Nutrition Final CHAPTER 14 – Flashcards
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The consequences of undernutrition are most critical during
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adulthood.
elementary school years.
infancy. +
elderly years.
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All of the following adversely affect the food/population ratio except
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scientific advances that increase food production. +
lack of birth control.
lack of food distribution methods.
lack of farmable land.
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The homeless in the United States are at increased risk of undernutrition. Which of the following is true about the homeless?
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Most of them are alcoholics.
Most of them are lazy.
Many are members of families with children. +
All are poorly educated.
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The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
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provides breakfast for school children.
provides food vouchers and nutrition education to low-
income pregnant and lactating women and their young children. +
has not been shown to be cost-effective.
has not been shown to reduce the numbers of low-birth-weight babies.
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Which of the following is not true regarding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)?
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SNAP is the new name for the Food Stamp Program.
SNAP participants can use benefits to purchase food and garden seeds to grow food.
The target beneficiaries of SNAP are pregnant or lactating women and their children. +
The Recovery Act increased benefits for SNAP participants.
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All of the following are obstacles to solving problems of undernutrition in developing nations except
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an imbalance between food/population ratios.
poor infrastructure.
lack of available technology that could be taught to the populations. +
war.
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All of the following are results of undernutrition except
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reduction of activity.
blindness from xerophthalmia.
iron-deficiency anemia.
coronary heart disease. +
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The human organism is particularly susceptible to effects of undernutrition during all of the following periods except
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infancy.
pregnancy.
preschool years.
adulthood. +
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Which of the following is not true about the effects of undernutrition in poor countries?
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Iron and zinc deficiency both can lead to poor immune function.
Ill health that results from nutritional deficiencies can diminish the ability of citizens to perform at peak levels of physical and mental capacity.
Symptoms of underweight rarely result in deficiencies. +
People in poor countries often have greater nutrient requirements for iron because they must combat rampant parasite and other infections.
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All of the following are true about undernutrition during pregnancy except
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mother and fetus both are affected.
only the mother is affected significantly. +
iron-deficiency anemia is a possible consequence in the mother.
risk of maternal death is increased.
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The major cause of undernutrition in the United States is
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political. +
lack of food production.
lack of technological advances.
inadequate use of biotechnology.
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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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malnutrition.
undernutrition. +
malabsorption.
hunger.
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All of the following are socioeconomic factors affecting hunger in the Unites States except
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poverty.
homelessness.
political influences.
weather. +
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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. +
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 expanded food assistance benefits for low-income families.
Reducing funding for federal nutrition programs affects the amount of undernutrition in the United States.
More than 150,000 charitable food programs help to address unmet needs of undernourished Americans
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Which of the following is true about homelessness and undernutrition in America?
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The homeless have plenty of resources; they just fail to utilize them.
Homeless children are about half as likely to experience hunger compared to children living in homes.
The rate of homelessness has declined over the last 25 years.
The recent increase in homelessness stems from a shortage of affordable rental housing coupled with an increase in poverty. +
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Which of the following is true about semistarvation?
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Impairment does not occur if there are no clinical symptoms.
Often the first sign that tissues are being affected is a biochemical change that may be detectable by a blood test. +
Physical symptoms often appear before evidence of biochemical changes.
Action to correct undernutrition should only be taken when clinical symptoms are detected.
