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Three Major Limiting Factors for clients include: - Correct Answer- genetic makeup,
physical activity patterns, nutritional habits
Good Nutrition is defined as: - Correct Answer- controlling energy balance, producing
measurable results, improving body composition/performance/health
To improve their body composition, your client must: - Correct Answer- gain control over
their energy balance
The most popular, successful weight loss programs share what in common: - Correct
Answer- They control energy balance and present a plan for people to follow
T/F: Very High or Very low carb diets should be used cautiously and for only short
periods of time - Correct Answer- True
Research demonstrates that peoples actual and perceived nutritional intakes differ in
which of the following ways - Correct Answer- People eat fewer fruits and veggies and
less protein than they think
Foods with low calorie density can include: - Correct Answer- Vegetables, fruits, broth
based soups.
T/F: Foods with high nutrient density and low calorie density are often over consumed
and can lead to excess body fat - Correct Answer- False
Healthy weight loss requires which of the following: - Correct Answer- Being in a
negative energy balance while preserving lean mass
T/F: Focusing on exclusively body composition when making nutrition choices is always
healthy - Correct Answer- False
As an SFT, you can make nutritional suggestions to the following: - Correct Answer-
Healthy clients and athletes
What kind of advice may be illegal to share with your clients: - Correct Answer- Anything
that offers nutritional suggestions to remedy health issues
Which of the following roles will you be qualified to fill: - Correct Answer- trainer, health
information provider, social support network
,Metabolism: - Correct Answer- all of the diverse physiological processes that contribute
to life
Example of an organism: - Correct Answer- human
The immune system: - Correct Answer- responsibility of protecting us against
pathogens, tumor cells, foreign invaders
Major class of tissue in the human body: - Correct Answer- epithelial, connective,
muscle
Example of an organelle: - Correct Answer- Mitochondrion
T/F: All of the chemical reactions that take place in the body require phytochemicals -
Correct Answer- False
The DNA code in cells is unique to us and contains the instructions for making: - Correct
Answer- Protiens
Due to ____________, we all tolerate different amounts of caffeine. - Correct Answer-
genetic polymorphisms
Since phospholipids help to form the plasma membrane, the types of ________ we
consume in our diet will influence the membrane's fluidity, or flexibility. - Correct
Answer- Fats
What highly organized cellular organelles are responsible for converting things like
protein, carbohydrate, and fat into energy? - Correct Answer- Mitochondria
Once our DNA sends out a signal to make proteins, it's the job of the ________ to
receive this genetic message from the DNA and to make and transport the required
proteins for use inside and outside the cell. - Correct Answer- endoplasmic reticulum
and golgi apparatus
Which of the following would be an example of a protein receptor initiating a signal
transduction cascade: - Correct Answer- cellular response to insulin
Lipase is an example of a __________ that degrades __________. - Correct Answer-
enzyme, lipids
Enzymatic function is influenced by: - Correct Answer- temperature, PH, vitamin and
mineral status
When speaking to clients about nutrition, talk about _______, not _________. - Correct
Answer- Food, Nutrients
, After processing, food components travel through the bloodstream and are subject to
one of three eventual fates: - Correct Answer- storage, energy production, excretion
T/F: Energy from food is used to join adenosine diphosphate and phosphate into
adenosine triphosphate - Correct Answer- True
Why does digested food travel slowly through the intestines? - Correct Answer- It allows
nutrients to come in contact with the intestinal wall so they can be transported into
circulation
Nutrients pass through the _______ before they ever enter circulation: - Correct
Answer- Liver
T/F: Small amounts of absorption take place in the mouth - Correct Answer- True
Most absorption occurs in the - Correct Answer- small intestine
Bile secretion aids in the emulsification of_________, and is produced in the
_________: - Correct Answer- fat, liver
The pancreas releases hormones necessary for controlling blood ___________: -
Correct Answer- glucose
Gastrin: - Correct Answer- released when food enters the stomach
CCK: - Correct Answer- signals gallbladder contraction and fullness
PPY 3-36: - Correct Answer- released in proportion to a meals calorie content
T/F: 1 in 20 people have some sort of food intolerance - Correct Answer- False
The liver will filter toxins and drugs newly introduced before blood is returned to the rest
of the body. This is referred to as ________. - Correct Answer- First pass metabolism
T/F: Amino acids that have passed through the liver can be taken by muscle cells and
used for the synthesis of new proteins - Correct Answer- True
T/F: Only vitamins can freely cross the cell membranes of the blood-brain barrier -
Correct Answer- False
T/F: Stored nutrients supply the energy for most of our regular functioning - Correct
Answer- True
___________ and __________ make up the bodys most important nutrient/energy
stores - Correct Answer- Triglycerides/ glycogen
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