A deficiency in chromium can result in elevated blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels.

A minerals that has an RDA of 11 mg would be classified how?

The RDA for iron is 8 mg for young men and 18 mg for young women. Based on this information, iron is a ________ mineral.

Which of the following is NOT a key role of iron in the body?

________ is an iron-containing protein in muscle that is responsible for oxygen uptake from red blood cells.

________ is the iron-containing protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen.

Which of the following food sources contains the least amount of heme iron?

The iron from which of the following food sources is most readily absorbed?

What is the major storage form of iron?

To increase the intestinal tract's ability to absorb iron, a person can combine iron-rich plant foods with a source of ________.

Which form of iron is more readily absorbed in the human intestinal tract?

Which of the following is a common sign or symptom of iron deficiency anemia?

Iodine is necessary for ________.

In the United States, the practice of fortifying ________ with iodide has reduced the risk of goiter.

Foods such as turnips, cabbage, cauliflower, and broccoli contain ________ that inhibit iodide metabolism by the thyroid gland.

While reaching the upper limit (UL) for iodine is uncommon from food sources alone, it can occur when a person consumes large amounts of _______.

Which of the following is NOT a key function of zinc?

Which of the following foods is a good source of zinc?

Christine loves to eat Brazil nuts and canned oysters. These food items are rich sources of ________.

Which of the following minerals is associated with a reduced risk of dental caries?

Dental fluorosis is characterized by ________.

Which of the following minerals enhances the action of insulin?

________ enhances the effects of insulin on cell membranes.

Wilson's disease is characterized by the ________.

A person who has obesity and COVID-19 is at a greater risk for serious complications from the virus than a person with COVID-19 who is not obese.

BMI is most accurate when assessing the health of highly muscular individuals, such as certain professional athletes.

Direct calorimetry measures a person's oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production.

Direct calorimetry measures the body's heat of metabolism. For an accurate measure of basal metabolic rate, a person would need to be in the chamber for 24 hours.

According to the carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity, when a person consumes a diet high in refined grains and simple sugars, blood insulin levels rise and that contributes to increased energy storage in adipose tissue.

Hypothyroidism is associated with an increase in metabolic rate and weight loss.

In 2017-2018, approximately ________ of American adults over the age of 20 had obesity or severe obesity.

In the United States, ________ are more likely to be overweight or have obesity than other adults.

Adults living in the ________ region of the United States are most likely to have obesity.

Aya is a young adult with a BMI of 28.5, which is classified as _______.

According to BMI classifications for adults, a person with obesity has a BMI greater than or equal to _______.

________ fat is located deep within the abdominal region and protects digestive organs.

________ fat insulates the body and protects muscles and bones from bumps and bruises.

Which of the following body fat assessment techniques relies on the principle that water and electrolytes conduct electricity?

Which of the following techniques estimates body composition by scanning the body with the two low-energy x-rays?

Jamal is having his body fat assessed by ________, a technique that requires a large device called the BOD POD  

For adult men, having a waist circumference that is greater than _______ inches is associated with an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and CVD.

Sarah has a body fat percentage of 28%. For women, this body fat percentage is considered as ________.

The ________ gland produces the primary hormone that controls the metabolic rate.

Which of the following factors contributes to an increase in a person's BMR?

Kume consumes 2100 kcal of foods and beverages daily and expends a total of 1800 kcal each day. Her body is in a state of ________.

Which of the following persons is in a state of negative energy balance?

________ is a hormone secreted by the beta cells of the pancreas. The hormone slows the digestive process by signaling the hypothalmus to reduce hunger and delaying gastric emptying.

Which of the following hormones stimulates hunger sensations?

Which of the following factors contributes to an obesogenic environment, an environment that promotes excessive weight gain?

According to recommendations of the U.S. Department of Healthy and Human Service's Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, adults should perform at least ________ minutes per week of moderate-intensity physical activity per week to prevent weight gain.

Each of the following factors contributes to accumulation of excess body fat EXCEPT _______.

Which of the following is considered a mindful eating practice?

A deficiency of ________ is common following bariatric surgery.

Micronutrient deficiencies are common following bariatric surgery. Each of the following micronutrient deficiencies is common following bariatric surgery except ______.

As Yui enters her third trimester of pregnancy, she should expect to gain about 2 pounds per week.

The placenta prevents nicotine from entering the embryo/fetus.

Maternal obesity and/or gaining too much weight during pregnancy can increase a woman's risk of delivering a high birth weight infant.

The human breast secretes colostrum during the second week of lactation.

Which of the following lifestyle choices can increase the chances of a healthy pregnancy?     

The preconception period is ________.

The ________ is the organ of pregnancy that transfers nutrients and oxygen from the mother's bloodstream to the embryo/fetus.

Which of the following conditions is a common nutrition-related sign of early pregnancy that occurs in many healthy pregnant women?

Each of the following is a common sign of early pregnancy except _______.

________ is a common sign of pregnancy that occurs in many healthy pregnant women.

Before she became pregnant, Gabrielle weighed 140 pounds, which was in the healthy BMI range for her height. Her physician will recommend that she gain ______ pounds during her pregnancy.

Lisa is a healthy young woman whose energy requirement is 2250 kcal/day. Based on this information, what would be her daily energy requirement during her first trimester of pregnancy?

Pregnant women generally need to take a supplement that contains ________.

Consuming adequate _______ during pregnancy is important to prevent anemia, excessive fatigue, and low birth weight in infants.

Susan is in her second trimester of pregnancy. Which of the following micronutrients is needed to synthesize thyroid hormone, which is essential for normal fetal brain development?

Fetal alcohol syndrome is characterized by severe birth defects that occur in infants whose mothers ________.

Pregnant women are advised to consume ________.

During pregnancy, edema can be a sign of a serious health problem if ________.

During her 6th month of pregnancy, Miranda developed gestational hypertension. As a result of this condition, Miranda has a higher risk of giving birth to a ________ infant than a pregnant woman who does not experience hypertension.

Which of the following is NOT considered a risk factor for preeclampsia?

A low birth weight infant weighs less than _______ pounds at birth.

Which of the following conditions is a major cause of pregnancy-related deaths in the United States?

During the first few days after giving birth, the new mother's breasts produce ________.

________ stimulates milk production by certain cells in the breast.

The hormone oxytocin ________.

For a woman breastfeeding her infant, milk production requires approximately ______ kcal per day.

The protein content of human breast milk is significantly greater than the protein content of infant formula.

Compared to formula-fed infants, breastfed infants are at a lower risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

Infants fed infant formula are more likely than breastfed infants to develop iron deficiency between 6 and 12 months of age.

As a result of the National School Lunch Program, public and nonprofit private schools can provide nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day.

Girls with obesity tend to enter puberty later than their peers who do not have obesity.

Adolescent females usually attain their adult height later than adolescent males.

Compared to formula-fed infants, babies who are exclusively breastfed for their first 6 months of life are less likely to have obesity when they are preschool-age.

Infancy is defined as the period from birth to _______ of age.

Which of the following statements is false?

The ________ reflex enables an infant to draw milk and swallow when a nipple is put into its mouth.

Infants are physically ready to start eating solid foods when they ________.

Compared to infant formulas, human breast milk is a rich source of ________.

Which of the following substances is in human breast milk, but not in infant formulas?

Most infants are physically ready to start eating solid foods when they ________.

Most infants begin to drink from a cup around the ages of ________ months.

Complementary foods are introduced into the diet of an infant when they demonstrate readiness to consume solid foods. This is typically around _______ of age.

Caregivers should not feed ________ to infants.

Which of the following statements is true?

Body length increases by ________ inches per year in preschool-age children.

According to the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which of the following beverages is the most appropriate for a child who is 18 months old?

Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following nutrients is most likely to be consumed in adequate amounts in the diet of a preschool-age child?

Which of the following is a benefit of pregnant women, infants, and children participating in the WIC program?

In the United States, the diets of many school-age children supply too much ________.

Which of the following factors has a negative effect on a school-age child's diet?

Which of the following statements is true?

A major nutrition-related concern of adolescents is ________ intake.

A major nutrition-related concern of adolescent females is ________ intake.

Mario is a 7-year-old boy whose BMI-for-age is in the 75th percentile. According to this information, Mario's weight is ________.

Shakena is a 7-year-old girl whose BMI-for-age is in the 86th percentile. According to this information, Shakena's weight is ________.

Which of the following is NOT a health problem associated with childhood obesity?

Which of the following recommendations would you make to adolescents to reduce the prevalence of adolescent obesity?