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Fruits, vegetables, potatoes, and legumes are good sources of:

Health disparities:

What are some forces of change that impact various levels of the environment in the ecologic model?  

Cardiovascular diseases account for what proportion of global mortality?

Why is focusing on entire diets rather than individual nutrients likely to be a more effective public health approach to preventing cardiovascular disease?

Workplace wellness interventions and healthcare setting interventions are examples of which strategies to reduce obesity?

Compared to the diets of food-secure individuals, diets of food-insecure individuals tend to be less energy-dense and less nutrient-dense.

The shift from high to low fertility and mortality rates and the shift from high prevalence of infectious diseases to high rates of chronic and degenerative diseases are respectively known as the:

From the required reading, Food choice behaviors are connected to social and economic expression of identities, preferences, and cultural meanings and are an important determinant of nutritional status and health. 

Nutrition knowledge, dietary patterns and physical activity are examples of social and behavioral characteristics that affect the public’s health disease risk.