Test Bank For Nutrition For Healthy Living 5Th By Wendy Schiff

Test Bank For Nutrition For Healthy Living 5Th By Wendy Schiff

Chapter 02 Test Bank: Evaluating Nutrition Information

Treatment Practitioners

1. After examining a patient, a health care practitioner tells the patient that her mild back pain is caused by the poor flow of energy from her mind to her back. The practitioner treats the patient with acupuncture, ginseng, and massage therapy. Based on this information, the practitioner’s treatments indicate that he relies on ________.A. integrative medicine B. alternative health care. placebo-based health careD. conventional medicine accessibility: Keyboard NavigationActivity Type: NewBloom’s Level: 3. ApplyLearning Outcome: 02.04.01 Explain the difference between conventional medicine and alternative health care, and identify health care practices that are either conventional or alternative.Section: 2.04Topic: Complementary and alternative medicine treatment options

2. After examining a patient and reviewing the results of his blood tests, a physician tells the patient that his mild depressive symptoms are not the result of a serious health problem. The physician suggests that the patient should try regular exercise and take the dietary supplement St. John’s wort for 3 months. After this period, the physician will prescribe antidepressant medication, if the patient does not feel emotionally better. This advice is ________.A. unreliable because the physician is not considering alternative methods of treating the patient’s mental illness. an indication that the physician practices integrative medicine. typical for conventional medical practitioners. quackery and medically irresponsibleAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationBloom’s Level: 4. AnalyzeLearning Outcome: 02.04.01 Explain the difference between conventional medicine and alternative health care, and identify health care practices that are either conventional or alternative.Section: 2.04Topic: Complementary and alternative medicine reliable Nutrition Information

3. Which of the following statements is true? A. Scientific evidence supports the effectiveness of most forms of alternative health care. B. The RDN credential can be used by anyone who earns a college nutrition degree. C. A person with a Ph.D. who promotes drinking vinegar as the cure for lung cancer is practicing quackery.D. Disclaimers are clues that a product will meet your expectations or the manufacturer’s claims. Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationActivity Type: NewBloom’s Level: 2. UnderstandLearning Outcome: 02.02.03 Identify common red flags that are signs of nutrition misinformation.Learning Outcome: 02.03.01 Explain how to identify reliable nutrition experts.Learning Outcome: 02.04.03 Discuss the risks and benefits of taking dietary supplements.Section: 2.02Section: 2.03Section: 2.04Topic: Complementary and alternative medicine topics: Evaluating nutrition information identifying Reliable Health Information

4. Which of the following statements is true?A. Scientific evidence supports the effectiveness of most forms of alternative health care.B. Disclaimers are clues that a product will meet your expectations or the manufacturer’s claims.C. A person with a Ph.D. who promotes drinking vinegar as the cure for lung cancer is practicing conventional medicine.D. The RDN credential is legally protected. Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationActivity Type: NewBloom’s Level: 2. UnderstandLearning Outcome: 02.02.03 Identify common red flags that are signs of nutrition misinformation.Learning Outcome: 02.03.01 Explain how to identify reliable nutrition experts.Learning Outcome: 02.04.03 Discuss the risks and benefits of taking dietary supplements.Section: 2.02Section: 2.03Section: 2.04Topic: Complementary and alternative medicine topics: Evaluating nutrition information evaluating Nutrition-Related Information

5. Which of the following statements is true?A. Disclaimers are clues that a product may not meet your expectations or the manufacturer’s claims.B. Anyone who earns a nutrition degree from a 4-year college can refer to himself or herself as an RDN.C. Scientific evidence supports the effectiveness of most forms of alternative health care.D. A person with a PhD who promotes drinking vinegar as the cure for lung cancer is practicing conventional medicine. Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationActivity Type: NewBloom’s Level: 2. UnderstandLearning Outcome: 02.02.03 Identify common red flags that are signs of nutrition misinformation.Learning Outcome: 02.03.01 Explain how to identify reliable nutrition experts.Learning Outcome: 02.04.03 Discuss the risks and benefits of taking dietary supplements.Section: 2.02Section: 2.03Section: 2.04Topic: Complementary and alternative medicine topics: Evaluating nutrition information registered Dietitian Nutritionists

6. A registered dietitian nutritionist has been trained to apply food and nutrition information to help treat many health conditions.TRUE

Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationActivity Type: NewBloom’s Level: 2. UnderstandLearning Outcome: 02.03.01 Explain how to identify reliable nutrition experts.Section: 2.03Topic: Evaluating nutrition information topic: Nutrition basicsAlternative Health Care

7. Scientific evidence provides considerable support for the effectiveness of most forms of alternative health care.FALSE

Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationActivity Type: NewBloom’s Level: 2. UnderstandLearning Outcome: 02.04.01 Explain the difference between conventional medicine and alternative health care, and identify health care practices that are either conventional or alternative.Section: 2.04Topic: Complementary and alternative medicine quackery

8. A person who promotes the use of ginseng, garlic, and fish oil as the cure for cancer is practicing quackery.TRUE

Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationActivity Type: NewBloom’s Level: 2. UnderstandLearning Outcome: 02.02.03 Identify common red flags that are signs of nutrition misinformation.Section: 2.02Topic: Evaluating nutrition information identifying Dietary Supplements

9. _____ can be classified as a dietary supplement. A. Chewing tobacco. Cherry jelly C. Ginkgo Biloba D. Orange drinkAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationBloom’s Level: 2. UnderstandLearning Outcome: 02.04.02 Explain how the FDA regulates medicines differently than dietary supplements.Section: 2.04Topic: Dietary supplements What Is a Dietary Supplement?

10. _____ can be classified as a dietary supplement. A. Wheat germ B. Chewing tobacco C. Red wineD. Bitter range accessibility: Keyboard NavigationActivity Type: NewBloom’s Level: 2. UnderstandLearning Outcome: 02.04.02 Explain how the FDA regulates medicines differently than dietary supplements.Section: 2.04Topic: Dietary supplements features of Dietary Supplements