Nutrtion questions

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Exam: 050493RR - WEIGHT CONTROL AND NUTRITIONAL NEEDS

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Questions 1 to 25: Select the best answer to each question. Note that a question and its answers may be split across a page break, so be sure that you have seen the entire question and all the answers before choosing an answer.

1. _______ is an adaptation to fasting or carbohydrate deprivation. A. Ketosis

B. Metabolism

C. Leptinomy

D. Lipectomy

2. The primary storage form of fat in our cells is the A. lipid.

B. fatty acid.

C. triglyceride molecule.

D. glucose.

3. The purpose of a cool down is to A. increase body temperature.

B. allow fluids to be absorbed into the bloodstream.

C. allow the body to recover from exercise.

D. minimize sweat excretion.

4. Which of the following is a psychiatric condition that involves extreme body dissatisfaction and long- term eating patterns that negatively affect body functioning? A. Disordered eating

B. An eating disorder

C. Body image disease

D. Self-abuse

5. To achieve health, one should _______ daily A. do any activity at any level

B. concentrate on aerobic activity

C. exercise for 20–60 minutes

D. exercise to achieve 64–90% of maximal heart rate

6. Which of the following groups may be most prone to developing mild iron deficiency?

A. Women

B. Children

C. Retired men

D. Golfers

7. What is a tool that uses both height and weight for determining whether someone is overweight and includes health hazard indicators? A. Height/weight charts

B. Bioelectrical impedance indicators

C. Skin fold analysis

D. Body mass index

8. A chronically inflamed and sore throat plus worn tooth enamel and intestinal distress could be signs of A. colon cancer.

B. electrolyte imbalance.

C. bulimia nervosa.

D. ribose intolerance.

9. A trace mineral that enhances the action of insulin is A. creatine.

B. carnitine.

C. ghb.

D. chromium.

10. Approximately _______ percent of individuals with anorexia die within ten years of diagnosis. A. 90–95

B. 30

C. 50

D. 5–20

11. To gain weight, a person must A. eat less energy than expended.

B. decrease muscle mass.

C. take protein supplements.

D. eat more energy than expended.

12. Use of anabolic steroids can cause A. weight loss.

B. fertility.

C. nutrient increase.

D. aggressiveness.

13. Stapling a small section of the stomach to reduce total food intake is called

A. gastroplasty.

B. gastric banding.

C. gastric verticality.

D. gastric bypass.

14. Prolonged low-carbohydrate, high-protein dieting may result in the potentially harmful process of A. acidosis.

B. metabolism.

C. ketosis.

D. carbohydrate loading.

15. Risk for type 2 diabetes is increased when a person's BMI becomes greater than A. 25.

B. 30.

C. 15.

D. 20.

16. Reduced physical activity increases risk for A. hypertension.

B. headaches.

C. stomach cancer.

D. bronchitis.

17. At the age of 50, Pete decides to begin a fitness program. What would be his maximum heart rate (MHR) rate? A. 102

B. 50

C. 142

D. 170

18. The energy we expend to digest, absorb, transport, metabolize, and store the nutrients we eat is known as A. energy cost.

B. energy variability.

C. basal metabolic rate.

D. thermic effect.

19. Peter is overweight and is carrying an excess of 25 pounds in the upper portion of his body. This fat distribution pattern makes him more at risk for which of the following? A. Bowel problems

B. Heart disease

C. Pneumonia

D. Salmonella poisoning

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20. Using the FIT principle, you should participate in cardiovascular exercise A. 5 times per week for 30 minutes a session.

B. 2–4 times per week for 25 minutes a session.

C. 3–5 times were week for 15-minute sprints.

D. 3–5 times per week for 20 consecutive minutes.

21. The long-term safety of _______, an appetite suppressant, is still being evaluated. A. Phen-fen

B. Redux

C. Orlistat

D. Meridia

22. The view that the body tends to maintain a certain comfortable weight by means of its internal controls is called A. set-point theory.

B. fat cell theory.

C. external cue theory.

D. malfunctioning internal cue.

23. About _______ percent or more of the energy the average person spends goes to support basal metabolism. A. forty

B. fifteen

C. sixty

D. ten

24. Which of the following is not considered an ergogenic aid? A. Anabolic steroids

B. Chromium

C. GHB

D. Lipids

25. Atypical eating behaviors people use to achieve lower body-weight are known as A. disordered eating.

B. bulimia.

C. self-starvation.

D. anorexia.