Question 1

A food record would be a suitable approach for measuring the diet of an illiterate subject.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which one of the following is the preferred method of measuring sodium consumption?

Accepted Answer

A) Weighed food record 
B) Food frequency questionnaire 
C) Measuring sodium in a 24-hour urine sample 
D) 24-hour recall

Question 3

A low score on the MEDFICTS questionnaire most likely indicates that ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the respondent's diet is consistent with "heart-healthy diet" 
B) the respondent does not have a "heart-healthy diet" 
C) the respondent is at increased risk of coronary heart disease 
D) the respondent is at increased risk of cancer

Question 4

Which of the following approaches to measuring diet is used by Willett and coworkers at Harvard University in such studies as the Nurses' Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study?

Accepted Answer

A) 24-hour recall 
B) Diet history 
C) Food frequency questionnaire 
D) Food record

Question 5

The ability of an instrument to produce the same estimate on two or more occasions,assuming that nothing has changed in the interim is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A) accuracy 
B) reliability 
C) validity 
D) CV

Question 6

Research has shown that administering a 24-hour recall using a telephone interview is not a recommended approach for collecting dietary intake data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following approaches to measuring dietary intake would be best suited for evaluating past food and beverage intake?

Accepted Answer

A) Food frequency questionnaire 
B) 3-day food record 
C) 7-day food record 
D) 14-day food record

Question 8

Which one of the following is a limitation of the 24-hour recall?

Accepted Answer

A) Does not alter the usual diet 
B) Low respondent burden 
C) Relies on memory 
D) Individuals tend to over report intake of foods that they consume at high levels

Question 9

The measurement of urinary nitrogen excretion to verify protein intake in dietary surveys is an example of a biologic marker.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the approaches to measuring diet has the advantage of being both self-administered and machine readable?

Accepted Answer

A) 24-hour recall 
B) Food frequency questionnaire 
C) Food record

Question 11

A food eaten but not reported in a 24-hour recall is known as a ________.

Accepted Answer

A) shortfall food 
B) missing food 
C) phantom food 
D) apparition food

Question 12

The advantage of using doubly labeled water to measure energy expenditure is that it is ideally suited for use in free-living subjects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A potential limitation of the food record or food diary is that subjects may simplify their diet in order to make the process or recording their diet easier.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

If a subject's reported usual energy intake is < 1.2 times his or her calculated resting energy expenditure,it is likely that the subject has ________.

Accepted Answer

A) under reported energy intake 
B) over reported energy intake 
C) reported energy intake with reasonable accuracy 
D) None of the choices are correct.

Question 15

A food frequency questionnaire that does not ask the respondent to provide any information about the portion sizes of foods and beverages consumed is referred to as a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The ability of an instrument of actually measure what it is intended to measure is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A) validity 
B) precision 
C) reproducibility 
D) CV

Exam 3: Measuring Diet

A food record would be a suitable approach for measuring the diet of an illiterate subject.

Which one of the following is the preferred method of measuring sodium consumption?

A low score on the MEDFICTS questionnaire most likely indicates that ________.

Which of the following approaches to measuring diet is used by Willett and coworkers at Harvard University in such studies as the Nurses' Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study?

The ability of an instrument to produce the same estimate on two or more occasions,assuming that nothing has changed in the interim is known as ________.

Research has shown that administering a 24-hour recall using a telephone interview is not a recommended approach for collecting dietary intake data.

Which of the following approaches to measuring dietary intake would be best suited for evaluating past food and beverage intake?

Which one of the following is a limitation of the 24-hour recall?

The measurement of urinary nitrogen excretion to verify protein intake in dietary surveys is an example of a biologic marker.

Which of the approaches to measuring diet has the advantage of being both self-administered and machine readable?

A food eaten but not reported in a 24-hour recall is known as a ________.

The advantage of using doubly labeled water to measure energy expenditure is that it is ideally suited for use in free-living subjects.

A potential limitation of the food record or food diary is that subjects may simplify their diet in order to make the process or recording their diet easier.

If a subject's reported usual energy intake is < 1.2 times his or her calculated resting energy expenditure,it is likely that the subject has ________.

A food frequency questionnaire that does not ask the respondent to provide any information about the portion sizes of foods and beverages consumed is referred to as a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire.

The ability of an instrument of actually measure what it is intended to measure is known as ________.