When chronic heavy alcohol consumption results in pancreatitis, the impact on _____ can lead to malnutrition.
A. liver function
B. enterocyte function
C. digestion and absorption of nutrients
D. urinary excretion of nutrients
Q. 2The most common impact of heavy alcohol consumption on vitamin status is
A. impaired absorption.
B. degradation of the vitamin.
C. increased fecal excretion.
D. impaired synthesis of the vitamin.
Q. 3Why is heavy drinking is associated with increased risk of cancer?
A. Alcohol serves as a co-carcinogen that can enhance the carcinogenicity of other cancer-causing chemicals.
B. Poor nutritional status associated with heavy drinking may contribute to the development certain cancers.
C. Alcohol can act directly as a carcinogen.
D. All of the above
Q. 4The progression of liver damage that can occur in heavy drinkers is:
A. Fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, cirrhosis, then liver failure.
B. Fatty liver, liver failure, cirrhosis, then alcoholic hepatitis.
C. Alcoholic hepatitis, fatty liver, cirrhosis, then liver failure.
D. Fatty liver, cirrhosis, alcoholic hepatitis, then liver failure.
Q. 5Heavy drinkers may have impaired nutritional status because
A. they tend to overeat.
B. alcohol can interfere with digestion and absorption of various nutrients.
C. alcohol cannot be used in energy production.
D. they cannot cook due to impaired balance.
Q. 6Despite indulging in unhealthy behaviors such as eating relatively high amounts of saturated fat and smoking, French people have a relatively low occurrence of cardiovascular disease. This observation is called
A. the French oxymoron.
B. the French connection.
C. the French bistro effect.
D. the French paradox.
Q. 7In addition to the association between moderate alcohol consumption and modified lipoprotein profiles, cardiovascular disease risk is reduced in moderate drinkers because of associated
A. increases in blood clot formation.
B. increases in the inflammatory environment.
C. decreases in blood clot formation.
D. decreases in anti-inflammatory effects.
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