Which of the following best describes a college-educated nutrition and food specialist who is ...

Which of the following best describes a college-educated nutrition and food specialist who is qualified to make evaluations of the nutritional health of people?
 a. Registered dietitian
  b. Licensed nutritionist
  c. Master of nutrient utilization
  d. Doctor of food and nutritional sciences

Q. 2

Which of the following does NOT decrease the metabolic rate?
 a. Fever b. Fasting
  c. Sleeping d. Malnutrition

Q. 3

For which of the following titles, by definition, must the individual be college educated and pass a national examination administered by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics?
 a. Medical doctor b. Registered dietician
  c. Certified nutritionist d. Certified nutrition therapist

Q. 4

Which of the following are all used to compute a woman's BMR?
 a. Body fat, height, and age
  b. Body weight, height, and age
  c. Physical activity level, body weight, and height
  d. Energy intake, physical activity level, and body weight

Q. 5

Which of the following individuals is most likely to possess the least amount of nutrition training?
 a. Dietetic technician b. Registered dietician
  c. Certified nutritionist d. Dietetic technician, registered

Q. 6

What method is used to measure the amount of heat given off by the body?
 a. Bomb calorimetry b. Basal calorimetry
  c. Direct calorimetry d. Indirect calorimetry

Q. 7

Which of the following describes the legal limitations, if any, for a person who disseminates dietary advice to the public?
 a. The title dietitian can be used by anyone in all states
  b. The title nutritionist can be used by anyone in all states
  c. A license to practice as a nutritionist or dietitian is required by some states
  d. A license to practice as a nutritionist or dietitian is mandatory in all states

Q. 8

Which of the following may be used to calculate the amount of energy expended by the body?
 a. Oxygen consumed b. Total air exchanged
  c. Intestinal gas expelled d. Carbon dioxide consumed

Q. 9

All of the following are minimum requirements for becoming a registered dietitian EXCEPT
 a. earning an undergraduate degree.
  b. completing up to a three-week clinical internship or the equivalent.
  c. completing approximately 60 semester hours in nutrition and food science.
  d. passing a national examination administered by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.