Multiple Choice Questions

The most nutrient-dense calcium food source is
  • fortified milk.
  • iron
  • dairy.
  • water
Water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins differ in which way?
  • It participates in antioxidant reactions.
  • They are stored in the liver and fatty tissue.
  • Water-soluble are less likely to be toxic.
  • it causes the kidney to excrete less calcium in the urine.
Which of the following populations is most susceptible to vitamin K deficiency?
  • Children with cystic fibrosis
  • Recording eating behavior to identify situations that contribute to overeating
  • Vitamin A
  • They are stored in the liver and fatty tissue.
Worldwide, the most prevalent nutrient deficiency is of
  • vitamin D.
  • vitamin C.
  • iron
  • Liver
Dark green or orange vegetables and/or fruits are recommended at least every other day to provide a source of
  • vitamin A
  • vitamin D.
  • Vitamin E
  • vitamin A.
A daily deficit of 500 kilocalories should result in a weight loss of about how many pounds per week?
  • 18.5
  • 1
  • 31
  • 500
After an intense workout, Christa's weight was down 3 pounds. To rehydrate adequately, Christa should drink cups of water over the next hour or two.
  • Vitamin E
  • Android
  • 6 - 9
  • Liver
Restricting food and beverage intake by ______ kcal per day below calorie needs typically leads to weight loss of 1 pound per week.
  • 18.5
  • 1
  • 500
  • 6 - 9
The best way to improve the body's defense against free radicals is to
  • consume plenty of fruits and vegetables.
  • Excesses are excreted in the urine.
  • eat calorie-dense foods higher in vegetable fat like nuts and seeds.
  • consuming a variety of brightly colored fruits and vegetables.
Which of the following is true about the absorption, transport, and storage of fat-soluble vitamins?
  • Excesses are excreted in the urine.
  • Children with cystic fibrosis
  • They are stored in the liver and fatty tissue.
  • Recording eating behavior to identify situations that contribute to overeating
The childhood disease rickets is due to a deficiency of
  • fortified milk.
  • vitamin D.
  • Vitamin E
  • vitamin A.
Because B vitamins are ___________________, very little is stored and excess ends up in the urine or stool.
  • vitamin A
  • water soluble
  • Water-soluble are less likely to be toxic.
  • chlorophyll.
Which of the following is true about selenium?
  • Body mass index
  • Children with cystic fibrosis
  • Recording eating behavior to identify situations that contribute to overeating
  • It participates in antioxidant reactions.
The major source of ______ in the American diet is processed foods.
  • Liver
  • table salt.
  • Smokers
  • sodium
Which of the foll3owing is an example of a fat-soluble vitamin?
  • Liver
  • Vitamin A
  • vitamin A.
  • vitamin D.
In green vegetables, such as broccoli, the orange pigments of provitamin A carotenoids are masked by
  • water soluble
  • vitamin A.
  • folate/folic acid
  • chlorophyll.
If you wanted to add significant quantities of vitamins and minerals to your diet from the food you eat, a good choice would be
  • a fortified breakfast cereal such as Total Raisin Bran.
  • people with high-fat diets.
  • increases the risk of developing pellagra or beriberi.
  • fortified milk.
Vitamins A, C, and E work together to
  • All of these choices are correct.
  • provide strength and stability to bones.
  • It participates in antioxidant reactions.
  • consume plenty of fruits and vegetables.
All the following are true of B vitamins EXCEPT
  • it causes the kidney to excrete less calcium in the urine.
  • they are stored in adipose tissue.
  • They are stored in the liver and fatty tissue.
  • people with high-fat diets.
Which of the following population groups has increased vitamin C requirements?
  • Liver
  • Body mass index
  • Vitamin A
  • Smokers
Which of the following is an example of a trace mineral?
  • Body mass index
  • It participates in antioxidant reactions.
  • Excesses are excreted in the urine.
  • iron
All the following are true statements regarding fat malabsorption EXCEPT
  • Excesses are excreted in the urine.
  • it causes the kidney to excrete less calcium in the urine.
  • people with high-fat diets.
  • increases the risk of developing pellagra or beriberi.
All the following are characteristics of vitamin D except
  • increases the risk of developing pellagra or beriberi.
  • they protect white blood cells from being damaged by oxidative reactions that destroy pathogens.
  • it causes the kidney to excrete less calcium in the urine.
  • consume plenty of fruits and vegetables.
All of the following population groups are at risk for vitamin E deficiency EXCEPT:
  • Smokers
  • people with high-fat diets.
  • Excesses are excreted in the urine.
  • Recording eating behavior to identify situations that contribute to overeating
Gabe's grandfather has a history of heart disease and is on anticoagulant drug therapy. His prescription drugs include Coumadin (warfarin). His grandfather should avoid large increases in his intake of ______ because ______ can reduce the effectiveness of anticoagulants and promote blood clots.
  • Help regulate chemical reactions in the body
  • Water-soluble are less likely to be toxic.
  • dark green leafy vegetables; vitamin K
  • All of these choices are correct.
Which of the following is not a way to estimate body fat?
  • It participates in antioxidant reactions.
  • Vitamin A
  • Body mass index
  • Excesses are excreted in the urine.
To prevent bone loss, a woman at risk for osteoporosis could
  • they are stored in adipose tissue.
  • the body mass index.
  • All of these choices are correct.
  • a fortified breakfast cereal such as Total Raisin Bran.
Vitamin C, vitamin E, and selenium support immune function mainly through their roles in
  • antioxidant systems.
  • folate/folic acid
  • people with high-fat diets.
  • water soluble
A major source of iodide in the North American diet is
  • fortified milk.
  • sodium
  • table salt.
  • Vitamin A
Body weight in kilograms divided by height squared in meters yields
  • Body mass index
  • antioxidant systems.
  • people with high-fat diets.
  • the body mass index.
Antioxidant nutrients support immune function because
  • Hemoglobin transports oxygen from lungs to body cells and also returns carbon dioxide to the lungs for excretion.
  • All of these choices are correct.
  • prothrombin.
  • they protect white blood cells from being damaged by oxidative reactions that destroy pathogens.
Because of its roles in regulating the growth of development of epithelial tissue and supporting the activity of leukocytes, ______ is sometimes called the "anti-infection" vitamin.
  • Android
  • vitamin A
  • water soluble
  • Vitamin E
B vitamins have high _________________________ which means that, typically, about 50% to 90% of the B vitamins in the diet are absorbed.
  • folate/folic acid
  • bioavailability
  • Vitamin E
  • vitamin A.
The safest way to meet vitamin A needs is by
  • eat calorie-dense foods higher in vegetable fat like nuts and seeds.
  • consume plenty of fruits and vegetables.
  • It participates in antioxidant reactions.
  • consuming a variety of brightly colored fruits and vegetables.
Scurvy can be prevented with adequate intakes of
  • vitamin D.
  • Vitamin E
  • vitamin C.
  • Vitamin A
The most reliable source of vitamin D in the diet is
  • Vitamin A
  • dairy.
  • fortified milk.
  • water soluble
The best way to treat an underweight person is to advise him or her to
  • Recording eating behavior to identify situations that contribute to overeating
  • consume plenty of fruits and vegetables.
  • eat calorie-dense foods higher in vegetable fat like nuts and seeds.
  • consuming a variety of brightly colored fruits and vegetables.
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