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WorksheetsNutrition Quiz 1
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is used to build and repair tissue in your body? For example hair, muscles, bones
Carbohydrates
Vitamins
Protein
All are conditions that can happen because of a vitamin or mineral deficiency except
Scurvy
Anemia
Osteoporosis
All of these are due to vitamin or mineral deficiency
Why you should you eat fruits and vegetables?
a. They contain fiber, which helps keep your digestive system
healthy.
b.They give you energy
c. They contain vitamins and minerals that help you stay
healthy.
d. All of the above
At the base of the satiety hierarchy are the two most satiating nutrients/components to a meal. What are they?
Protein and Fibre
Carbohydrate and Fat
Fibre and Food Volume/Water Content
Water Content and Beliefs Expectations about the food
Which best predicts your likelihood of success with a goal?
Your intentions right now
External reasons
Self-Concordance
A Specific plan on paper
Who is the best source for nutrition information?
Joe Rogan
Aidan Mackey
Herbalife rep
Gemma Collins
Motivation refers to all those brain processes that energise and direct (a) . It can be understood at a psychological level and a physiological level.
Sally is in good health. Sally eats oily fish three to four times per week. Does she need to supplement with Omega 3?
Yes
No
Alpha Linolenic Acid (ALA) is a vegetarian/vegan source of Omega 3 which is just as useful as Omega 3 derived from fish oil.
True
False
Which of these groups is not high risk for Vitamin D deficiency?
infants and children aged under 4 and people over 65
people with darker skin.
people who have low or no exposure to the sun
All of these groups are at risk
pregnant and breastfeeding women, particularly teenagers and young women
Caffeine has a half life of 4-6 hours. If Mickey-Joe Harte has a skinny latte at 5pm containing 100mg of caffeine. How much caffeine is in his system at 10pm?
Mickey Joe Harte only drinks stout
~50mg
~100mg
~25mg
The best sources of magnesium are animal based
True
False
_____ is the main regulator of extracellular fluid volume, including plasma volume. _____ is required for normal cell function because of its role in maintaining intracellular fluid volume
Sodium and Potassium (in that order)
Potassium and Sodium (in that order)
Potassium and Magnesium (in that order)
Glucose and Sodium (in that order)
The Third Principle of Intuitive Eating
'Make Peace with Food' is underpinned by giving yourself (a) Permission to Eat
The largest variable component of an individual's energy expenditure is ___
BMR
Exercise
NEAT (non exercise activity thermogenesis)
Thermic Effect of Feeding
The 10k steps per day target is arbitrary and really, it's just a way to get people to buy fitness watches and move more.
False
True
The anabolic effects of nutrition are principally driven by the transfer and incorporation of ___ ___captured from dietary protein sources, into skeletal muscle proteins
(a)
The leucine threshold tells us that all essential amino acids must be present for a protein meal to affect muscle building, but Leucine is the most significant amino acid. What amount of leucine is considered to be the threshold per meal?
upwards of 5g
upwards of 2.5g
upwards of 1g
upwards of 0.5g
If Jonny has 2 apples and Mary has 1 apple - who is in a calorie deficit?
What psychological factor mediates the relationship between food cravings and emotional eating?
Acceptance
Experiential Avoidance
Cognitive Restraint
Attention Span
Calorie deficits cause food cravings
True
False
Pick all of the nutrients that provide energy (kcals)
Vitamin D
Protein
Iron
Fat
Carbs
