Exam 1: The Science of Nutrition

Foods are considered “organic” if they are produced, gown, and harvested without the use of most conventional pesticides, fertilizers made with synthetic ingredients, bioengineering, or ______.

You are teaching students about the statistical prediction of years of life remaining for a person at a particular age. This concept is called:

The major causes of disability and death in the U.S. are currently:

Refer to the Toaster Coasters label to answer question -Carlos ate half a box of Toaster Coasters before class yesterday. How many Calories did Carlos consume?

If a toddler’s only source of a nutrient is from food but an adult can make the nutrient in an amount sufficient to meet his needs, the nutrient is considered to be _____.

If a group of farmers who grow oranges helps fund a university-based research project to determine the amount of vitamin C contained in fresh vs. frozen orange juice, it is appropriate to _____.

A drink that contains 10 grams of carbohydrate and 15 grams of alcohol would provide _____ kcalories.

A __________ is grown in the laboratory and used for in vitro research.

Approximately how many Calories would be provided by a food that contains 2 grams of protein, 8 grams of carbohydrate, and 5 grams of fat?

What is the difference between things that are related by cause-and-effect versus things related by correlations? Give examples of things related in each way.

You are involved in a study observing the eating and health behaviors of African Americans across the United States. You are conducting a(n):

A behavioral component of our lives over which we may or may not have control (such as diet and exercise) is termed a __________.

What do proteins contain that carbohydrates do not?

What are the costs and benefits of eating “organic” foods?

All inorganic substances in the human body are called minerals.

Nonessential nutrients do not need to be eaten to maintain health, as the body can make them in amounts needed to satisfy its physiological requirements.

What the similarities and differences in structure and function among the six classes of nutrients?

A "nonessential nutrient" is one the body_____.

When two variables are linked by a __________,an alteration in one of the variables directly causes a change the other.

Professor Eatwell plans to study the effect of zinc supplements on young adults’ susceptibility to the cold virus. She will give some of the young adults zinc supplements while the _____ group will get supplements that do not contain zinc.