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c12 Nutrition_through_the_Life_Span_Later_Adulthood

Nutrition for Health and Healthcare 6th Edition By DeBruyne Pinna

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c12 Nutrition_through_the_Life_Span_Later_Adulthood

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

True / False

 

1. Despite adopting healthy lifestyle habits, people cannot slow the aging process because of the natural limits set by heredity.​

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
REFERENCES:   12.1 Nutrition and Longevity
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   NHHE.DEBR.17.12.1 – Describe the roles nutrition, physical activity, and other lifestyle choices play in longevity.
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Understand

 

2. Older adults can safely participate in aerobic activity and resistance training until age 85, when the risk of injury from activity is greater than its benefits. ​

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
REFERENCES:   12.1 Nutrition and Longevity
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   NHHE.DEBR.17.12.1 – Describe the roles nutrition, physical activity, and other lifestyle choices play in longevity.
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Understand

 

3. Appropriate energy intake among older adults helps prevent obesity, diabetes, and related cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis and hypertension and may influence the development of some forms of cancer.​

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
REFERENCES:   12.1 Nutrition and Longevity
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   NHHE.DEBR.17.12.1 – Describe the roles nutrition, physical activity, and other lifestyle choices play in longevity.
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Understand

 

4. Studies suggest that a diet providing ample carotenoids, vitamin C, and vitamin E may help to prevent the early onset of cataracts.​

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
REFERENCES:   12.2 Nutrition-Related Concerns during Late Adulthood
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   NHHE.DEBR.17.12.2 – Identify how nutrition might contribute to, or prevent, the development of age-related problems associated with vision, arthritis, and the brain.
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Understand

 

5. Overweight people with osteoarthritis should avoid weight-bearing physical activities, such as jogging, as these types of activities place too much pressure on inflamed joints.​

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
REFERENCES:   12.2 Nutrition-Related Concerns during Late Adulthood
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   NHHE.DEBR.17.12.2 – Identify how nutrition might contribute to, or prevent, the development of age-related problems associated with vision, arthritis, and the brain.
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Understand

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