Deck 19: Disorders Related to Specific Foods

Question 1

It is estimated that up to 70 percent of the world's population lose some ability to digest lactose as they age.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Lactose intolerance is caused by

A)too much milk and dairy products in the diet.
B)exposure to pasteurized milk when young.
C)an insufficient production of the enzyme lactase.
D)increased production of the enzyme lactose.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

In the United States, how many foods account for over 90 percent of all documented food allergies?

A)3
B)8
C)20
D)160

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Strawberries are one of the eight most common foods allergies in the American diet.

Question 5

Wheat is the only grain that people with celiac disease have to carefully avoid.

Question 6

Celiac disease is considered a genetic disorder.

Question 7

The FDA currently requires food labels to clearly identify any ingredient containing protein derived from the eight major allergenic foods.

Question 8

There is no difference between a food intolerance and a food allergy; they are synonymous.

Question 9

The widespread inflammatory reaction caused by eating a food to which one is allergic can result in an anaphylactic shock that, left untreated, is nearly always fatal.

Question 10

Food intolerances are much more serious than food allergies.

Question 11

Beginning in 2006, the FDA required food labels to clearly identify any ingredients containing protein derived from the major allergenic foods. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

A)eggs
B)wheat
C)soybeans
D)chocolate

Question 12

Celiac disease is easy to diagnose, as its symptoms do not mimic any other intestinal disturbance.

Question 13

Many lactose-intolerant people can digest aged cheese and yogurt with live, active cultures without any gastrointestinal side effects.

Question 14

Which of the following would cause intestinal distress for someone with lactose intolerance?

A)whey
B)peanuts
C)wheat bread
D)soybeans

Question 15

Individuals with celiac disease must eat gluten-free foods, which can be made from

A)wheat and barley flour.
B)rye and triticale flour.
C)rice and potato flour.
D)wheat and triticale flour.

Question 16

The immune system plays a major role in the development of a food intolerance.

Question 17

Currently there is no cure for celiac disease.