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Final Review QuestionsREVIEW QUESTIONS FOR COMPREHENSIVE NUTRITION 10 FINAL: The final exam consists of 75 multiple choice questions. Be sure to review the earlier review questions.
1. List good food sources for the vitamins A and E.
2. List good food sources for the vitamins C and B-6 and folate.
3. What is meant by the term: nutrient density?
4. Which food group is the most nutrient dense?
5. List the other names for vitamins A, D, E, B-6 and B-12.
6. Which vitamins lead to the following deficiencies: night blindness, rickets, scurvy, beriberi, and pellagra?
7. Which two vitamins are needed to prevent megaloblastic anemia?
8. Under what four possible conditions do you increase your risk for a vitamin deficiency?
9. Do most Americans meet their needs for vitamins?
10. List good food sources for each of the following minerals:
calcium, potassium, magnesium, iron and zinc.
11. What are the symptoms of iron and zinc deficiency?
12. What blood pressure value is considered to be hypertensive?
13. What is the serious outcome of high blood pressure?
14. Does excessive use of salt (sodium chloride) cause high blood?
pressure in all people?
15. Besides salt, what other nutrients are important in reducing
your risk for hypertension?
16. What is the serious outcome of osteoporosis?
17. List some risk factors for osteoporosis that you can't control.
18. What 3 factors help to insure adequate bone mass in most
people?
19. List several good sources of calcium besides milk products.
20. List the vitamins and minerals that are water soluble and can
be lost when water from food preparation is thrown out.
21. What vitamin is the most stable and which is the least stable in
food preparation?
22. What are the recommended ways to conserve nutrients in foods
such as milk, meat, vegetables, fruits and grains?
23. Which nutrients are usually added to each of the following: milk, enriched refined grains and juice drinks.
24. Which nutrient is required as a supplement for the vegan?
25. Under what two types of conditions it is recommended to include a supplement to your diet?
26. What is the real reason when people say that they feel better when they take a vitamin and or mineral supplement?
27. What symptoms develop when a person overdoses on vitamins C or on B-6 or on A?
28. If you plan to take a vitamin or mineral supplement, what would be a safe amount?
29. What is the primary concern for food safety: bacterial poisoning,
lead or mercury poisoning, natural toxins or food additives?
30. List 4 ways that you can reduce bacterial poisoning.
31. List 3 suggested ways to reduce your chances of harm by
environmental, natural or added chemicals.
32. For what 3 purposes do we use additives?
33. Describe what is meant by metastasis in the process of cancer.
34. Why does skin cancer usually not become deadly.
35. What are the three types of cancer which are the major causes of death in the U.S?
36. What is the primary carcinogen?
37. What role does diet play in the cancerous process?
38. Based on a controlled study, what was the effect of a beta-carotene supplement on a large group of smokers?
39. List three ways to determine if nutrition information is reliable and beneficial.
40. List foods that contain phytochemicals and how many categories of phytochemicals are there?
41. What is the recommended weight gain during pregnancy?
42. What five nutrients need to be increased during pregnancy?
43. What practices should be avoided in pregnancy?
44. List 4 advantages to breastfeeding infants for the first 6 months.
45. Why is whole milk is recommended for children under the age of two?
46. How can we help children feel good about themselves while we help them develop good food habits?
47. List some ways to prevent childhood obesity.
48. Define life expectancy and life span.
49. For what two nutrients is your genetic background the important key to a decision to limit them in your diet?
50. Besides diet, what else might help to improve the quality of your current health and life expectancy?
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