Nutrition Debate Questions

1) Nutrigenomics is a scientific discipline that studies the genetic variations in plant and animal foods and the effect on nutrient composition.

2) Nutrition researchers studying agouti mice discovered a link between

A) vitamin C deficiency and scurvy.

B) level of physical activity and obesity.

C) diet and gene expression.

D) niacin deficiency and pellagra.

Questions from Chapter Boxes

1) Which of the following is an example of disease that is directly caused by a nutritional deficiency?

A) pellagra

B) cancer

C) type 2 diabetes

D) heart disease

2) Prevalent among U.S. Southerners during the early 1900s, pellagra was first thought to be an infectious disease. Today we know that it is caused by a deficiency of

A) vitamin A.

B) vitamin C.

C) protein.

D) niacin.

3) Joan’s dinner contains 210 grams of carbohydrate, 60 grams of protein, and 52 grams of fat. What percent of kilocalories in this meal comes from carbohydrate?

A) 22%

B) 25%

C) 35%

D) 54%

4) A slice of pumpkin bread contains 5 grams of fat, 40 grams of carbohydrate, and 5 grams of protein. What percent of the bread’s calories are from fat?

A) 10%

B) 20%

C) 40%

D) 75%