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Nutrition Terms

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This field studies the relationship between gene expression, nutrition, and health.

a)

Nutritional genomics

b)

Nutritional genetics

c)

Nutritional geninformatics

d)

Evolutionary nutrition

2.

An organic nutrient contains what element?

(a)  

3.

What is it called when the products of digestion & other nutrients enter either the lymph system or the blood?

a)

Excretion

b)

Absorption

c)

Storage

4.

Nutrients that can be synthesized in the body are:

a)

Essential nutrients

b)

Nonessential nutrients

5.

In what type of research do researchers observe participants' ongoing behavior in a natural situation?

a)

Epidemiological

b)

Experimental

c)

Observational

d)

Case-control

6.

What kind of food have nutrients added BACK that were lost during processing?

a)

Enriched foods

b)

Fortified foods

7.

What kind of food has added new nutrients that weren't present in the food originally?

a)

Enriched foods

b)

Fortified foods

8.

"In (a)   " studies refers to studies done on live animals and people.

9.

Which of the following is not an example of a clinical measurement?

a)

Waist-to-hip ratio

b)

Taking a saliva sample

c)

Observing yellow fat in the eyes

d)

Taking a skinfold measurement

e)

Cracked fingernails

10.

A study compares the diets of mothers who developed gestational diabetes, and those who didn't. This type of research is:

a)

Case-by-case research

b)

Comparative research

c)

Case-control research

d)

Case studies

11.

A study provides one group of people with a dietary supplement, and another with a placebo, to determine the effect of the dietary supplement. This study is considered (a)   research.

12.

A 20-year study follows a group of people who were heavy drinkers in college, and records various factors related to their health. This study would be: (2 apply)

a)

Experimental

b)

Observational

c)

Cohort research

d)

Epidemiological research

e)

Case-control research