Excessive intakes of vitamin D by adults may result in:
a. greater bone density.
b. mineral deposits in soft tissues such as the kidney.
c. deformity of the leg bones, ribs, and skull.
d. increased bone calcification.
Q. 2What eating disorder is most commonly observed among pregnant American women?
a. bulimia nervosa
b. anorexia nervosa
c. binge eating disorder
d. emotional overeating
e. Pregnant women cannot have eating disorders because women do not ovulate if they have an eating disorder.
Q. 3An excess of vitamin _____ can cause excess calcium withdrawal from the bones.
a. A
b. B6
c. B12
d. C
e. D
Q. 4Goals for the nutritional management of women with HIV/AIDS advise against _____.
a. normal intakes of supplemental vitamins A and D
b. normal intakes of supplemental iron
c. BMI estimates early in pregnancy
d. treating iron-deficiency anemia with iron supplements
e. high doses of vitamin and mineral supplements
Q. 5Osteomalacia is mainly due to a deficiency of:
a. vitamin A.
b. vitamin D.
c. parathormone.
d. calcitonin.
Q. 6AIDS may be transmitted from mother to child through _____.
a. pregnancy only
b. breastfeeding only
c. airborne HIV particles only
d. pregnancy and breastfeeding only
e. pregnancy, breastfeeding, and airborne HIV particles
Q. 7The vitamin D-deficiency disease of children is:
a. xerophthalmia.
b. osteomalacia.
c. osteoporosis.
d. rickets.
Q. 8To achieve a 40-pound weight gain, women with twins need to consume approximately _____ more calories during pregnancy than do women with singleton pregnancies.
a. 15,000
b. 25,000
c. 35,000
d. 45,000
e. 50,000
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