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1. Question 1
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Which of the following are NOT considered one of the essential energy-yielding macronutrients?
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Carbohydrates
Proteins
Fats
: Probiotics
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2. Question 2
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Which of the following nutrition professionals is most likely to be employed by a university?
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Nutritionist
Nutrition Specialist
: Dietician
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Physician
3. Question 3
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In which year did the original Food Guide Pyramid launch?
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: 1992
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1922
1975
1917
4. Question 4
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Which of the following disorders is related to micronutrient deficiency?
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Beriberi
Pellagra
Scurvy
: All of the above
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5. Question 5
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The field of nutrition is defined by relationships between which three elements?
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Food intake, nutrition, and health
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Macronutrients, micronutrients, and minerals
Health, behavior, and medicine
Diet, nutrition, and exercise
6. Question 6
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Which scientist from the 1970s initiated the movement of vitamin supplementation?
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Francis Crick
William Lipscomb
Matthew Meselson
: Linus Pauling
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7. Question 7
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Which macronutrient has an energy yield of 9 kcal per gram?
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Carbohydrate
: Fat
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Protein
Water
8. Question 8
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The National School Lunch Act, the first national food supplementation program was initiated in what year?
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1880
: 1946
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1920
1985
9. Question 9
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Which of the following is an accurate description of food science?
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Research that focuses on the study of nutrients in the human body
Information that serves as the backbone to the understanding of nutrient structure
: The study of the composition of food materials and the reactions of food
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Systematic study of food choices and health status
10. Question 10
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Food security implies that food is all but which of the following?
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Available
 Accessible
Affordable
Assumed
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11. Question 11
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Approximately how many people in the world are hungry?
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300 million
: 820 million
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4 billion
1.65 million
12. Question 12
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Which of the following continents houses more than half of the chronically hungry population?
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Africa
: Asia
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South America
Europe
13. Question 13
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The world’s poorest people spend about what percentage of their income on food?
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One-half
Three-quarters
: Two-thirds
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One-third
14. Question 14
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By 2050, the global population is estimated to reach between 9.2 and 9.7 billion, which would require an increase in food production by what percentage to avoid chronic hunger?
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: 70 percent
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150 percent
10 percent
340 percent
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In what year was the Global Food Security Act (GFSA) passed?
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1996
2000
2006
: 2016
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