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NSC 150 Exam 2 Questions and Answers (100%
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Obesity(20%) heavier than healthy weight for a given height Ans: 36% of
Americans
Type 2 diabetes Ans: Chronic condition in which the body cannot
properly absorb glucose(blood sugar) AKA- insulin resistance.
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Diabetes and pre-diabetes Ans: 57% of US population
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Cancer Ans: 21% of US deaths. Dietary factors account for 1/3 of
cancers in western countries
Ecosystem Ans: biological community of interacting living organisms
and their physical surroundings
Ecological integrity Ans: Ability of an ecosystem to maintain healthy
functioning
Benefits from ecosystem Ans: Provisioning: direct provision of food,
water, clothes, medicine
Regulating: natural control of processes
Cultural: psychological and emotional benefits. Recreational use
Supporting: services need for production of all other services
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What percent of ecosystem services are being degraded or used
unsustainably Ans: 60%
Freshwater Ans: Agriculture uses 70% of freshwater worldwide
Carbon footprint Ans: Greenhouse gas emissions caused by an
individual
Ecological footprint Ans: Amount of land it takes to support an
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individual's lifestyle
Health disparities Ans: differences in health status between groups of
people based on factors such as socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity,
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education, environmental exposures
Health inequities Ans: When disparities result from "systemic, avoidable,
unfair, and unjust" practices and polices, sustained over time, beyond
control of individuals
Root causes of food system related inequities Ans: Poverty
Low access to food
Education
Policy (subsidies for unhealthier foods make them cheaper)
The United States has recently experienced an epidemiological transition
in which chronic diseases have overtaken infection as the primary cause
of morbidity and mortality. Ans: True
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NSC 150 Exam 2 Questions and Answers (100%
Correct Answers) Already Graded A+
Obesity(20%) heavier than healthy weight for a given height Ans: 36% of
Americans
Type 2 diabetes Ans: Chronic condition in which the body cannot
properly absorb glucose(blood sugar) AKA- insulin resistance.
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Diabetes and pre-diabetes Ans: 57% of US population
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Cancer Ans: 21% of US deaths. Dietary factors account for 1/3 of
cancers in western countries
Ecosystem Ans: biological community of interacting living organisms
and their physical surroundings
Ecological integrity Ans: Ability of an ecosystem to maintain healthy
functioning
Benefits from ecosystem Ans: Provisioning: direct provision of food,
water, clothes, medicine
Regulating: natural control of processes
Cultural: psychological and emotional benefits. Recreational use
Supporting: services need for production of all other services
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What percent of ecosystem services are being degraded or used
unsustainably Ans: 60%
Freshwater Ans: Agriculture uses 70% of freshwater worldwide
Carbon footprint Ans: Greenhouse gas emissions caused by an
individual
Ecological footprint Ans: Amount of land it takes to support an
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individual's lifestyle
Health disparities Ans: differences in health status between groups of
people based on factors such as socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity,
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education, environmental exposures
Health inequities Ans: When disparities result from "systemic, avoidable,
unfair, and unjust" practices and polices, sustained over time, beyond
control of individuals
Root causes of food system related inequities Ans: Poverty
Low access to food
Education
Policy (subsidies for unhealthier foods make them cheaper)
The United States has recently experienced an epidemiological transition
in which chronic diseases have overtaken infection as the primary cause
of morbidity and mortality. Ans: True
