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What is the chief reason people choose the foods they eat?
Convenience
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All of the following are results of making poor food choices except
when made over just a single day, they exert great harm to your health.
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A person who eats a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast every day would be displaying a food choice most likely based on
habit
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The development of chronic diseases has a connection to poor diet and:
can be reduced by food choices along with lifestyle choices.
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Which of the following is not one of the six classes of nutrients?
fiber
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Which of the following is an example of a macronutrient?
protein
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Which of the following is an organic compound?
Vitamin C
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Which of the following is characteristic of an essential nutrient?
Cannot be made in sufficient quantities by the body
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Gram for gram, which of the following provides the most energy?
Fats
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What is the meaning of a double-blind experiment?
neither subjects nor researchers know who are in control or experimental group
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What is the AMDR for fat?
20-35%
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The source of valid nutrition information is
scientific journals
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The term _____ has no legal definition but is often used on food labels to imply wholesomeness.
natural
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A study conducted in several countries where a high intake of fish and a low intake of animal fat were correlated with a low rate of breast cancer death is an example of a(n)
epidemiological study.
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Data from a national survey showed that on a given day almost 2/3's of our population consume inadequate
fruits
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Foods that have been subjected to any process such as addition of additives, milling, or cooking are called ____ foods.
processed
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Of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States, ____ are related to nutrition, and 1 to alcohol consumption.
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Which of the following terms was coined in an attempt to identify foods that might lend protection against chronic diseases by way of the nutrients or nonnutrients they contain?
functional foods
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Nutrition-related health objectives for the nation have been published by the:
department of health and human services
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The credential "R.D." displayed by a dietitian's name indicates registration with:
the American Dietetic Association
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