Nutrition For Healthy Living 6th Edition Schiff Test Bank

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Nutrition For Healthy Living 6th Edition Schiff Test Bank

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TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.1) According to some nutrition scientists, fiber is a key beneficial nutrient.⊚ true ⊚ false

2) According to some nutrition scientists, selenium is a key beneficial nutrient.⊚ true ⊚ false

3) According to some nutrition scientists, vitamin E is a key beneficial nutrient.

⊚ true ⊚ false

4) Vitamin C, iron, and fat are classified as macronutrients.⊚ true ⊚ false

5) Jemma, who is 7 months pregnant, suffers from chronic undernutrition. Based on this information, she has a higher than average risk of 1 / 4

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a difficult labor and delivering a baby with serious health problems.⊚ true ⊚ false

6) Children who live in southern Australia and western Europe are more likely to die before their fifth birthday than ⊚ true ⊚ false

7) Biotechnology involves the use of living things to improve manufactured products.⊚ true ⊚ false

8) Bioengineering of food crops may result in better crop yields and more nutritious grains, fruits, and vegetables.⊚ true ⊚ false children living in other regions of the world.

9) Infants and toddlers who are chronically undernourished are likely to develop stunting as they reach school age.⊚ true ⊚ false 2 / 4

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MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.10) According to the main nutrition-related goal of Healthy People 2030, Americans should improve their health by .

• decreasingtheir intake of refined, enriched, and

fortified foods

• reducing their children's exposure to energy-dense

reliable sources

• making

nutritious food more available foods

• learning how to obtain nutrition information from

11) Which of the following statements is true?

food.

• Nutrients are life-sustaining phytochemicals in

• In the United States, poor eating habits contribute

type, birth order, and sustainability.

• Most people

are born with the ability to to some of the ten leading causes of death.

• A person's diet is influenced by his or her blood

choose a nutritious diet.

12) Which of the following conditions or diseases is a leading diet-related cause of death in the United States?

• Chronic lower respiratory infections
• Heart disease

• Suicide
• Influenza and

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• Chronic lower respiratory infections
• Stroke
• Suicide
• Influenza and

pneumonia

14) Which of the following conditions or diseases is a leading diet-related cause of death in the United States?

• Chronic lower respiratory infections
• Diabetes

• Suicide
• Influenza and

pneumonia

15) Which of the following factors has a major influence over a person's food choices?

• Close friends
• Blood type

status

• Vitamin A

• Birth order

16) A person's is not a major influence for his or her food selection practices.

• place ofresidence
• blood type

• mood
• health status

17) A person's is (are) not a major influence for his or her food selection practices.

• place ofresidence
• political beliefs

• moods
• health status
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