Human Nutrition Chapter 3

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Lisa Copeland Fall 2022 Human Nutrition Human Nutrition Chapter 3 Review Questions 1. True 2. True 3. True 4. True 5. False 6. False 7. C 8. A 9. A 10. B 11. False 12. True 13. False 14. C 15. E 16. A 17. D 18. B Critical Thinking Exercises Title: Chapter 3 Critical Thinking Exercise Instructions: Answer the questions below in the text boxes provided. You may print your answers or email them directly to your instructor. Questions and Answers Answer the following questions in the fields below. Question 1: What question is being addressed in the following study? At the time of entry to school data on height and weight were collected from 13,345 children; and early feeding, diet, and lifestyle factors were assessed using responses to a questionnaire completed by parents. The prevalence of obesity in children who had never been breast-fed was 4.5% as compared to 2.8% in ever breast-fed children. The protective effect of beast feeding on overweight and obesity could not be explained by differences in social class or lifestyle. von Kries R., et al. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2000; 478:29-39.
Lisa Copeland Fall 2022 Human Nutrition Question 2: Examine the following description of an experiment and identify the fundamental flaws in the design of this study. Individuals were studied to determine what effect the consumption of a low-carbohydrate diet for two weeks would have on exercise tolerance. Twenty men and women participated in this study. Exercise tolerance was assessed in three different ways: 1) the time required to accomplish a fixed amount of work was measured, 2) subjects identified their effort level on a Rating of Perceived Exertion scale after 90% of the work was accomplished, and 3) the subjects’ mood was assessed immediately after the completion of the exercise using a standardized questionnaire. These data were collected following exercise at the beginning of the study, and again after the subjects had been on a low-carbohydrate diet for two weeks. Question 3: You receive a product brochure in the mail that contains claims about a product that are highly questionable. What agency would it be best to report this to? Justify your answer. Question 4: You decide to search the Internet for information to evaluate the truthfulness of a nutrition- related claim that you have recently heard about. How might you restrict the top-level domain (the last three letters in the web address) in your search to increase the likelihood that the information you find will be reliable? feeding to prevent obesity differ from different social classes or lifestyles? The study does not factor in prior lifestyles or exercising habits. FDA. This agency comes to a majority scientific opinion based on the ava By using a .gov w ebsite
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