Chapter 1

Personal preference plays a significant part in the food choices of an individual. Widely shared preferences include: tastes for salt and sugar.
Which foods best exemplify the Asian culture? soybeans, squid, rice, peanuts
Which of the following characterizes the diet of most ethnic groups? excludes milk
Orange juice fortified with calcium to help build strong bones is an example of a(n): functional food.
Which statements about vitamins is true?
They facilitate the release of energy from the other three organic nutrients.
The essential nutrients are those: that must be obtained from foods.
All of the food class are energy-yielding nutrients except: vitamins. How many kcalories are provided by a food that contains 25 g carbohydrate,
169
How many fat kcalories are in a food which contains 15 grams of fat?
135
All of the following contain mixtures of the energy nutrients except: oil. Consumers who take vitamin/mineral supplements should be aware that excessive intakes can pose hazards, and refer to the _____ values of the Dietary
Reference Intakes.
Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL)
Which of these statements is NOT true regarding the Dietary Reference
Intakes?
The DRI are designed to merely prevent nutrient deficiency diseases.
Nutrient density refers to foods that: deliver the most nutrients for the least amount of kcalories.
Research confirms that a common contributor to three of the leading causes of death is: overnutrition. The six diet planning principles include: adequacy, balance, kcalorie control, moderation, variety, and nutrient density.
Which foods would provide the highest nutrient density for calcium? fat-free milk
Foods such as potato chips, candy, and colas are called empty-kcalorie foods because they: provide calories but little nutrients.
For comparison purposes, 3 ounces of meat can be visualized as being about the size of: a deck of cards.
A set of nutrient standards designed strictly for use on food labels is called:
Daily Values.
The Nutrition Facts label must contain information about which minerals, according to labeling standards? calcium and iron
To be labeled as “healthy,” a food must be low in total, saturated, and trans fat, cholesterol, and sodium, and contain at least _____% of the DV for vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, calcium, protein, or fiber.
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Which health claims linking nutrients and food constituents to disease states is NOT on the FDA’s “A” list? zinc and immune system response According to the FDA’s Health Claims Report Card, food label claims with a “B,” “C,” or “D” grade: must bear a statement explaining the degree of scientific evidence backing the claim. When searching the Internet for a credible source of nutrition information, one should go to the website of a: government health agency.
The FDA advises consumers that: they should be suspicious of product claims that use impressive-sounding medical terms