Deck 4: National Dietary and Nutrition Surveys

Question 1

The Economic Research Service is a department within the

A) U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
B) U.S. Department of Agriculture
C) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
D) U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which one of the following statements is True about the Ten-State Nutrition Survey?

A) The survey provided data representative of the general U.S. population.
B) The survey was conducted in the early 1990s.
C) The survey led to the addition of a dietary assessment component to the National Health Examination Survey and to the beginning of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Food availability data are derived from

A) the balance sheet approach
B) multiple 24-hour recalls obtained by telephone interviews
C) the administration of the food frequency questionnaire
D) multiple-day food records or food diaries

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Estimates of the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the United States based on data collected by the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System are likely to __________ the True prevalence of overweight and obesity in the U.S.

A) underestimate
B) overestimate
C) accurately represent

Question 5

Which one of the following is responsible for measuring food security in the United States?

A) U.S. Department of Agriculture
B) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
C) U.S. Food and Drug Administration
D) National Technical Information Service

Question 6

Which one of the following statements is True? The National Health Examination Survey

A) is currently conducted in conjunction with the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys in order to provide supplemental data on the prevalence of selected chronic diseases and health conditions
B) was conducted before the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey began
C) was conducted after the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey began

Question 7

The earliest efforts at nutritional monitoring in the United States were carried out by the

A) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
B) National Academy of Sciences
C) USDA
D) USDHHS

Question 8

"Health: United States," published annually by the National Center for Health Statistics, is an example of the type of publication mandated by the National Nutritional Monitoring and Related Research Program, which requires timely dissemination of data on the dietary, nutritional, and health related status of the U.S. population.

Question 9

Which one of the following is responsible for conducting the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System?

A) U.S. Department of Agriculture
B) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
C) U.S. Food and Drug Administration
D) National Technical Information Service

Question 10

In the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, older participants have

A) a more extensive examination than younger participants
B) a less extensive examination than younger participants
C) essentially the same examination as do younger participants

Question 11

Prior to passage of the National Nutrition Monitoring & Related Research Act of 1990, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services had not been involved in the nutritional monitoring of the U.S. population.

Question 12

The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey is a continuous, on-going survey conducted annually.

Question 13

Unless adjusted for losses, food availability data tend to _________ actual food and nutrient consumption.

A) overestimate
B) fairly accurately represent
C) underestimate

Question 14

Consider self-reported data on height and weight obtained using telephone interviews. Which one of following statements is True?

A) These data accurately represent the True prevalence of overweight and obesity in the sample.
B) These data tend to underestimate the True prevalence of overweight and obesity in the sample.
C) These data tend to overestimate the True prevalence of overweight and obesity in the sample.

Question 15

Which one of the following is responsible for maintaining nutrient databases in the United States?

A) U.S. Department of Agriculture
B) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
C) U.S. Food and Drug Administration
D) National Technical Information Service

Question 16

Strengths of food availability data are that they provide information on patterns of food consumption over time and are the only source of information on food and nutrient trends since the beginning of the twentieth century.

Question 17

A research arm of Congress that audits government programs and highlights areas of waste and fraud is the

A) Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
B) Food Surveys Research Group
C) Government Accountability Office
D) National Technical Information Service

Question 18

The purpose of the USDA's Supplemental Children's Survey is to gather the necessary data for updating the CDC's pediatric growth charts.

Question 19

Which of the following is another name for what is now referred to as What We Eat in America?

A) the Diet and Health Knowledge Survey
B) the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
C) the Nationwide Food Consumption Survey
D) the Total Diet Study

Question 20

Annual per capita availability of which one of the following beverages is greatest?

A) beer
B) carbonated soft drinks
C) coffee
D) milk

Question 21

Limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe food or limited or uncertain ability to acquire foods in socially acceptable ways is known as __________.

Question 22

Unlike the height and weight data collected by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, the height and weight data collected by the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System are __________.

Question 23

The __________ Nutrition Survey was the nation's first comprehensive survey to assess the nutritional status of a large segment of the U.S. population.

Question 24

Beginning in 1999, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey became a __________, annual survey rather than one conducted periodically.

Question 25

Food availability data tend to _________ actual food and nutrient consumption unless they are adjusted for losses.

Question 26

Data on the prevalence of overweight and obesity collected by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey are based on the body mass index of each subject participating in the survey which is calculated using height and weight that are measured following standardized protocol.

Question 27

Per capita food __________ is calculated by dividing the total amount of food available
for consumption by the total number of people in the U.S. population.

Question 28

In the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, anthropometric measurements and physical examinations are performed by trained staff members in specially designed and equipped __________ examination centers.

Question 29

Food and nutrient intake data collected by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey are referred to as __________.

Question 30

The methodology used to collect food availability data is the same as that used by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to measure diet.

Question 31

The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System uses an interview conducted by __________ to collect data.

Question 32

A primary dietary assessment method used by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey is the administration of two __________.

Question 33

Since the early 20th century, the availability of chicken has increased markedly as Americans have shown an increased preference for poultry because of its lower price and greater convenience compared to beef.

Question 34

The major reason for the National Nutritional Monitoring and Related Research Program was to establish programs at the federal level for monitoring the nutritional status of the U.S. population.

Question 35

Unlike the data collected by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, the data collected by the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System can be analyzed at the state or metropolitan level.