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1. High Ultra Processed Food (UPF) consumption is associated with _____risk of a variety of chronic diseases and mental health disorders.
2. The Nova food classification system divides foods into four categories based on:
3. Marvin is committed to improving his diet by reducing UPFs and has replaced cow’s milk with soy milk due to lactose intolerance and has switched from beef to tofu. He reads an article about NOVA and is concerned that many soy foods are classified as UPFs. How would you advise Marvin regarding his concerns about consuming soy products?
4. In several randomized controlled trials, the health effects of plant-based meat alternatives have been compared to meat, which is a Nova classified as unprocessed/minimally processed food, yet these studies have shown that positive health effects of plant-based alternatives are driven by:
5. ____________is recognized by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (2020-2025) as the sole nutritionally comparable plant-based alternative to cow’s milk, and yet is classified as an ultra-processed food.
6. You attended the 2023 American Society for Nutrition Conference and inform your colleagues that according to the preliminary results from a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials evaluating the effects of soymilk vs. cow’s milk on cardiometabolic perimeters, adults replacing cow’s milk with sweetened soymilk experienced:
7. The common practice of adding _______to soymilk would disqualify it from meeting the Food and Drug Administration’s proposed definition of a “healthy” food.
8. The World Health Organization-endorsed ______________system labels plant-based alternatives as ultra-processed and suggest limiting consumption.
9. Ryan is a health-conscious active 25-year-old and views a social media video that says three ingredients in his daily smoothie, soymilk, peanut butter and Greek yogurt, are classified as ultra-processed foods according to Nova. He asks if he should stop making these smoothies and replace with something else. What could you say to Ryan?
10. In a 2021 study, of 641 plant milk samples analyzed, only soymilk met the proposed nutrient standards for energy, sugar, calcium, protein, and vitamins A, D, and B12. With 7 grams of complete protein per cup, soymilk is the only plant-based milk recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and __________.
11. Maeve is a 65-year-old patient with mild hypertension. Her granddaughter told her to avoid certain foods because they are ultra-processed, and she is looking for suggestions on how to incorporate more plant-based foods into her daily meal plan. After explaining that some UPFs are nutrient dense, which of the following suggestions could you provide as examples of foods Maeve could include in her meal plan?
12. According to Nova, a food or beverage is ultra-processed if it contains _______ _______processed ingredients. This broad umbrella may include foods high in saturated fat, added sugars, and sodium.