Nutrition 101 Practice Test Questions and Answers

Nutrition 101 Practice Test Questions and Answers What is neophobia? - ANSWER a dislike for anything new or unfamiliar How many kcals per gram are found in carbs, lipids, proteins and alcohol? - ANSWER Carbs- 4kcal lipids-9kcal proteins-4kcal alcohol- 7kcal The typical American diet is high in what kind of foods? - ANSWER Heavy on meat and potatoes Eating more cereals,snack foods, soft non-cituris juices. What are the macronutrients? - ANSWER Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and water What are the micronutrients? - ANSWER Vitamins and minerals What are the organic nutrients? - ANSWER Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and vitamins What are the inorganic nutrients? - ANSWER Minerals and water How many kilocalories are in 50 grams of fat? - ANSWER 450 kcal By the time we reach adulthood we have a core group of foods that make up most of our diet. How many are there? - ANSWER 100 basic items What is a case control study? - ANSWER investigation that uses a group of people with particular condition rather than a randomly selected population. They are compared with control group of people who don't have condition What is a epidemiological study? - ANSWER compares diseases rates among population groups and attempts to identify related conditions or behaviors such as diet and smoking habits. (soy and breast cancer rates) What are some of the "red flags" for inaccurate of exaggerated science in regards to nutritional studies? - ANSWER 1. recommendations that promise a quick fix 2. dire warnings of danger from a single product or regiments 3. claims that sound too good to be true 4. simplistic conclusion drown from a complex study 5. recommendation based on single study 6. dramatic stmt that are refuted by reputable scientific organizations 7. lists of "good" and "bad" foods 8. recommendation made to help sell a product 9. recommendation based on studies published w/o peer review 10. recommendation from studies that ignore individual or group differences What is a double-blind research study? - ANSWER A research study set up so that neither the subjects nor the investigators know which study group is reviving the placebo and which is receiving the active substance