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Nutrition Exam Review BHR

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a calorie?

a)

A type of fat

b)

What we use to measure the amount of energy in our food

c)

a way of heating water

d)

a special phase of metabolism

2.

What is the number range of calorie the average person should take in each day.

a)

1000-1500

b)

1500-2000

c)

2000-25000

d)

Over 2500

3.

What does BMI stand for?

a)

Body muscle intellect

b)

Body Muscle Index

c)

Body Mass Index

d)

Body Mass Intellect

4.

How much exercise should adolescence get per day ?

a)

30 min

b)

45 min

c)

1 hour

d)

90 min

5.

Child obesity rate has risen to _____% over the last two decades?

a)

30

b)

40

c)

50

d)

60

6.

The type of fat we consume is more important than the amount of fat we consume.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Trans fats are a type of what kind of fat?

a)

saturated fat

b)

unsaturated fat

c)

cis fat

d)

nitrogen fats

8.

Triglycerides are composed of glycerol and ______ fatty acid chains

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

9.

Rank the three types of fat in order from most healthy to least healthy.

a)

Trans cis saturated

b)

cis saturated trans

c)

cis trans saturated

d)

saturated cis trans

10.

Sugar _____ the brains reward system?

a)

Destroys

b)

Represses

c)

Activates

d)

Does Nothing

11.

What important chemical in the brain is changed in response to sugar ingestion?

a)

melanin

b)

insulin

c)

urea

d)

dopamine

12.

When sugar moves from the digestive tract to the blood stream it give us.

a)

Fatigue

b)

Energy

c)

Headaches

d)

Upset Stomach

13.

Sugars are a type of of _______

a)

fat

b)

carbohydrate

c)

protein

14.

Which organ sends out insulin to the body

a)

heart

b)

lungs

c)

kidneys

d)

Pancreas

e)

Digestive Tract

15.

Too much consumption of carbohydrates may lead to?

a)

insulin resistance

b)

insulin sensitivity

c)

low blood pressure

d)

all of the above

16.

Proteins are made up of

a)

chlorophyll

b)

Sucrose

c)

Amino Acids

d)

All of the above

17.

There are how many non essential amino acids?

a)

9

b)

12

c)

21

d)

0

18.

There are how many ESSENTIAL amino acids

a)

12

b)

9

c)

21

19.

Increased levels of dehydration can cause

a)

drop in energy

b)

drop in blood pressure

c)

drop in mood

d)

cognitive impairment

e)

All of the above

20.

Vitamins are the body's natural builders, _______, and maintenance workers

a)

defenders

b)

offenders

c)

guiders

d)

identifiers

21.

What are the fat soluble vitamins

a)

A D E K

b)

A C B D

c)

A K E C

22.

Where can you find water soluble vitamins in the body

a)

skin

b)

blood

c)

saliva

23.

Humans need to replenish which type of vitamin on a daily basis

a)

Fat Soluble

b)

Water Soluble

24.

What percentage of items in the grocery store contain sugar

a)

25

b)

50

c)

75

d)

100

25.

The best course of energy comes from

a)

fructose

b)

glucose

c)

corn syrup

d)

all of the above

26.

Fructose that comes from fruit can be good for you because it contains _______ that helps slow the absorption of sugar into your liver

a)

wheat

b)

lipids

c)

fiber

d)

whole grains

27.

What chemical is released in the brain that makes us want sugar

a)

melamime

b)

ropamime

c)

dopamine

28.

True or false we have sugar receptors in our stomach

a)

true

b)

false

29.

Fad diet marketing takes advantage of our desire to

a)

gain weight

b)

turn fat to muscle

c)

lose weight quickly

d)

make smart decisions

30.

Which is not considered a fad diet

a)

milkshake diet

b)

grapefruit diet

c)

cabbage diet

d)

balanced diet

31.

How long does it take the food that we eat to be absorbed into our body

a)

15 seconds

b)

15 minutes

c)

2 min

d)

2 hours

32.

Our bodys internal cells may react to fast food the same way it does infection

a)

true

b)

false

33.

The immune system is a network of cells tissues and organs that work together to defend the body against foreign invaders?

a)

True

b)

false

34.

The first line defense from pathogens that try to enter our bodies achieved through protective barriers is called?

a)

innate immunity

b)

total immunity

c)

compromised immunity

d)

resistance

35.

Commonly known as vitamins and minerals they are required in small amounts but are critical for health and the immune system?

a)

micro nutrients

b)

macro nutrients

c)

mini nutrients

d)

baby nutrients