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An iron-storage disease, caused by a genetic defect, where by high amounts of iron are
absorbed and stored in tissues that do not normally store iron is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Hemochromatosis is an iron-storage disease which occurs in less than 0.1% of the population.
It is caused by a genetic defect that causes affected individuals to absorb unusually high
amounts of iron and store it in tissues that do not normally store iron.
A 23 year old young woman has been following a high carbohydrate diet while training
vigorously for a triathlon. She collapsed during one of her training runs. At the hospital it was
determined; she had biventricular heart failure with pulmonary congestion. What nutritional
deficiency was she determined to have developed? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Thiamine.
Rationale: Without thiamine pyrophosphate, pyruvate is unable to be converted to acetyl CoA
and enter into tri-carboxylic acid cycle. This results in energy deprivation of the heart muscle
The hospital dietitian has a weight loss clinic for teens after school. The school provides
individual sessions by the system's dietitian. The comparison of the results from both
programs would be a: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Cost-effectiveness analysis. Remember
that benefit refers to how much money is saved while effectiveness is concerned with
outcome and comparison of similar programs.
The Body Mass Index-for-age percentile in reference to weight classify Normal as -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 5th-85th. The normal range is now 5th-85th and 85th-95th is at
risk for overweight
The program that was designed for non-profit non-residential day care facilities is: -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Child and Adult Care Food program. The program that was
designed for non-profit non-residential day care facilities is:
You are preparing a menu for Seventh Day Adventists. Which menu would be the most
acceptable? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- spinach quiche, salad, fresh fruit, and decaffeinated
coffee. Item shellfish is prohibited, as well as caffeinated beverages. pork is prohibited.
caffeinated tea is prohibited.
,A 5 year old child is being evaluated in the clinic for hypercholesterolemia. The mother asks
you if all children with high cholesterol levels will grow up to be adults with high cholesterol.
Your response is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- It is recommended that children with
immediate family members with heart disease be screened. While not all children with
elevated cholesterol levels will have elevated levels as adults it is recommended that a diet of
no more than 30 percent fat but more than 20 percent, and less that 300 mg of cholesterol be
part of the initial therapy.
A bill has a better chance of becoming a law if it has a large number of: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Sponsors and co-sponsors. A bill must have a member of the House or
Senate as its sponsor. A majority vote is needed to pass the bill. The more sponsors and co-
sponsors, the better chance it has for passage
Which of the following is a cost-benefit analysis? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A pre-natal
program spends $200 per participant on nutrition counseling, which results in reduced
medical costs of $800. Cost-benefit analysis examines program outcomes in terms of money
saved or reduced cost. This example could be expressed as a cost-benefit ratio of 1:4. For
every one dollar required to produce the program, there is a four-dollar savings in medical
costs. These savings are expressed in monetary terms, i.e. dollars saved. Cost effectiveness is
often used to compare alternative methods of intervention.
Communities forming partnerships and coalitions to implement activities and measuring
outcomes with BRFSS and YRBSS describes: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The STEPS
program is designed to help Americans live longer lives. The programs are community
driven. Eleven communities were awarded grants to fight obesity, DM, and asthma
Hunger still exists in America today. Limited access to food needs to be considered as a
contributing cause in nutrition related conditions. Using the Nutrition Care Process, limited
access to food is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A nutrition diagnosis. Rationale: Limited
access to food is diagnosis NB-3.1 under the Behavioral-Environmental domain
Legislation impacts community nutrition because federal, state, or local agencies fund most
programs. Which of the following will not result in changes to the delivery of programs: -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The following may impact programs: licensure laws may change
employees qualified to deliver services; consolidation of food agencies calls for the
establishment of a single agency to handle food safety, inspection, and labeling, causing some
education programs to change; implementation of the results act requires federal agencies to
define mission, goals, and objectives and to specify their performance measures. Food stamps
are not currently affected
,n developing guidelines for professional practices in ethical decision making; which principle
would not be used? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- maleficence.
Rationale: The four principles include: 1.) Autonomy - respecting the individual's rights of
self-determination, independence and privacy; 2.) Beneficence - protecting clients from harm
and maximizing possible benefits; 3.) Nonmaleficence - the obligation not to inflict harm
intentionally; and 4.) Justice - Striving for fairness in one's actions and equality in the
allocation of resources.
Source: Boyle, p.35, 3rd Edition
What menu would you recommend for an elderly Orthodox Jew? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- fettuccine alfredo, salad, broccoli, garlic bread, ice cream, and coffee
Rationale: Items (a) and (d) are incorrect since meat and dairy products are prohibited in the
same meal. Item (b) is incorrect because shellfish is prohibited. Item (c) is correct; there is no
meat with dairy in this meal
How would you adjust this menu for a Mormon:
Beef Stroganoff, steamed broccoli, buttered rolls, pumpkin pie, iced tea? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Rationale: Mormons do not drink alcohol or partake of caffeine-containing
beverages. Additionally, many fast one day per month.
The set of activities that provides regular information about the contribution that diet and
nutritional status make to the health of the U.S. and factors affecting diet and nutrition status
is the responsibility of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Which of the following forecasting models is the easiest to use? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Moving Average.
Rationale: The moving average model is referred to as a time series method of forecasting
and is easy to use. Using records from the past, a group of data is averaged and used as the
first forecast. The next forecast is calculated by dropping the first number and adding the
next. Exponential smoothing is similar, except it accounts for seasonality of data and adjusts
for forecasting error. Regression and autoregressive moving average models generally require
the assistance of a statistician and computer-assisted systems.
The manager is looking at staffing issues. Which would he be least concerned with? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Employees' days off.
, The budget and the number and skill of personnel determine the menu complexity.
Employees' days off may be a factor, but only if relief personnel do not have and cannot gain
equal skill.
In planning the amount of roast beef needed for serving 450, 6-ounce portions, the food
production manager knows that the losses for trimming and roasting roast are pproximately
37%. How much as AP (as purchased) roast beef will the production manager need to
purchase to provide the needed portions? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Rational: 450
servings x 6 ounces = 2700 ounces/16 + 168.75 or 168.75 or 169 lbs. EP
100% - 37% = 63% yield of roast beef
169 / .63 = 267 lbs`
Employees who are willing to follow this man's approach to productivity, \"one best way,\" as
learned from time and motion studies, were able to increase their pay as production
increased: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Fredrick Taylor
A large hospital uses an ingredient room. The best reason for this area is: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Cost control
If collective bargaining has not been successful, the next step is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
How many meals were served per labor hour if 34 F.T.E. produced 3,800 meals in one 40
hour week? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 34 F.T.E.s x 40 hours = 1360 hours.
3800 meals/ 1360 hours = 2.79 meals per labor hour
What is the selling price for a hamburger in your cafeteria if you operate with a 45 percent
food cost and the cost of a beef pattie and bun are $0.7920? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Selling Price = Food Cost/Food Cost % = $0.7920/45% = $1.76
Supervisory managers must have good technical skills while top management must have
good:Skills of managers are in three categories: conceptual, human relations, and technical. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Skills of managers are in three categories: conceptual, human
relations, and technical.
Human relation skills are of equal importance to all levels of management. Conceptual skills
are most important to top management.
