Chapter 1 (Part 4)

Question 1

Two National Health Monitoring Programs

Answer 1

• What We Eat in America

- NHANES - which examines people through anthropometric measures

Question 2

Healthy People’s Sets Goals for What Time Range and Discuss What Else it Does?

Answer 2

• sets goals for next 10 years
• identifies nation’s health priorities and guides policies to increase quality of years of healthy life and eliminate health disparities

Question 3

Risk Factors

Answer 3

condition or behavior associated with elevated frequency of disease not prove to be casual

Question 4

Some Examples of Risk Factors?

Answer 4

obesity

cigarette smoking, physical inactivity, and diet

Question 5

What do risk factors tend to do over time ?

Answer 5

• persist over time

- cluster

Question 6

what kind of training do physicians(doctors) get in nutrition?

Answer 6

limited

Question 7

What kind of training does a registered dietician have?

Answer 7

• degree and clinical internship
• national exam
• maintain up to date knowledge

Question 8

Why the news is faulty?

Answer 8

_lopsided story

• testimonials
• tight deadlines
• limited understanding
• current and controversial

Question 9

Quackery Signs?

Answer 9

paranoid accusations

• personal testimonials
• medical jargon
• one product does it all
• satisfaction guaranteed
• quick and easy fixes
• natural
• time tested

Question 10

independent variable

Answer 10

a variable (often denoted by x ) whose variation does not depend on that of another.