QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔to support a healthy body weight, meet nutrient needs, and lessen the risk of chronic
disease, _______ are needed in overall eating patterns - ✔✔shifts to more nutrient
dense options
✔✔what are sectors? (according to the social-ecological model) - ✔✔systems,
organizations, businesses, and industries that have an important role in helping
individuals make healthy choices.
✔✔what do sectors influence? - ✔✔the degree to which people have access to healthy
food and/or opportunities to be physically active, or they influence social norms and
values
✔✔how do settings affect individuals? (according to the social-ecological model) -
✔✔determine what foods are offered and what opportunities for physical activity are
provided
✔✔social and cultural norms - ✔✔rules that govern thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors.
based on the values of a society
✔✔examples of social and cultural norms - ✔✔acceptable body weights, food
preferences, values on physical activity and health
✔✔changes to __________ and _________ can have a powerful effect on social and
cultural norms and values over time and can align with the Dietary Guidelines -
✔✔sectors and settings
✔✔what are individual factors? (according to the social-ecological model) - ✔✔factors
unique to the individual, such as age, sex, socioeconomic status, etc
✔✔how are professionals beneficial to individual factors? - ✔✔can develop a healthy
eating pattern tailored to their individual factors
✔✔factors that limit an individual's or family's capacity to choose a healthy diet -
✔✔food access, household food insecurity, and acculturation
✔✔what is food insecurity? - ✔✔when access to nutritionally adequate and safe food is
limited or uncertain. can be temporary or persist over time.
✔✔how can professionals help acculturation? - ✔✔can help individuals by recognizing
cultural diversity and developing programs and materials that are responsive and