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Foods can be divided into the following categories:
 a. everyday foods and occasional foods.
  b. good and bad.
  c. fattening and negative calorie.
  d. calorie dense and empty calorie.

Q. 2

A chronic disease:
 a. is easily cured.
  b. is not affected by diet.
  c. develops slowly over time due to a poor diet.
  d. is contagious.

Q. 3

Characteristics of a healthy diet include all of the following EXCEPT:
 a. adequacy.
  b. balance.
  c. empty calorie.
  d. variety.

Q. 4

Which of the following groups need the highest amounts of nutrients?
 a. Women who are middle aged.
  b. Teenage boys.
  c. People who live in colder climates.
  d. Pregnant and breastfeeding women.

Q. 5

The body's mechanisms to protect against fluctuations in nutrient intake include all of the following EXCEPT:
 a. increased absorption of the nutrient.
  b. a craving for the missing nutrient.
  c. an ability to excrete the excess in urine.
  d. lowering of the body's energy expenditure.

Q. 6

The body obtains energy from proteins, fats, and carbohydrates by a process called:
 a. metabolism.
  b. adaptation.
  c. free radicalism.
  d. the ripple effect.

Q. 7

The following nutrients supply energy in the diet:
 a. carbohydrates, vitamins, fat, proteins, and minerals.
  b. carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.
  c. carbohydrates, vitamins, fats, and proteins.
  d. carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water.

Q. 8

All of the following are true regarding minerals EXCEPT:
 a. they include 15 known substances.
  b. they include fat-soluble and water-soluble minerals.
  c. they are required for optimal health in humans.
  d. they are found in the ash left when a food is burned.

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