Exam 1: Overview of Nutrition and Health

Consumers who take vitamin/mineral supplements should be aware that excessive intakes can pose hazards and refer to which values of the Dietary Reference Intakes?

A package of cookies claims that the cookies are low kcalorie, and the Nutrition Facts panel indicates that each cookie provides 70 kcalories. This product can legally make this claim.

The FDA advises consumers that:

Which of the following does NOT yield energy for the body?

Which type of physical activities are recommended by the ACSM for developing and maintaining fitness?

How many fat kcalories are in a food that contains 15 grams of fat?

How often does Healthy People set new goals for improving the nation's health?

According to the DRI committee, fat should provide what percentage of daily kcalories?

The Recommended Dietary Allowances:

Which statement about Dietary Reference Intakes is false ?

Which health claim linking nutrients and food constituents to disease is not reliable?

You are at a friend's house and he offers to share a snack. You eat some even though you aren't hungry primarily because of:

Which of the following statements about vitamins is true?

Bioactive food components, or phytochemicals, may increase the risk of cancer.

A package of prunes states that the product is a good fiber source, and the Nutrition Facts panel indicates the product contains 12% of the Daily Value for dietary fiber. This product can legally make this claim.

How many kcalories are provided by a food that contains 25 g carbohydrate, 6 g protein, and 5 g fat?

You are advising a client on components of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans . Which of the following would you include in your advice?

Health care professionals can be most successful at motivating others to become more physically active when they:

Orange juice fortified with calcium to help build strong bones is an example of a(n):

Research confirms that a common contributor to three of the top five causes of death is: