Chapter 9 answer

 Statement Evaluation (p. 190)

1. True

2. False. Very few doctors are capable of providing sound nutritional advice to their patients. 3. Not Mentioned

4. False. The majority of adults living in New Orleans are not in excellent physical condition. 5. False. 64 percent of adults in New Orleans are obese or overweight, which could lead to diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure.

6. True

7. Not Mentioned

8. True

9. Not Mentioned

10. False. Medical students who participated in the program changed their eating habits.

Reading Analysis (p. 191—195)

1. a,

2. a. 2, b. 3, c. 1, d. 1 3. a

4. a

5. a. 2, b. 3

6. a. 1, b. 3, c. 2

7. a. 3, b. 1

8. a

9. a. 3, b. 1

10. a. 3, b. 2

11. a

12. a. 3, b. 2

13. c

14. a. 2, b. 2, c. 1 15. a

16. a

17. b

18. a. 1, b. 1, c. 2 19. b

20. b

Vocabulary Skills (p. 195—199) Part 1

1. focus (v.), focus (n.)

2. do not offer (v.), offers (n.)

3. cost (n.), does not cost (v.) 4. launched (v.), launch (n.) 5. increased (v.), increase (n.)

Part 2

1. definition #3 2. a

3. b

4. definition #2 5. c

6. a

7. definition #2 8. d

9. c

Vocabulary in Context (p. 199)

1. reimbursable 2. gourmet

3. supplement 4. obese   5. prospective

6. caters

7. luscious

8. launched

9. preponderance 10. focused

Information Recall (p. 201)

1. Because so many people do not understand how to cook healthy food, and because doctors do not know how to explain this to their patients.

2. To help them learn how to prepare homemade, nutritional meals.

3. Because they were given guidance on diet, physical activity, and weight control.

4. The medical students began to see that nutrition advice was important for themselves as well as their patients. They also began eating significantly more fruit and vegetables than they had previously.

 

Glossary
Chapter 9
affiliated	(adj.) connected
ailments	(n.) illnesses
amid	(adj.) in the middle of
caters	(v.) to satisfy someone's needs
chronic	(adj.) continuous
cost	(n.) the price of something
count	(v.) to be of importance, to signify
culinary	(adj.) related to cooking
go-to	(n.) a person you can rely on
gourmet	(adj.) expert on food or cooking
homemade	(adj.) made at home from fresh ingredients
hypertension	(n.) high blood pressure
increase	(v.) to add to
launched	(v.) began
literature	(n.) published medical research
luscious	(adj.) delicious
obese	(adj.) heavier than is healthy
offer	(v.) to give, put forward
overweight	(adj.) heavier than normal
polls	(n.) surveys
preponderance	(n.) a greater amount, most of
prevention-based	(adj.) keeping people healthy rather than treating them when they become ill
prospective	(adj.) future
reimbursable	(adj.) able to be refunded money
sea change	(n.) a transformation
serve	(n.) a move to a different way of thinking
supplement	(v.) enhance
would-be	(n.) potential