FSHN 101 Final Exam with complete
solution 2024/2025
What organization is responsible for the development of the Dietary Reference
Intakes? - ANSWER-Food and Nutrition Board
If a person is clinically diagnosed with Vitamin B deficiency, which of the
following statements is true? - ANSWER-The person is consuming too much
Vitamin C
The food and Nutrition Board was originally formed because... - ANSWER-of the
result of deficiency symptoms observed in soldiers during world war 2
The recommended dietary allowance for a nutrient is set at ____, whereas the
recommended energy requirement is_____ - ANSWER-set two standard
deviations above the average, set at the average requirement of the population
What is the new philosophy used to update the Dietary Reference Intake values? -
ANSWER-Updating the DRIs will be done when nutrient values come into
question because of new research findings
The food and Nutrition Board recommends consumption be "as low as possible
while consuming a nutritionally adequate diet" for all of the following
macronutrients EXCEPT - ANSWER-dietary cholestrol
What is the most probable effect of consuming the RDA for protein using a low
quality protein, such gelatin, your only source of protein? - ANSWER-you will
become protein deficient
What is the least expensive source of food energy - ANSWER-carbohydrates
, what is a nonnutritive source of kcals - ANSWER-alcohol
what is essential in the diet, but contributes no kcals - ANSWER-water
All of the following statements are true regarding the amount needed and the
absorption ingested micronutrients, except - ANSWER-the chemical state of a
vitamin or mineral in a food does not affect its bioavailability
Where is the surface area of a food increased - ANSWER-mouth
where is the consumed food transformed into chyme - ANSWER-stomach
the most nutrients we consume are absorbed where - ANSWER-small intestine
the name of the condition caused by stomach acid backing up and irradiating the
esophagus - ANSWER-heartburn
what is the name of the process that conveys partially digested food through the
intestine - ANSWER-peristalis
what is the mechanism that requires a carrier protein but no energy - ANSWER-
facilitated passive absorption
what does sodium bicarbonate do - ANSWER-neutralize acid
what is the major difference between digestible and non digestible CHOs -
ANSWER-non digestible CHOs are fermented in the large intestine by gut
microflora and digestible CHOs are broken down during digestion and absorbed
in the small intestine
during digestion, what are carbs broken down into - ANSWER-monosaccharides
during digestion, what are protein broken down into - ANSWER-amino acids
during digestion, lipids are broken down in to - ANSWER-fatty acids and
monoglycerids
the target audience for the 2015 dietary guidelines for american is - ANSWER-
individuals ages 2 years and older and their families
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