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2nd Exam Review Questions1. List the names of the major sugars and their food sources.
2. Name the two other types of sweeteners used in food and describe their purposes.
3. List the names of the two complex carbohydrates and list food sources for each.
4. What is the recommended percent of your diet that should be in the form of carbohydrate?
5. What is the advantage of including some dietary fiber in your diet?
6. Does the consumption of sugar increase your risk for any of the following conditions: antisocial behavior, hyperactivity, hypoglycemia, obesity, dental decay?
7. Describe what is meant by the "placebo effect"?
8. How does the neurotransmitter serotonin make you feel?
9. List some foods that contain natural and added hidden fat.
10. List the names of the three major types of fatty substances and identify which of the three provide a source of calories.
11. Describe the physical and nutritional differences between a fat and an oil. List some examples of visible fats and oils.
12. List four foods that are good sources of monounsaturated fatty acids.
13. Explain the changes that occur in a fat when the product is hydrogenated.
14. Why is it important to include some fat in your diet?
15. What is the recommended percent of your diet that should be in the form of fat?
16. List some dietary sources of cholesterol?
17. The condition of atherosclerosis leads to what health effects?
18. What other controllable factors besides diet contribute to your risk for heart disease?
19. If your blood cholesterol value is greater than 200 mg per 100 ml of blood, what else should be measured?
20. What behavior changes help to raise your HDL and what behavior changes help to lower your LDL?
21. In most cases if you decrease your intake of dietary cholesterol, can you decrease your blood cholesterol?
22. What parts of our body contain protein?
23. List some of the ways we use protein to regulate body processes.
24. What is the name of the waste product of protein metabolism?
25. What are some of the symptoms of a protein deficiency?
26. What are the effects of excessive protein in the diet?
27. What are the differences in amount and quality of protein in animal and plant foods?
28. Name two nonessential amino acids and four essential amino acids.
29. What is the Recommended Dietary Allowance for protein? If you weigh 60 kilogram, how many grams of protein should you eat?
30. If you start weight training program or a strenuous aerobic program, what specific increase should you make in your protein intake?
31. Name the three types of vegetarian diets. For each diet, list the foods that you would need to avoid in planning a meal for such an individual.
32. What 4 questions should you ask to determine if a vegetarian diet is healthy?
33. List some advantages and disadvantages to a vegan diet?
34. What 3 components make up your body weight?
35. Of the three methods used to determine body fat, which is the most accurate and which is the least accurate?
36. What two body circumferences are used to determine your risk for poor health?
37. What is the general reason for obesity?
38. For what 4 diseases do you increase your risk if you are obese?
39. To lose one pound of body fat a week, you must decrease your intake as compared to output of calories per day by how much?
40. To gain one pound of body muscle, what must you do besides increasing your caloric intake?
41. How many calories in 1 gram of carbohydrate, fat, protein, alcohol, fiber and water?
42. What is the recommended number of calories to burn in physical activities each day for good health?
43. Will you lose weight on a diet that contains a fewer number of calories than you need?
44. List 3 questions you should ask to evaluate a weight control diet.
45. What type of weight control diet is ketogenic in nature and what are the possible negative effects of such a diet?
46. What must be done to help maintain weight loss besides changing your food habits?
47. What amount of weight loss for the obese individual will help to improve blood values such as blood glucose or blood cholesterol?
48. List the three types of eating disorders and describe the typical behavior.
49. List 2 physical symptoms of each eating disorder.
50. What is the treatment of an eating disorder?
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