BIOD 121: Essentials in Nutrition Module 1 Exam (GRADED A) Questions and Answers (Portage Learning)

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Score for this quiz: 100 out of 100 True or False. If false, explain why it is false. Nutritional value and taste are often the 2 most important reasons specific foods are consumed in North A... merica. Your Answer: False. Tast and texture are the 2 most important reasons specific foodd are consumed in North America. False: Taste and texture are often the 2 most important reasons specific foods are consumed in North America. Multiple Choice: Nutrition is the science that links foods to and . weight; health nutritional value; disease weight; disease health; nutritional value health; disease Explain the difference between Internal and External drives that influence our desire to eat. Your Answer: Internal drive: Hunger is an internal drive and is a negative sensation due to experiencing pain. External drive: Appetite is an external drive and is a positive sensation due to leading us to eat when not hungry. The internal drive is hunger and is associated with negative sensations like churning, growling and pain in the stomach. External drives have to do with appetite and are associated with positive food sensations and lead us to eat when we are not hungry. A pharmaceutical company is interested in designing a drug to combat obesity. First, list 2 hormones involved in the regulation of hunger and satiety and state their function. Then, explain why the pharmaceutical would target these to treat obesity. Your Answer: 1.) Leptin 2.) Serotonin By sensitizing the patient to leptin or triggering it's activity in the brain, the patient would feel fuller and eat less. This is why pharmaceutical companies would target leptin. The pharmaceutical would blovk ghrelin, which would decrease the feeling of hunger so the patient could eat less. Leptin alerts the brain to turn off the hunger center and activates the satiety center when consuming a meal. By sensitizing the patient to leptin or triggering it’s activity in the brain, the patient would feel fuller and eat less. Ghrelin stimulates the hunger center as it deactivates the satiety center. The drug company could block ghrelin and decrease the feeling of hunger so the patient’s eat less. True or false. If false, explain why it is false. Vitamins promote growth and development, maintain tissues and cells, fuel the body for physical and metabolic work, and regulate body processes. Your Answer: False. That is the definition of a nutrient not a vitamin. False. Nutrients promote growth and development, maintain tissues and cells, fuel the body for physical and metabolic work, and regulate body processes. Or, a vitamin is an organic micronutrient that regulates body processes. Multiple Choice: Which type of molecule is defined as a substance that does not contain carbon? Inorganic Organic Micronutrient Macronutrient True or False. If false, explain why it is false. A vitamin is an inorganic micronutrient that regulates body processes. Your Answer: True. FALSE: A vitamin is an organic micronutrient that regulates body processes. Multiple Choice: Which of the following is an organic micronutrient? Minerals Correct Answer Vitamins Water Proteins Carbohydrates List (A) the names for simple and complex forms of CARBOHYDRATES, (B) at least 2 of their functions, and (C) at least 2 common sources of the nutrient in the diet. Your Answer: Simple: Carbs and sugars. Simple carbs equal simplistic nutrition. Complex: fiber and startch Complex are the key to long term health and pack in more nutrients than simple carbs (Part A is worth 2 points and parts B and C are worth 1 point each) A. Sugars and starches B. Primary source of energy, spare protein or prevent ketosis C. grains, vegetables, fruits, dairy products, and legumes True or False: Vitamins contain both water and fat soluble forms. True False True or false. If false, explain why it is false. Macro-minerals are needed in smaller amounts compared to trace minerals. Your Answer: False - macro minerals are needed in larger amounts FALSE: Micro or trace minerals are needed only in small amounts. Or Macro-minerals are needed in larger amounts compared to trace minerals. Tom is on a diet restricting his consumption of starches and sugars. Which macromolecule would he be limiting? Your Answer: Tom would be limiting fats and lipids as macromolecule. Carbohydrate List at least 3 macromolecule classes that are sources of energy. Your Answer: 1.) Carbohydrates 2.) Fats 3.) Proteins Carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins Write the definition of a kilocalorie. Your Answer: Browser + Webcam Definition of kilocalorie: is a unit of enery of 1,000 calories (equal to 1 large calorie). The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water one degree Celsius. What is the definition of a nutrient-dense food? List 1 example of a nutrient dense food. Your Answer: nutrient-dense food: These foods are rich in vitamins, mineral and other nutrients important for health, without too much saturated fat, added sugars and sodium. Example: Salmon. Foods that contain a high amount of vitamins and minerals that our bodies use as fuel. Examples: Any fruit or vegetable would count as a nutrient dense food. Explain the difference between undernutrition and malnutrition. Your Answer: Undernutrition: refers to a deficiency of nuturients. Maldnutrition: refers to an unbalanced diet, including excessive eating. Undernutrition is a specific state when nutrient intake does not meet the needs of the body. Malnutrition relates to the ill-effects of an unbalanced diet and can come from either undernutrition or overnutrition. Multiple Choice: Which of the ABCDE’s of nutritional assessment has to do with measurements of body composition (weight, height, skin fold measurements, and body circumference)? Dietary Clinical Anthropometric Biochemical Environmental Match the following health message with the correct concept. The health messages conveyed by the MyPlate illustrates the concepts of: Balance Correct Answer Calorie and portion size Moderation Correct Answer Increase consumption of some groups and limit consumption of others Variety Correct Answer Consume all food groups According to the Dietary Guidelines 2020-2025 there are three key dietary principles. List two of the principles. Your Answer: 1.) Paying attention to portion size 2.) choose a variety of options from each food group Answers (2 of the three): 1. Meet nutritional needs from nutrient dense foods 2. Choose a variety of options from each food group 3. Pay attention to portion size Multiple Choice: According to MyPlate, _ should make up 50% of the plate. Grains Protein Vegetables and Proteins Grains and fruit Fruits and vegetables What information is gathered from anthropometric assessment? Your Answer: Anthropometric is a measurement and is used to determine a human being's nutritional and general health status. Measurements of body composition, including weight, height, skinfold measurements, and body circumference. Multiple Choice: You are grocery shopping and notice on a bag of steel cut oats, there is a heart and it says “Oatmeal may help to reduce cholesterol!”. Which type of claim would this advertising be? Preliminary health claim Health claim Structure/function claim Nutrient claim (1) What is a serving size and what is the requirement for how it is represented on a nutrition facts label? (2) A nutrition label for a pack of crackers lists 300 calories in a serving and there are 2 servings in the package. How many calories would be consumed if someone eats the whole package of crackers? Your Answer: (1) A serving size is also known as portion and is the amouny of food or drink that is genrally served. The serving size reflects the amount that people typically should eat and drink. (2) 600 1. A serving size is the quantity of food that contains the listed nutrients measurements. 2. 600 calories As a dietitian, a client comes to you because they have struggled to control their weight. Using the information you have learned in this module, (1) explain how you would assess the current status of this client (i.e. general health, weight, nutritional status, etc.), and then (2) what tools you would use to teach them better eating habits and recommendations. Be sure to include the name of tools and principles. Your Answer: (1) As a dietitian, I would assess the current status of this client by asking what 1. Assessment can be done using the ABCDE’s of nutrition 2. MyPlate; the principles of balance, moderation and variety should be covered OR how to read a food label is appropriate as well OR the Dietary Guidelines Multiple Choice: Which of the following is NOT an environmental external force that influences our eating: Cultural beliefs Economics Environment Advertising Lifestyle [Show More]

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