Nutrition Exam 2
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| The DRI committee that reviewed the safety of amino acid intake... | TRUE
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| Vegans must combine plant protein foods to provide a full array of amino acids | FALSE
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| Research supports the idea that vegetarians may be healthier than meat eaters | TRUE
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| Proteins differ from the other energy nutrients because they contain what? | NITROGEN
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| The basic building blocks of proteins | AMINO ACIDS
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| The component that distinguishes one amino acid from another is what? | SIDE GROUP
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| What is an essential amino acid? | You have to consume it through your diet
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| The term nonessential when referring to amino acids means what? | The liver can produce those that the body lacks through diet
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| How many essential amino acids are required by the human body? | 9
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| An example of a conditionally essential amino acid | Tyrosine
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| The process of protein breakdown, recovery, and synthesis is called what? | Protein turnover
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| A person is in positive nitrogen balance during which phase? | Growth
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| If you are native nitrogen balance, which of the following conditions would be an exception? | Pregnant
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| Enzymes are what? | Essential to all life processes
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| An important buffer in the maintenance of acid base balance in the blood is what? | Protein
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| Which of the following proteins helps the body maintain its resistance to disease? | Antibodies
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| When glucose is unavailable, the functioning of which two parts of the body becomes compromised? | Brain and nervous system
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| Marasmus may be described as a form of malnutrition and its primary cause is what? | Deprivation of food
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| Kwashiorkor most frequently develops among? | Newly weaned children
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| The end protects of protein metabolism are secreted by what organ? | Kidneys
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| The protein RDA for healthy adults is how many grams per kilogram of body weight? | .8g/kg
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| The protein requirement of a child as compared to an adult is? | Higher
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| The plant food with the highest protein digestibility is? | Soybeans
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| Which of the following provides the highest quality of protein? | Legumes
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| All of the following are considered high quality protein sources except? | Gelatin
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| Ketones can meet some of the nervous system energy needs | TRUE
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| Basal metabolic needs are large compared to energy needs for activities | TRUE
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| Smoker may weigh less than a nonsmoker but more likely to have visceral fat | TRUE
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| Surplus dietary carbohydrate is first stored as what? | Glycogen
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| Of all the nutrients, which is the easiest for the body to store as fat? | Fat
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| Within a day of beginning a fast, most of the body stores of what is depleted? | Glycogen
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| In the first few days of fasting, body protein is used primarily to what? | To provide glucose
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| As the body shifts to partial dependence on ketones for energy during prolonged fasting, what happens? | Conserves its lean tissues
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| BMR is lowest during what phase of our life? | Sleep
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| Which of the following individuals would have the slowest basal metabolic rate? | 20 year old inactive woman
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| The thermic affect on food represents about what % of the total food energy taken in? | 10%
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| The basal metabolic rate slows with increasing age why? | Lean body mass diminishes
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| Which of the following is not a factor in the variability of energy needs between individuals? | Food preference
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| What body component has the greatest variability in quantity and quality (size)? | Fat mass
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| According to BMI criteria, a person with a BMI of 24 is considered what? | Normal weight
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| A weakness in using the BMI to assess body weight is? | It doesn’t indicate where excess fat is located on the body
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| Which type of fat poses the greatest risk to health? | Visceral
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| A good indicator of fat distribution on an individual would be what? | Waist circumference
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| A lack of body fat can result in what? | Infertility
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| About what % of US adults are overweight or obese? | 68%
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| Obesity is officially defined as a BMI of what or higher? | 30
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| A safe and effective weight loss plan would be what? | Includes calorie restriction and exercise
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| Which person is at the greatest health risk? | 27-year-old women with a waist circumference of 40 inches
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| Which of the following is not one of the 3 indicators established by obesity experts for evaluating health risks from overweight and obesity? | Diet history
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| In summary, the key to weight loss is what? | Consuming fewer calories
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