Foods containing sorbitol or other sugar alcohols should not be given to infants because they
a. promote diarrhea. b. promote constipation.
c. increase lead absorption. d. decrease iron absorption.
Q. 2Which of the following ingredients found on a food label is a source of protein?
a. BHT b. Tofu
c. Corn starch d. Diglycerides
Q. 3Which of the following is known to cause a reduction in fat cell number in mice?
a. Injection of leptin b. Supplements of ghrelin
c. Long-term resistance exercise d. Consumption of high-protein diets
Q. 4What is the principal reason that information about fat on food labels of infant foods is intentionally omitted?
a. To prevent parents from restricting their infants' fat intake
b. Infants have a rapid growth rate and will adjust their overall food intake to meet their needs
c. By law, the fat content is uniformly set at 30 of total energy for all infant foods and therefore is not required to be listed
d. By law, the fat content must have equivalent amounts of saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fats to provide between 30 and 35 of total energy
Q. 5Which of the following would NOT be permitted on a macrobiotic diet?
a. Small amounts of dairy b. Small amounts of seeds
c. Abundant amounts of legumes d. Abundant amounts of whole grains
Q. 6On which organ or tissue does leptin primarily act?
a. Pancreas b. Intestines
c. Adipocytes d. Hypothalamus
Q. 7Infants fed honey or corn syrup are at increased risk for
a. obesity. b. botulism.
c. osteopenia. d. type 1 diabetes.
Q. 8Tempeh is made from
a. soybeans. b. any legume.
c. fermented leafy vegetables. d. fermented yellow vegetables.
Q. 9Which of the following is a feature of weight gain and genetics?
a. Obese people can change their genome but not their epigenome
b. Exercise has little, if any, effect on the genetic influence on weight gain
c. Identical twins are half as likely to weigh the same compared with fraternal twins
d. Adopted children tend to have body weights more like their biological parents than their adoptive parents
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