,Table of Contents
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Chapter .1: .Food .Choices .and .Human .Health
Chapter .2: .Nutrition .Tools .– .Standards .and .Guidelines
. Chapter .3: .The .Remarkable .Body
Chapter .4: .The .Carbohydrates: .Sugar, .Starch, .Glycogen .and .Fibre
. Chapter .5: .The .Lipids: .Fats, .Oil, .Phospholipids, .and .Sterols
. Chapter .6: .The .Proteins .and .Amino .Acids
Chapter .7: .The .Vitamins
. Chapter .8: .Water .and .Minerals
Chapter .9: .Energy .Balance .and .Healthy .Body .Weight
Chapter .10: .Nutrients, .Recreational .Physical .Activity, .and .the .Body’s
. Responses
Chapter .11: .Role .of .Diet .in .the .Primary .and .Secondary .Prevention .of
. Chronic .Disease
Chapter .12: .Food .Safety .and .Food .Bio-Technology
. Chapter .13: .Life .Cycle .Nutrition: .Mother .and .Infant
. Chapter .14: .Child, .Teen, .and .Older .Adult
Chapter .15: .Hunger .and .the .Global .Environment
,Chapter . 1 . Food . Choices . and . Human .Health
MULTICHOICE
1. Which .of .the .following .conditions .is .the .most .responsive .to .nutrition?
(A) diabetes
(B) iron .deficiency .anemia
(C) sickle .cell .disease
(D) heart . disease
Answer .: .(B)
2. What .is .the .name . for .the .study .of .environmental .influences .on . genetic .expression?
(A) epigenetics
(B) genetic . counselling
(C) nutritional .nucleic .acid . pool
(D) genetic . metabolics
Answer .: .(A)
3. The .integration .of .nutrition, .genomic .science, .and .molecular .biology .has .launched .a .new
.area .of .study. .What .is .this .area .of .study .called?
(A) nutrition . genetics
(B) nutritional .genomics
(C) nutritional .molecular .science
(D) nutritional .science
Answer .: .(B)
4. How . many .classes . of . nutrients . are .there?
(A) . 2
(B) . 4
(C) . 6
, (D) . 8
Answer . : . (C)
5. Which .of .the . following .nutrients . is .considered . organic?
(A) minerals
(B) carbohydrate
(C) water
(D) alcohol
Answer .: .(B)
6. Which .of .the .following .nutrients .yields .energy .and .also .provides .materials .that
.form .structures .and .working .parts .of .body .tissues?
(A) proteins
(B) vitamins
(C) fats
(D) proteins
Answer .: .(D)
7. Which .of .the .following .nutrients .is .energy-yielding?
(A) carbohydrates
(B) vitamins
(C) water
(D) minerals
Answer .: .(A)
8. Which .of .the .following .statements .best . defines .an . "essential" . nutrient?
(A) It . is . necessary .for . good . health . and . proper . functioning .of . the . body.
(B) It . can . be .obtained . only . from . the . diet.
(C) It . can . be .manufactured . by .the . body .from .raw .materials.
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Chapter .1: .Food .Choices .and .Human .Health
Chapter .2: .Nutrition .Tools .– .Standards .and .Guidelines
. Chapter .3: .The .Remarkable .Body
Chapter .4: .The .Carbohydrates: .Sugar, .Starch, .Glycogen .and .Fibre
. Chapter .5: .The .Lipids: .Fats, .Oil, .Phospholipids, .and .Sterols
. Chapter .6: .The .Proteins .and .Amino .Acids
Chapter .7: .The .Vitamins
. Chapter .8: .Water .and .Minerals
Chapter .9: .Energy .Balance .and .Healthy .Body .Weight
Chapter .10: .Nutrients, .Recreational .Physical .Activity, .and .the .Body’s
. Responses
Chapter .11: .Role .of .Diet .in .the .Primary .and .Secondary .Prevention .of
. Chronic .Disease
Chapter .12: .Food .Safety .and .Food .Bio-Technology
. Chapter .13: .Life .Cycle .Nutrition: .Mother .and .Infant
. Chapter .14: .Child, .Teen, .and .Older .Adult
Chapter .15: .Hunger .and .the .Global .Environment
,Chapter . 1 . Food . Choices . and . Human .Health
MULTICHOICE
1. Which .of .the .following .conditions .is .the .most .responsive .to .nutrition?
(A) diabetes
(B) iron .deficiency .anemia
(C) sickle .cell .disease
(D) heart . disease
Answer .: .(B)
2. What .is .the .name . for .the .study .of .environmental .influences .on . genetic .expression?
(A) epigenetics
(B) genetic . counselling
(C) nutritional .nucleic .acid . pool
(D) genetic . metabolics
Answer .: .(A)
3. The .integration .of .nutrition, .genomic .science, .and .molecular .biology .has .launched .a .new
.area .of .study. .What .is .this .area .of .study .called?
(A) nutrition . genetics
(B) nutritional .genomics
(C) nutritional .molecular .science
(D) nutritional .science
Answer .: .(B)
4. How . many .classes . of . nutrients . are .there?
(A) . 2
(B) . 4
(C) . 6
, (D) . 8
Answer . : . (C)
5. Which .of .the . following .nutrients . is .considered . organic?
(A) minerals
(B) carbohydrate
(C) water
(D) alcohol
Answer .: .(B)
6. Which .of .the .following .nutrients .yields .energy .and .also .provides .materials .that
.form .structures .and .working .parts .of .body .tissues?
(A) proteins
(B) vitamins
(C) fats
(D) proteins
Answer .: .(D)
7. Which .of .the .following .nutrients .is .energy-yielding?
(A) carbohydrates
(B) vitamins
(C) water
(D) minerals
Answer .: .(A)
8. Which .of .the .following .statements .best . defines .an . "essential" . nutrient?
(A) It . is . necessary .for . good . health . and . proper . functioning .of . the . body.
(B) It . can . be .obtained . only . from . the . diet.
(C) It . can . be .manufactured . by .the . body .from .raw .materials.
