Clicker questions the science of NUTRITON 4th by thompson manore and vaughan chapter 01

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Chapter 1 Clicker Questions

Early nutrition research focused on

a) improving agricultural yields

b) classifying plants as edible or inedible

c) identifying and preventing nutrient-deficiency

Early nutrition research focused on

a) improving agricultural yields

b) classifying plants as edible or inedible

c) identifying and preventing nutrient-deficiency

Which of the following statements is true?

a) Scurvy is caused by a nutrient deficiency

b) Osteoporosis is caused by a nutrient deficiency.c) Heart disease is caused by a nutrient toxicity.d) A poor diet causes diabetes

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Which of the following statements is true?

a) Scurvy is caused by a nutrient deficiency.

b) Osteoporosis is caused by a nutrient deficiency.c) Heart disease is caused by a nutrient toxicity.d) A poor diet causes diabetes

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Vitamins A and C, thiamin, calcium, and magnesium are considered

Vitamins A and C, thiamin, calcium, and magnesium are considered

To maintain good health, you should aim to consume

a) the EAR for vitamin C

b) the RDA for vitamin C

c) the UL for vitamin C

d) within the AMDR for vitamin C

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To maintain good health, you should aim to consume

a) the EAR for vitamin C

b) the RDA for vitamin C.

c) the UL for vitamin C

d) within the AMDR for vitamin C

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Which of the following assessment methods provides objective data?

a) Measurement of height

b) History of illnesses, injuries, and surgeries

c) Assessment of fatigue

d) Twenty-four-hour dietary recall

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Which of the following assessment methods provides objective data?

a) Measurement of height

b) History of illnesses, injuries, and surgeries

c) Assessment of fatigue

d) Twenty-four-hour dietary recall

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As a result of a severe digestive disorder, Jane

has lost 20% of her body weight and states she is

"exhausted all the time." Jane is experiencing

a) overnutrition

b) primary deficiency

c) subclinical deficiency

d) overt signs and symptoms

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As a result of a severe digestive disorder, Jane

has lost 20% of her body weight and states she is

"exhausted all the time." Jane is experiencing

a) overnutrition

b) primary deficiency

c) subclinical deficiency

d) overt signs and symptoms.

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Which of the following statements about the

scientific method is true?

a) "One hundred inactive residents of the Sunshine

Care Home have high blood pressure, and 32 inactive residents have normal blood pressure" is an example of a valid hypothesis

b) "A high-protein diet increases the risk for porous

bones" is an example of a valid hypothesis

c) If an experiment yields data that support a

hypothesis, that hypothesis is confirmed as fact

d) If the results of multiple experiments consistently

support a hypothesis, it is confirmed as fact

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Which of the following statements about the

scientific method is true?

a) "One hundred inactive residents of the Sunshine

Care Home have high blood pressure, and 32 inactive residents have normal blood pressure" is an example of a valid hypothesis

b) "A high-protein diet increases the risk for porous

bones" is an example of a valid hypothesis.

c) If an experiment yields data that support a

hypothesis, that hypothesis is confirmed as fact

d) If the results of multiple experiments consistently

support a hypothesis, it is confirmed as fact

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An independent research team was hired by a beverage company to conduct a study into the effectiveness of a new vitamin-herb bottled tea on reducing the incidence of colds The team recruited

volunteers and divided them by surname into two groups of 100

participants each Volunteers whose surname began with a letter of the alphabet from A through M drank the tea once daily Those

whose surname began with N through Z drank once daily a

beverage that had a similar color and flavor but no active ingredient Researchers phoned all participants with a surname beginning in

A–M on Mondays and all participants with a surname beginning in N–Z on Tuesdays once a week for 6 months and asked them

whether or not they had experienced a cold This is an example

of a (an)

a) observational study

b) case-control study

c) randomized clinical trial

d) double-blind placebo-controlled study

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An independent research team was hired by a beverage company to conduct a study into the effectiveness of a new vitamin-herb bottled tea on reducing the incidence of colds The team recruited

volunteers and divided them by surname into two groups of 100

participants each Volunteers whose surname began with a letter of the alphabet from A through M drank the tea once daily Those

whose surname began with N through Z drank once daily a

beverage that had a similar color and flavor but no active ingredient Researchers phoned all participants with a surname beginning in

A–M on Mondays and all participants with a surname beginning in N–Z on Tuesdays once a week for 6 months and asked them

whether or not they had experienced a cold This is an example

of a (an)

a) observational study

b) case-control study

c) randomized clinical trial.

d) double-blind placebo-controlled study

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The study described in the previous question was funded by a company that stood to profit from

results supporting their product's effectiveness This is an example of

The study described in the previous question was funded by a company that stood to profit from

results supporting their product's effectiveness This is an example of

Sources of reliable and accurate nutrition

d) an advertisement for a weight-loss program you

read in the health section of the New York Times.

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Sources of reliable and accurate nutrition

information include

a) the nutritionist on the staff of your local

supermarket

b) the personal trainer at your campus fitness center

c) the website of the National Institutes of Health.

d) an advertisement for a weight-loss program you

read in the health section of the New York Times.

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