Fill in the blank for each of the following:

1. refers to chronic loss of appetite.

2. refers to the desire for food. This pleasant sensation is stimulated by the sight, smell, or thought of food and
is accompanied by the flow of saliva in the mouth and gastric juice in the stomach. Appetite is psychological, dependent
on memory and associations.

3. is a physiologically created condition that manifests as an unpleasant or painful craving resulting from
the body's lack of and need for food.

4. is a condition of malnutrition in which there are sufficient calories but not enough protein.

5. is an imbalance or deficiency of nutrients required by the body.

6. is the result of a diet that is deficient mainly in energy.

7. , PEM, is also referred to as protein-calorie malnutrition and develops in children and adults whose
consumption of protein and energy (measured by calories) is insufficient to satisfy the body's nutritional needs.

8. is a physiological state reached when there is complete fullness, meaning that the desire to eat and
drink has ended.

9. refers to being in a state of satiation; satiety is regulated by nerve tissue in the hypothalamus that
controls the appetite.

10. is the result of a severe or total lack of nutrients needed for the maintenance of life.

11. Achieving food security means ensuring that sufficient food is available, that supplies are relatively stable, and that
those in need of food can ________________________.

12. Which does not belong?

(a) Feeding America
(b) Americas Second Harvest
(c) domestic hunger-relief charity
(d) ending food security
(e) Hunger in America 2010

13. Which one only satisfies hunger?

(a) calorie-dense diet
(b) nutrient-dense diet
(c) an optimal diet
(d) bread and water diet
(e) calorie-restricted diet
14. True or False: The HEI provides insight regarding consumer compliance to federal dietary guidance.

15. Which is FALSE regarding the USDA Nutrition Assistance Programs?

(a) They have an anti-hunger emphasis.
(b) They provide a national safety net against hunger.
(c) They are administered by the USDAs Agricultural Research Service (ARS).
(d) There are 15 nutrition assistance programs, including the child nutrition programs, food distribution programs and
WIC
(e) These programs touch the lives of about one in four Americans each year.

16. Which does not belong?

(a) Satiety hormones decrease appetite
(b) Leptin (adipose tissue)
(c) Hunger hormones increase appetite
(d) Ghrelin (stomach)
(e) Leptin increases appetite

17. True or False: Americans living above 125 percent of the federal poverty level are income-eligible for most federal
nutrition programs, such as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

18. True or False: When considering an individuals attitudes, beliefs and knowledge about food as determinants of food
choice, it should be also understood that cultural influences are inherent and do not change with time.

19. In considering child food insecurity rates in several states across the USA, the typical percentage of food insecure
children is: ____%

20. The federal poverty limit guideline for a family of four was $22,050 in 2009. Suppose that participation in the federal
WIC program requires a family income below 125 percent of the poverty limit guideline in order to be eligible. Using the
2009 guideline, if a family of fours annual income is below __________________, then they are qualified to receive
benefits from such a program.

21. True or False: Foods having a higher satiety index keep hunger suppressed longer, and would be better choices for
those who want to lose weight. _________

22. Which statement is true?

(a) Leptin is an appetite suppresser.
(b) Ghrelin is a hormone while leptin is a vitamin.
(c) Ghrelin stimulates appetite
(d) statements a and c are true
(e) statements a, b, and c are true

23. Which substance has the primary function to help break down glycogen into glucose, thereby increasing blood glucose
levels?
(a) insulin
(b) adiponectin
(c) glucagon
(d) ghrelin
(e) leptin

24. On a scorecard divided into appetite sensations, mood sensations, and sensory evaluation, which category is correctly
matched with its descriptors below?
(a) sensory/ calmness, boredom, drowsiness
(b) appetite/ hunger, fullness, nausea
(c) mood/ hunger, fullness, nausea
(d) appetite/ flavor, viscosity, aftertaste
(e) sensory/ calmness, boredom, drowsiness

25. Sustainable agriculture integrates three main goals: _____________ health, economic profitability, and social and
economic equity, within the overall framework of devoting acres of land to the production of high yield food crops.
(a) personal
(b) human
(c) environmental
(d) physical
(e) fiscal

26. All of the following are anti-hunger NGOs EXCEPT

(a) School Breakfast Program
(b) Feeding America
(c) Bread for the World
(d) FRAC
(e) Oxfam

Match the Following Programs with their respective description

(a) Provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost, or free lunches to children each school day.
(b) Helps low-income families buy the food they need from grocery stores with an electronic card.
(c) Provide nutritious meals to children at the time of year when the NSLP and SBP are often not operated at schools
(d) The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children
(e) Provides cash assistance to states to operate nonprofit breakfast programs in schools and residential child care
institutions.
(f) Works to improve the health of low-income pregnant and breastfeeding women, other new mothers up to 1 year
postpartum, infants, children up to age 6, and elderly people at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with
nutritious USDA commodity foods.
(g) Improves the quality of daycare for children and the elderly by making care more affordable for many low-income
families.
(h) helps supplement the diets of low-income needy persons, including elderly people, by providing them with emergency
food and nutrition assistance.

27. The Child and Adult Care Food Program

28. The Commodity Supplemental Food Program
29. The National School Lunch Program
30. The School Breakfast Program
31. The Summer Food Service Program
32. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
33. The Emergency Food Assistance Program
34. The WIC program

35. Select the correct pairing:

(a) Borlaug + Food Stamp Act
(b) Leland + 1988 Hunger Prevention Act
(c) OXFAM + School Lunch Act
(d) SBP + School Lunch program
(e) CSFP + Child and Adult Care Food Program

36. Which does not belong with the others?

(a) Green Revolution
(b) irradiated forms of wheat
(c) HYVs
(d) crop increases due to the Green Revolution occurred in Latin America, India, and Africa
(e) Dr. Norman Borlaug
37. True or False: According to the U.S. Census, approximately 18 % of all Americans live below 125 percent of the
federal poverty level. This means they are income-eligible for most federal nutrition programs, such as Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

38. Which most accurately correctly describes DEXA?

(a) research method to cure obesity
(b) dual energy X-ray anthropometrics
(c) a technique to measure obesity
(d) an NGO anti-hunger agency
(e) a federal nutrition assistance program

39. T or F: Obesity means to be very overweight, and has nothing to do with hunger or starvation.
(a) TRUE (b) FALSE

40. The concept of the ileal break has to do with all of the following EXCEPT:
(a) satiety control
(b) appetite
(c) small intestine
(d) increased hunger
(e) delayed lipid digestion

41. T or F: A BMI of 28.9 indicates a person is overweight.

(a) TRUE (b) FALSE

42. T or F: Obesity is an important risk factor for a cluster of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases such as insulin
resistance and fatty liver, but not for type 2 diabetes or atherosclerosis.
(a) TRUE (b) FALSE

43. Which is FALSE?

(a) The Healthy Eating Index is a measure of the overall quality of an individual's diet.
(b) HEI measures the intake of ten dietary components to provide a single score out of a possible 100 points.
(c) A score of zero is assigned to a group if no items from that category are consume(d)
(d) The components assess compliance for grains, vegetables, fruits, milk, and meats plus fat, sugar, sodium, fiber, and
cholesterol.
(e) The HEI does not assess a diets variety, it only assesses specific food components of the diet

Match each Act of Congress with its description.

(a) Enacted in 1977 to reform the existing Food Stamp Program that originally began in 1939.
(b) Enacted in 1946 that created the National School Lunch Program.
(c) Enacted major changes in food stamp benefits by providing $2.8 billion in benefit increases from 1984-1988.

44. Mickey Leland Childhood Hunger Relief Act. (c)

45. Food Stamp Act (a)
46. Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (b)

47. A specially formulated and studied lipid emulsion made of oat and palm oil
(a) triggers the ileal brake mechanism
(b) can delay hunger signals
(c) triggers release of satiety hormones
(d) passes the duodenum and reaches the ileum undigested
(e) All of these
48. Concerning a BMI (child) growth chart, what is FALSE?
(a) these charts were developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(b) these charts are used to determine a childs BMI percentile
(c) to use the chart, it is not necessary to know the childs BMI
(d) the growth charts are divided vertically by age
(e) the growth charts are divided horizontally by BMI

49. True or False: HEI measures the intake of ten dietary components to provide a single score out of a possible 100
points.

50. All of the following are hunger hormones EXCEPT:

(a) CCK
(b) GLP-1
(c) Peptide YY
(d) Leptin
(e) None of the above are hunger hormones

Use the picture on the right to answer the next couple of questions

51. The picture on the right represents the conversion of _______________ into
______________________

52. True or False: When the above conversion is actively taking place, it
corresponds to a HIGHER hunger stimulus?

53. From question 51, which of those is an amino acid and which is a
neurotransmitter?

54. Fill in what each letter represents:

A:________________________

B:________________________

C:________________________