Ch 18
Ch 18
Ch 19
Ch 19
Ch 20 - double questions
100

The immune cells of the body do NOT include: 

  • B cells
  • T cells 
  • Antigens
  • Phagocytes

Antigens

100

Weight loss and physical activity may protect against heart disease by:

  • Raising LDL and insulin levels
  • Raising HDL and lowering blood pressure
  • Lowering LDL and increasing clot formation
  • Improving insulin sensitivity and raising blood pressure

Raising HDL and lowering blood pressure

100

Eating a contaminated food such as undercooked poultry or unpasteurized milk might cause a:

  • Food allergy
  • Food infection
  • Food intoxication
  • Botulinum reaction

Food infection

100

The standard that deems additives safe if lifetime use presents no more than a one-in-a-million risk of cancer is known as the:

  • Delaney Clause
  • Zero-risk policy
  • GRAS list of standards
  • de minimis rule

de minimis rule

100

1. Food insecurity refers to the:

  • Uncertainty of foods’ safety
  • Fear of eating too much food
  • Limited availability of foods
  • Reliability of food production

2. The most common cause of hunger in the United States is:

  • Poverty
  • Alcohol abuse
  • Mental illness
  • Lack of education

1. Limited availability of foods

2. Poverty

200

Which of the following produce antibodies?

  • Phagocytes
  • T cells
  • Antigens
  • B cells

B cells

200

What is the most effective strategy for most people to lower their blood pressure?

  • Lose weight
  • Restrict salt
  • Monitor glucose
  • Supplement protein

Lose weight

200

The temperature danger zone for foods ranges from:

  • -20oF to 120oF
  • 0oF to 100oF
  • 20oF to 120oF
  • 40oF to 140oF

40oF to 140oF

200

Common antimicrobial additives include:

  • Salt and nitrites
  • Carrageenan and MSG
  • Dioxins and sulfites
  • Vitamin C and vitamin E

Salt and nitrites

200

1. SNAP debit cards cannot be used to purchase:

  • Tomato plants
  • Birthday cakes
  • Cola beverages
  • Laundry detergent

2. Which action is not typical of a food recovery program?

  • Gathering potatoes from a harvested field
  • Collecting overripe tomatoes from a wholesaler
  • Offering SNAP debit cards to low-income people
  • Delivering restaurant leftovers to a community shelter

1. Laundry detergent

2. Offering SNAP debit cards to low-income people

300

The leading cause of death in the United States is:

  • AIDS
  • Cancer
  • Diabetes
  • Heart disease

Heart disease

300

All the following factors increase the risk of type 2 diabetes except:

  • Aging
  • Inactivity
  • Obesity
  • Smoking

Smoking

300

Examples of foods that frequently cause foodborne illness are:

  • Canned foods
  • Steaming-hot foods
  • Fresh fruits and vegetables
  • Raw milk, seafood, meat, and eggs

Raw milk, seafood, meat, and eggs

300

Common antioxidants include:

  • BHA and BHT
  • Tartrazine and MSG
  • Sugar and vitamin E
  • Nitrosamines and salt

BHA and BHT

300

1. The primary cause of the worst famine in the 20th century was:

  • Armed conflicts
  • Natural disasters
  • Food contaminations
  • Government policies

2. Which of the following is most critical in providing food to all the world’s people?

  • Decreasing air pollution
  • Increasing water supplies
  • Decreasing population growth
  • Increasing agricultural land

1. Government policies

2. Decreasing population growth

400

Plaques in the arteries contribute to the development of:

  • Cancer
  • Diabetes
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Infectious diseases

Atherosclerosis

400

The most important dietary strategy in diabetes is to:

  • Provide for a consistent carbohydrate intake
  • Restrict fat to 30 percent of daily kcalories
  • Limit carbohydrate intake to 300 milligrams per day
  • Take multiple vitamin and mineral supplements daily

Provide for a consistent carbohydrate intake

400

Irradiation can help improve our food supply by:

  • Cooking foods quickly
  • Killing microorganisms
  • Minimizing the use of preservatives
  • Improving the nutrient content of foods

Killing microorganisms

400

Incidental additives that may enter foods during processing include:

  • Dioxins and BGH
  • Dioxins and folate
  • Beta-carotene and agar
  • Nitrites and irradiation

Dioxins and BGH

400

The most likely cause of death in malnourished children is:

  • Growth failure
  • Diarrheal disease
  • Simple starvation
  • Vitamin A deficiency

Diarrheal disease

500

Which blood lipid correlates directly with heart disease?

  • HDL
  • LDL
  • VLDL
  • Triglycerides

LDL

500

Which of the following help(s) to protect against cancer?

  • Alcohol
  • Pickled foods
  • Phytochemicals
  • Omega-6 fatty acids

Phytochemicals

500

Solanine is an example of a(n):

  • Heavy metal
  • Artificial color
  • Natural toxicant
  • Animal hormone

Natural toxicant

500

Chlorine is added to water to:

  • Protect against dental caries
  • Destroy harmful minerals such as lead and mercury
  • Kill pathogenic microorganisms
  • Remove the sulfur that produces a “rotten egg” odor

Kill pathogenic microorganisms

500

The most ecologically sound diet is:

  • Animal based and locally produced
  • Animal based and globally produced
  • Vegetable based and locally produced
  • Vegetable based and globally produced

Vegetable based and locally produced

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