chapter12 – Flashcards
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1. What is the term to describe failing health that results from a long-standing dietary intake that either fails to meet or greatly exceeds nutritional needs?
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Malnutrition
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2. The majority of hungry people live in
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Asia.
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3. Which of the following is true about chronic hunger in the world?
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The primary cause of hunger is poverty.
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4. Don is suffering from malnutrition. Which of the following might be true of his condition?
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He could be suffering from undernutrition or overnutrition.
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5. The primary cause of chronic hunger is
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poverty.
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6. Impaired development or function that results from an inadequate intake, absorption, or utilization of the nutrients needed for optimal growth, development, and body function is best termed
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undernutrition.
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7. All of the following are results of undernutrition except
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coronary heart disease.
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8. The consequences of undernutrition are most critical during
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infancy.
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9. Which of the following is not true about the effects of undernutrition in poor countries?
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Symptoms of underweight rarely result in deficiencies.
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10. Approximately how many Americans live at or near the poverty level of $22,350 annually for a family of four?
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50 million
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11. The major cause of undernutrition in the United States is
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political.
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12. The food assistance program developed in the 1960s to help whole families purchase healthy foods is the
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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13. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
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provides food vouchers and nutrition education to low-income pregnant and lactating women and their young children.
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14. Which of the following is not true regarding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)?
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The target beneficiaries of SNAP are pregnant or lactating women and their children.
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15. Which of the following is not true about the history of nutrition assistance programs in the United States?
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Food assistance programs developed in the 1960s and 1970s are not relevant to the current problem of undernutrition in the United States.
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16. All of the following are socioeconomic factors affecting hunger in the Unites States except
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weather.
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17. All of the following are obstacles to solving problems of undernutrition in developing nations except
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lack of available technology that could be taught to the populations.
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18. All of the following adversely affect the food
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scientific advances that increase food production.
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19. Homeless children suffer high rates of all of the following medical conditions except
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poor vision.
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20. The "green revolution" is a
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movement that increased crop yields.
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21. A promising strategy to help other countries increase food resources is
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to use "green revolution" technologies.
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22. Elements influencing food population ratio include all of the following except
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high socioeconomic status.
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23. Which of the following is not true about acquired immune deficiency syndrome worldwide?
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The death rate from AIDS in the United States is on the rise.
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24. Which of the following is the best approach to eradicating undernutrition in developing nations?
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Improve the infrastructure of rural regions
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25. Which of the following is the best approach to preventing famine in developing nations?
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Increase the productivity of rural people by teaching them farming methods so they can build agricultural surpluses to eat and sell.
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26. The manipulation of nature (plants, animals, and bacteria) to increase production and food yield and the use of living things to manufacture products is called
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biotechnology.
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27. Which of the following is an example of genetic engineering?
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Changing DNA inside grape seeds so they produce their own pesticide to prevent attack by insects
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28. The single most effective health advantage for people wherever they live is
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safe and convenient water supply.
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29. Which of the following is not true about AIDS?
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After infection with the HIV virus, AIDS symptoms generally begin showing within a year.
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30. Which of the following is true about the type of person who gets AIDS?
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Anyone who engages in sexual activity without a condom or shares needles during intravenous drug use can get it.
