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What determines a person's growth rate and size?
What determines a person's growth rate and size?
- Physical exercise and diet
- Inborn capacity to grow and environmental conditions (correct)
- Nutritional intake only
- Genetic factors only
How does nutrition impact body size according to the text?
How does nutrition impact body size according to the text?
- It affects muscle mass and metabolism
- It affects height, weight, and skin fold thickness (correct)
- It has no impact on body size
- It only affects height and weight
What does nutrition science encompass?
What does nutrition science encompass?
- Study of human anatomy and physiology
- Study of environmental conditions affecting growth rate
- Study of genetic factors influencing body size
- Study of foods, nutrients, their action and balance in relation to health and disease (correct)
What is the process by which an organism utilizes nutrients according to Robinson's definition?
What is the process by which an organism utilizes nutrients according to Robinson's definition?
What aspect of nutrition affects body performance and longevity?
What aspect of nutrition affects body performance and longevity?
Who introduced the first food pyramid?
Who introduced the first food pyramid?
What was the 1992 pyramid introduced by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) called?
What was the 1992 pyramid introduced by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) called?
What did the apex of the first food pyramid mainly consist of?
What did the apex of the first food pyramid mainly consist of?
Who held a lecture on how to illustrate the food groups for the first food pyramid?
Who held a lecture on how to illustrate the food groups for the first food pyramid?
What was the 2005 update to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) pyramid called?
What was the 2005 update to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) pyramid called?
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