Nusc 1165 Final Exam Chea Exam With
Correct Answers
leading causes of death attributed to nutrition - CORRECT ANS✔✔heart disease,
cancer, stroke
energy yielding nutrients - CORRECT ANS✔✔broken down to generate energy
- carbs, lipids, proteins
macronutrients - CORRECT ANS✔✔needed in large amounts
- carbs, lipid, proteins, water
micronutrients - CORRECT ANS✔✔needed in small amounts
- vitamins, minerals
inorganic - CORRECT ANS✔✔does not contain carbon
organic - CORRECT ANS✔✔contains carbon
amount of energy provided by carbs - CORRECT ANS✔✔4 kcals
amount of energy provided by lipids - CORRECT ANS✔✔9 kcal
amount of energy provided by protein - CORRECT ANS✔✔4 kcal
amount of energy provided by alcohol - CORRECT ANS✔✔7 kcal
examples of nutrient-dense foods - CORRECT ANS✔✔low fat milk, fruit/nut trail
mix, fresh fruit, baked chips, oatmeal raisin cookies
epidemiological study - CORRECT ANS✔✔observing relationships between diet,
health, and disease patterns in dif populations
balance study - CORRECT ANS✔✔compares the total amount of a nutrient that
enters the body with the total amount that leaves the body
,depletion-repletion study - CORRECT ANS✔✔A study that feeds subjects a diet
devoid of a nutrient until signs of deficiency appear, and then adds the nutrient
back to the diet to a level at which symptoms disappear and health is restored
double blind study - CORRECT ANS✔✔An experiment in which neither the
participant nor the researcher knows whether the participant has received the
treatment or the placebo
single blind study - CORRECT ANS✔✔study in which the subjects do not know if
they are in the experimental or the control group
variety - CORRECT ANS✔✔selecting nutrient dense foods from each food group
and within each
balance - CORRECT ANS✔✔one food lacking in a nutrient, balance with another
food that doesnt
moderation - CORRECT ANS✔✔all types of food are ok
- not consuming too much energy, fat, sugar, alc
- achieves healthy weight and lowers risk of chronic disease
Steps of the Scientific Method - CORRECT ANS✔✔observation, hypothesis,
experiment, conclusion
theory vs hypothesis - CORRECT ANS✔✔theory: explanation based on scientific
study and reasoning
hypothesis: proposed explanation
sources of reliable nutrition info - CORRECT ANS✔✔Government
recommendations, universities, health professionals, nonprofit organizations based
on science to provide information to improve health
recommended dietary allowances - CORRECT ANS✔✔intakes that meet needs of
97-98% of healthy individs in each group
- determined using EAR value and taking into acct individ variability
- intakes lower than this can indicate deficiency
Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) - CORRECT ANS✔✔amount of a nutrient
that meets the needs of 50% of healthy people in a life stage/gender group
Adequate Intake (AI) - CORRECT ANS✔✔a recommended average daily nutrient
intake level based on observed or experimentally determined estimates of nutrient
intake by a group of healthy people
, Upper Levels (UL) - CORRECT ANS✔✔max daily intakes unlikely to pose a risk
to almost all individs in specific group
AMDR - CORRECT ANS✔✔intakes ranges for energy yielding nutrients
- expressed as % of total energy intake
EER - CORRECT ANS✔✔average energy intakes predicted to maintain body
weight by calculating amount of kcals
- takes into acct gender, weight, height, level of physical activity
dietary guidlines - CORRECT ANS✔✔nutrition/ lifestyle recommendations published
by US department of health and human services
- only recommendation w major emphasis on food safety
exchange lists - CORRECT ANS✔✔Based on food groups to determine overall
energy and macronutrient intake
Healthy People Initiative - CORRECT ANS✔✔National health promotion and
disease prevention objectives for the U.S.
what organization regulates food labels of meat and poultry - CORRECT
ANS✔✔USDA
what organization regulates all food labels except meat and poultry - CORRECT
ANS✔✔FDA
Current Good Manufacturing Practices - CORRECT ANS✔✔FDA to ensure
product contains right ingredients/ dose
- requires manufacturer to test product to ensure identity, strength, purity,
composition
dietary supplement verification program (DSVP) - CORRECT ANS✔✔evaluates
and confirms contents, manufacturing process and standards of purity
- developed by USP
nutrient content claims - CORRECT ANS✔✔claims on the label that describe the
level or amount of a nutrient in a food product
examples of nutrient content claims - CORRECT ANS✔✔low, high, free, reduced,
lean, high potency, antioxidant
health claims - CORRECT ANS✔✔a relationship between a nutrient, food, food
component, or dietary supplement and reduced risk of a disease or health-
related condition
Correct Answers
leading causes of death attributed to nutrition - CORRECT ANS✔✔heart disease,
cancer, stroke
energy yielding nutrients - CORRECT ANS✔✔broken down to generate energy
- carbs, lipids, proteins
macronutrients - CORRECT ANS✔✔needed in large amounts
- carbs, lipid, proteins, water
micronutrients - CORRECT ANS✔✔needed in small amounts
- vitamins, minerals
inorganic - CORRECT ANS✔✔does not contain carbon
organic - CORRECT ANS✔✔contains carbon
amount of energy provided by carbs - CORRECT ANS✔✔4 kcals
amount of energy provided by lipids - CORRECT ANS✔✔9 kcal
amount of energy provided by protein - CORRECT ANS✔✔4 kcal
amount of energy provided by alcohol - CORRECT ANS✔✔7 kcal
examples of nutrient-dense foods - CORRECT ANS✔✔low fat milk, fruit/nut trail
mix, fresh fruit, baked chips, oatmeal raisin cookies
epidemiological study - CORRECT ANS✔✔observing relationships between diet,
health, and disease patterns in dif populations
balance study - CORRECT ANS✔✔compares the total amount of a nutrient that
enters the body with the total amount that leaves the body
,depletion-repletion study - CORRECT ANS✔✔A study that feeds subjects a diet
devoid of a nutrient until signs of deficiency appear, and then adds the nutrient
back to the diet to a level at which symptoms disappear and health is restored
double blind study - CORRECT ANS✔✔An experiment in which neither the
participant nor the researcher knows whether the participant has received the
treatment or the placebo
single blind study - CORRECT ANS✔✔study in which the subjects do not know if
they are in the experimental or the control group
variety - CORRECT ANS✔✔selecting nutrient dense foods from each food group
and within each
balance - CORRECT ANS✔✔one food lacking in a nutrient, balance with another
food that doesnt
moderation - CORRECT ANS✔✔all types of food are ok
- not consuming too much energy, fat, sugar, alc
- achieves healthy weight and lowers risk of chronic disease
Steps of the Scientific Method - CORRECT ANS✔✔observation, hypothesis,
experiment, conclusion
theory vs hypothesis - CORRECT ANS✔✔theory: explanation based on scientific
study and reasoning
hypothesis: proposed explanation
sources of reliable nutrition info - CORRECT ANS✔✔Government
recommendations, universities, health professionals, nonprofit organizations based
on science to provide information to improve health
recommended dietary allowances - CORRECT ANS✔✔intakes that meet needs of
97-98% of healthy individs in each group
- determined using EAR value and taking into acct individ variability
- intakes lower than this can indicate deficiency
Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) - CORRECT ANS✔✔amount of a nutrient
that meets the needs of 50% of healthy people in a life stage/gender group
Adequate Intake (AI) - CORRECT ANS✔✔a recommended average daily nutrient
intake level based on observed or experimentally determined estimates of nutrient
intake by a group of healthy people
, Upper Levels (UL) - CORRECT ANS✔✔max daily intakes unlikely to pose a risk
to almost all individs in specific group
AMDR - CORRECT ANS✔✔intakes ranges for energy yielding nutrients
- expressed as % of total energy intake
EER - CORRECT ANS✔✔average energy intakes predicted to maintain body
weight by calculating amount of kcals
- takes into acct gender, weight, height, level of physical activity
dietary guidlines - CORRECT ANS✔✔nutrition/ lifestyle recommendations published
by US department of health and human services
- only recommendation w major emphasis on food safety
exchange lists - CORRECT ANS✔✔Based on food groups to determine overall
energy and macronutrient intake
Healthy People Initiative - CORRECT ANS✔✔National health promotion and
disease prevention objectives for the U.S.
what organization regulates food labels of meat and poultry - CORRECT
ANS✔✔USDA
what organization regulates all food labels except meat and poultry - CORRECT
ANS✔✔FDA
Current Good Manufacturing Practices - CORRECT ANS✔✔FDA to ensure
product contains right ingredients/ dose
- requires manufacturer to test product to ensure identity, strength, purity,
composition
dietary supplement verification program (DSVP) - CORRECT ANS✔✔evaluates
and confirms contents, manufacturing process and standards of purity
- developed by USP
nutrient content claims - CORRECT ANS✔✔claims on the label that describe the
level or amount of a nutrient in a food product
examples of nutrient content claims - CORRECT ANS✔✔low, high, free, reduced,
lean, high potency, antioxidant
health claims - CORRECT ANS✔✔a relationship between a nutrient, food, food
component, or dietary supplement and reduced risk of a disease or health-
related condition
