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Nutrition in society

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

About 16 million American children are faced with a lack of consistent dependable food supply of safe and nutritious food called__________ ( page 540)

a)

Food inadequacy

b)

Food hunger

c)

Food insecurity

d)

Food lackage

2.

Skeletal growth continues until there is closure of ________ ( page 541)

a)

Puberty

b)

Hormone releasing factor (HRT)

c)

Thalamus gland

d)

Epiphyseal plate

3.

There is a push to get children more active. Physical activity guidelines recommend _________ days per week for at least___ hour each day. (page 548)

a)

3:1

b)

4:2

c)

3:2

d)

3; 0.5

4.

The fastest growing U.S. population subgroup is_______ (page 549)

a)

12-21 years old -Adolescence

b)

21-40 years old young adult

c)

40-65 years old- middle age

d)

85 years and older

5.

Damage to the macula portion of the retina that enables us not to be able to see through the center of the visual field is referred to as_____ (page 556)

a)

Cataract

b)

Macular degeneration

c)

Retinal detachment

d)

Myopia

6.

The use of 5 of more prescriptions at any given time. 40% of Americans aged 65 and older is called__________ (page 557)

a)

Multiple drug affirmation

b)

Pharmaceutical

c)

Drug multiplicity

d)

Polypharmacy

7.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Is also known as ________ . This USDA program provides food assistance for low-income households. (page 558)

a)

food assistance

b)

food stamps

c)

welfare

d)

food delivery

8.

Underweight in older adults is a BMI less than 18.5 Gerontologist have identified the "nine D's" account for geriatric weight losses. Select all that are among the nine D'S (page 555)

a)

diarrhea

b)

disease

c)

degeneration

d)

dementia

e)

delusional

9.

The leading food source of both calcium and vitamin D

a)

milk

b)

eggs

c)

cheese

d)

chicken

10.

Vitamin A and _________ effectively control severe forms of acne

a)

retinol

b)

accutane

c)

B-vitamins

d)

iron