Nutrition-Weight Management Quiz
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What is the best suggestion to someone who loves red meat, needs protein, but needs
To decrease his/her daily fat intake?
a. choose leaner cut of meat
b. convert to vegetarianism
c. eat more protein from vegetables
d. increase dairy products like whole milk
2. Which of the following is an example of the best source of energy for endurance athletes?
a. pasta
b. Steak
c. Cheese
d. Eggs
3. The most common form of simple sugar is
a. Maltose.
b. Fructose.
c. Glucose.
d. Sucrose.
4. Starches are stored in muscles and the liver in the form of
a. Glucagon.
b. Galactose.
c. Glucose.
d. Glycogen.
5. High level of this type of cholesterol appear to reduce the risk of atherosclerosis.
a. LDL
b. HDL
c. VLDL
d. ADL
6. Monosaturated fats are the “preferred fats” of the 2000’s because they appear to
a. Lower LDL levels but not HDL levels.
b. Lower HDL levels but not LDL levels.
c. Taste better than polyunsaturated fats.
d. Have lower calorie content than saturated fats.
7. The purpose of hydrogenating unsaturated fats is to
a. Make them more liquid.
b. Reduce the amount of cholesterol.
c. Make them more solid.
d. Increase the levels of protein.
8.Which of the following is true about vitamins?
a. Vitamin E is water soluble.
b. Vitamin C and the B vitamins are easily dissolved in water.
c. Many Americans suffer from vitamin deficiencies.
d. Environmental conditions do not affect the vitamins in food.
9. Collen is warned by her nutritionist that taking large amounts of this vitamin can be
Toxic because it accumulates in the liver.
a. A
b. Niacin
c. C
d. riboflavin
10. Jane has an iron deficiency. What is the more commonly know name for her condition?
a. anemia
b. ketonuria
c. iron deficit syndrome
d. low ferrous index
11. Before beginning his weight management program, Jahmad wants to have his body
Fat measured as accurately as possible. What method should he use?
a. girth assessment
b. circumference measures
c. skin fold measure
d. hydrostatic measures
12. Rita’s body fat was measured by having a small electric current sent through her body
And the resistance measured. What method of body fat analysis did Rita use?
a. total body electrical conductivity test
b. bioelectrical impedance
c. soft tissue roentgenogram
d. electrical assessment
13. Joe’s weight has always been around 180 lbs. When he gains a few pounds, he usually
Gets down to 180 relatively quickly, but rarely drops below his usual weight. Joe’s
“standard” weight exemplifies which weight theory?
a. predetermined influence theory
b. hyperplasia
c. set-point theory
d. regulatory weight theory
14. The amount of energy your body uses at complete rest is called
a. resting metabolic rate.
b. hypo kinetic metabolism.
c. baseline rate.
d. basal metabolic rate.
15. Racquel has gone and off starvation diets. This will hinder long term weight loss because
This type of dieting
a. hinders nutrient metabolism.
b. Fosters inappropriate exercise habits.
c. Increases the amount of essential fat.
d. Slows down the basal metabolic rate.
16. Lucy has been trying to loose weight all her life. She often goes on starvation diets, only to
Gain the weight back, go back to starving, gain the weight back, etc. This is called
a. The diet cycle.
b. Reverse weight loss.
c. Extreme dieting.
d. Yo-yo dieting.
17. Which of the following improves the success rate of maintaining weight loss?
a. continued dieting
b. increased protein
c. decreased essential fat
d. exercise
18. Tia has an intense fear of gaining weight so she starves herself. Tia suffers from
a. Bulimia nervosa
b. Anorexia nervosa
c. Anxiety nervosa
d. Psychosis nervosa
19. Which of the following is an example of bulimic behavior?
a. Reduction in total food intake
b. Control over bingeing behavior
c. Compulsive overeating without excessive measures to lose weight
d. Secretive binge eating followed by purging
20. Annabeth suffers from anorexia.
a. She has an intense fear of gaining weight.
b. She has and extremely distorted sense of her own body image.
c. She never seems to feel thin enough.
d. All the above answers are probably true about Annabeth.