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Nutrition Final CCC

Nutrition Final for CCC

Question	Answer
Children who are exposed to high levels of lead suffer from
Mental deficits
Mercury poisoning is most often caused by eating
Fish from contaminated water
The main government agency responsible for food safety is
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
4	The temperate in a refrigerator should be at or below
40 degrees F
5	Food additives
Sometimes increase the nutritional value of foods
6	Bacterial food poisoning is caused by
Ingestion of toxins produced by bacteria in the food before it is eaten
7	The FDA enforces federal regulations pertaining to
Nutrition labeling
8	The bacterial toxin that may contaminate improperly canned food is produced by
Clostridium botulinum
9	To prevent foodborne parasitic infections, it is important to
Cook meats thoroughly
10	Good stamps are supposed to cover a household’s food supply for
1 month
11	The National School Lunch Program provides meals for
Poor children
12	The WIC program provides nutritious foods to
Low-income women who are pregnant or breastfeeding and their children aged less than 5 years
13	The Nutrition Facts panel on a food label lists the amount of nutrients in
A standard serving of food
14	A microorganism that can live and grow without oxygen is called
Anaerobic
15	Someone who experiences severe diarrhea, fever, and headache 3 days after attending a catered event probably has
A foodborne infection
U	S
FALSE
The politics of a region or country is not involved in the nutritional status of the people
FALSE
The number of new processed food items that use food additives has declined in recent years becaue of public pressure and concern
FALSE
The use of pesticides on farm crops and food additives in processed foods is controlled by the USDA and FDA
TRUE
Food poisoning is always caused by viral contamination of food
FALSE
The WIC program buys agricultural food surpluses to support market prices of food and distributes these goods to needy persons
FALSE
The Nutrition Services Incentive Program provides group meals for all persons older than 60 years regardless of their income
TRUE
Food additives are used in processed food items to do which of the following
Preserve food and lengthen its market life
Enrich food with added nutrients
Improve flavor, texture, and appearance
Enhance or improve some physical property of the food
The use of food additives in food products is controlled by the
FDA
The factor that has had the greatest effect on the food patterns in the United States is
An increase in the number of working mothers
The American diet is moving toward a concept of
Balanced days
Food neophobia is fear of eating
Unfamiliar foods
Sweet foods may be comforting because
Sweets appear to stimulate endorphins in the brain
A seafood that is avoided according to Jewish dietary law is
Shrimp
Descendants of the early French colonists of Acadia who settled in the southwestern coastal waterways in Southern Louisiana are known as
Cajuns
A basic round-bottomed pan commonly used in Chinese cooking is a
Wok
A Muslim dish that is a salad made from soaked bulgur combined with chopped tomatoes, parsley, mint, and green onion and mixed with olive oil and lemon juice is
Tabouli
One of the three basic foods of the Mexican diet is
Dried beans
A new food or new advice about food is more readily accepted it comes from a
Friend
In a store, the most nutritious foods are generally those
With minimal processing
According to Muslim dietary laws, during Ramadan
A 30-day period of daylight fasting is required
A meat that is avoided at all times according to Jewish (kosher) dietary law is
Pork
A staple of the Native American diet is
Corn
Food habits are least affected by
News reports
As a result of changing lifestyle and family patterns, there has been an increase in
The use of convenience foods
In Mediterranean countries, the main cooking fat is
Olive oil
A good way to select wholesome, nutritious food is to purchase
Foods in the most natural form possible, with minimal processing
A major problem with claims made by many food faddists is that
They overlook the nutrient composition of the foods
An ethnocentric approach to filling out a client’s menu to provide more calcium is to
Recommend one’s own favorite foods
Groups especially vulnerable to food fads are
Obese persons

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