? - CORRECT
ANSWER - -The Agricultural Revolution and the development of larger settlements such
as towns and cities, health impacts equated to fewer and less diverse nutrients, rapid loss of bone
density, habitat loss and soil degradation, and an increase in communicable diseases
-Sugar, which was once a luxury for the wealthy, production became cheaper and consumption
became more widespread. Lacking nutrients, sugar's unique and biological effects are harmful to
health.
-The late 1800s and early 1900s where big companies such as Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper, and Pepsi
became motivated by generating profits rather than nourishing their customers. Big companies
introduced the hyper palatable foods that line the grocery stores. the combo of sugar, fat, and salt
hooked consumers which lead to over consumption.
-Processing techniques in the chemical and digital revolutions created lighter and longer lasting
rations.
-Marketing techniques convinces consumers that hydrogenated oils were more heart healthy.
Cheap foods that are abundant, highly-processed, non-perishable and covered in chemical
products leave our bodies toxic and hungry for nutrients.
How has the corporation of farming practices and food production impacted the nutrient content
in food? - CORRECT ANSWER - -They have incorporated many harmful substances in
the foods we eat...
1) hormones
2) steroids
3) antibiotics
4) pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides
5) additives such as MSG, preservatives, food colorings, artificial sweeteners, and fake fats
6) Packagings with plastics such as BPA and BPS
7) GMOs
-Have been declines in the amount of nutrients found in fruits and vegs... less protein, Ca, P, Fe,
B2, and Vitamin C
, List the nutritional pioneers and researchers that contributed to our bigger understanding of
nutrition and global ancestral patterns. - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Dr. Weston A. Price
2) Dr. Dame Harriette Chick
3) Dr. Francis M. Pottenger, Jr.
4) Dr. Stephen Le
What contribution did Dr. Weston A. Price make to our bigger understanding of nutrition and
global ancestral patterns? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Compared the health of related
individuals who still ate traditional diets and those who adopted Westernized foods.... observed
rapid decline in health with modern/processed foods. Tooth decay, poor bone development, and
chronic disease are a result
-Concluded there is no one ideal diet for all societies
-Key commonalities of healthy diets
What were the key commonalities of healthy diets that Dr. Weston A. Price discovered? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1) No refined or denatured foods
2) Animal products (some consume raw)
3) 4 times highers in Ca and 10 times higher in fat-soluble vitamins
4) Use of bones (bone broth)
5) High enzyme content
6) Seeds/grains/legumes/nuts were soaked, sprouted, fermented, or naturally leavened
Equal amounts of Omega-3 and Omega-6s
7) Some unrefined salt
What contribution did Dr. Dame Harriette Chick make to our bigger understanding of nutrition
and global ancestral patterns? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Studied nutritional deficiency
diseases of scurvy, beriberi, and rickets
Scurvy is a deficiency in which vitamin? - CORRECT ANSWER - Vitamin C
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Articulate the significance of a person's connection to their body's innate wisdom. - CORRECT
ANSWER - -A person's innate wisdom is the instincts that help guide them towards foods
and habits that help them survive and thrive.
-occurs on a subconscious level
-The significance of a person's connection to their innate wisdom is the ability to read and
preserve subconscious hunger cues and the call to action towards what we need to achieve
optimal health
What is the role of real food in health? - CORRECT ANSWER - -real food in health
strengthens our innate wisdom and leads us to optimal health
In what was does the modern food system interfere with us and confuse our innate wisdom? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1) chemical components increase hunger levels and turn off
normal hormonal cues for satiety
2) nutrient poor, calorie rich processed foods increase appetite as we search for sufficient
nutrients
3) corporate farming results in extreme nutrient loss in soils
4) packaged foods are more attractive
5) access to REAL food is not universally available
6) food reactions contribute to picky and disordered eating
7) imbalances in the gut microbiome can cause cravings for food desired by the microbial
populations rather than their host
Identify the SIX milestones of the modern diet and lifestyle practices. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1) Agricultural Revolution
2) Introduction of refined sugar
3) Industrial revolution
4) Rise of big food
,5) Chemical Revolution
6) Digital Revolution
How does the six milestone and lifestyle practices affect our health? - CORRECT
ANSWER - -The Agricultural Revolution and the development of larger settlements such
as towns and cities, health impacts equated to fewer and less diverse nutrients, rapid loss of bone
density, habitat loss and soil degradation, and an increase in communicable diseases
-Sugar, which was once a luxury for the wealthy, production became cheaper and consumption
became more widespread. Lacking nutrients, sugar's unique and biological effects are harmful to
health.
-The late 1800s and early 1900s where big companies such as Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper, and Pepsi
became motivated by generating profits rather than nourishing their customers. Big companies
introduced the hyper palatable foods that line the grocery stores. the combo of sugar, fat, and salt
hooked consumers which lead to over consumption.
-Processing techniques in the chemical and digital revolutions created lighter and longer lasting
rations.
-Marketing techniques convinces consumers that hydrogenated oils were more heart healthy.
Cheap foods that are abundant, highly-processed, non-perishable and covered in chemical
products leave our bodies toxic and hungry for nutrients.
How has the corporation of farming practices and food production impacted the nutrient content
in food? - CORRECT ANSWER - -They have incorporated many harmful substances in
the foods we eat...
1) hormones
2) steroids
3) antibiotics
4) pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides
5) additives such as MSG, preservatives, food colorings, artificial sweeteners, and fake fats
6) Packagings with plastics such as BPA and BPS
7) GMOs
-Have been declines in the amount of nutrients found in fruits and vegs... less protein, Ca, P, Fe,
B2, and Vitamin C
, List the nutritional pioneers and researchers that contributed to our bigger understanding of
nutrition and global ancestral patterns. - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Dr. Weston A. Price
2) Dr. Dame Harriette Chick
3) Dr. Francis M. Pottenger, Jr.
4) Dr. Stephen Le
What contribution did Dr. Weston A. Price make to our bigger understanding of nutrition and
global ancestral patterns? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Compared the health of related
individuals who still ate traditional diets and those who adopted Westernized foods.... observed
rapid decline in health with modern/processed foods. Tooth decay, poor bone development, and
chronic disease are a result
-Concluded there is no one ideal diet for all societies
-Key commonalities of healthy diets
What were the key commonalities of healthy diets that Dr. Weston A. Price discovered? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1) No refined or denatured foods
2) Animal products (some consume raw)
3) 4 times highers in Ca and 10 times higher in fat-soluble vitamins
4) Use of bones (bone broth)
5) High enzyme content
6) Seeds/grains/legumes/nuts were soaked, sprouted, fermented, or naturally leavened
Equal amounts of Omega-3 and Omega-6s
7) Some unrefined salt
What contribution did Dr. Dame Harriette Chick make to our bigger understanding of nutrition
and global ancestral patterns? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Studied nutritional deficiency
diseases of scurvy, beriberi, and rickets
Scurvy is a deficiency in which vitamin? - CORRECT ANSWER - Vitamin C
