Integrated Web Site to Accompany Discovering Nutrition, Second Edition

Title: Integrated Web Site to Accompany Discovering Nutrition, Second Edition

Practice Quizzes

Nutrition Science Animations

Interactive Summaries

Crossword Puzzles

Interactive Glossary

Health and Nutrition Directory

Nutrition Journals

Share Healthy Recipes

Nutrition Links

Eating Great in College

Chemistry Review

For Instructors

Feedback & Suggestions

Please read each question and select your answer from the choices provided. You must complete all of the questions in order to view your results. At the end of each exam, you have the option to e-mail your results to your instructor.

1: Alcoholics are commonly deficient in many minerals because
	A: alcohol inhibits their absorption.
	B: their diets are usually poor.
	C: chronic constipation leads to an inability to absorb zinc.
	D: none of the above

2: Which is the most effective treatment for a hangover?
	A: water
	B: aspirin
	C: time
	D: eating complex carbohydrates

3: With depleted vitamin K stores, alcoholics risk
	A: liver damage
	B: bleeding and anemia
	C: ulcers and gastritis
	D: Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome

4: Alcohol affects
	A: only the liver
	B: only the heart
	C: only the large intestine
	D: every organ system in the body

5: Men and women respond differently to alcohol
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

6: What is the first stage of liver destruction in alcoholics?
	A: cirrhosis
	B: alcohol poisoning
	C: fatty liver
	D: hepatitis

7: Which part of the GI tract has a higher risk of cancer due to alcoholism?
	A: the mouth
	B: the stomach
	C: the large intestine
	D: the entire GI tract has a higher risk of cancer

8: Impairment from alcohol begins with
	A: your second drink
	B: your first drink
	C: your fourth drink
	D: your fifth drink

9: MEOS enzymes may be responsible for transforming acetaminophen into chemicals that can damage the liver.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

10: The effects of fetal alcohol syndrome can be reversed with medication if the syndrome is discovered before the baby is born.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

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