Food Preferences
A client tells you that he cannot eat most green vegetables because they taste too bitter. The most likely explanation is
What is He is a “super taster?
Excessive intake of high-sodium, high-fat foods can lead to diet-related illnesses such as
What is coronary artery disease and hypertension?
The main reason for choosing organic foods is
What is concern for the environment?
Chemicals that act as messengers
What are hormones?
The part of the digestive system that is easiest to live without
What is the appendix?
A patient selects some slices of roast turkey and a cup of her aunt’s special fruit salad. This is an example of
What is food preference?
One way to help clients follow the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
What is the MyPlate food guidance system?
Increasing fruit and vegetable consumption helps decrease dietary fat intake because
What is, they replace high-fat foods in the diet?
This is necessary for people to swallow food
What is peristalsis?
A busy person who eats very few fruits and vegetables and does exercise is likely to experience
What is constipation?
For most Americans, significant nutrition concerns are
What is excessive intake of saturated fats, cholesterol, sodium, and sugars
An eating behavior that is most likely to have a negative long-term effect on health is
What is the drinking one can of sugar sweetened drink daily?
The most helpful general recommendation for making healthy food choices would be to
What is eating more food from plant and less from animal sources?
If the speed of peristalsis were to increase, the result would be
What is diarrhea?
The breakdown of glucose to provide energy
What is catabolism?
A couple with two teenage children but not enough income to buy food, the most helpful program for them is
What is (SNAP)?
An indirect benefit of the “Fruits & Veggies—More Matters” program is
What is decreasing dietary fat intake?
For a busy client who works 50 hours a week, a helpful strategy for making healthy food choices is
What is planning meals and snacks in advance?
Most mechanical breakdown of food occurs here
What is mouth and stomach?
Digestion and absorption most important functions of this.
What is the small intestine?
Dietary modification to help reduce the risk of chronic disease is
What is eating more plant based foods?
The Nutrition Facts panel on a food label is useful for
What is comparing the nutritional value of two or more products?
An eating behavior that is most likely to have a negative long-term effect on health is
What is drinking one can of sugar-sweetened beverage every day?
The action of salivary amylase in the mouth is an example of
What is chemical digestion?
If the large intestine did not carry out its main function, feces would be
What is liquid?