Final answer:
Cultural or religious backgrounds can affect food choices; stress can cause people to eat too little or too much; fast foods are often high in fat and salt.
Step-by-step explanation:
1) Cultural or religious backgrounds may affect people's food choices. True.
2) Stress may cause people to eat too little. False. Stress can cause people to eat too much or too little. It varies from person to person.
3) All food products low in cholesterol are low in fat. False. While many foods low in cholesterol are also low in fat, this is not always the case. For example, some plant-based oils are low in cholesterol but high in fat.
4) Many food advertisers try to get you to use a product you have not tried before. True. Food advertisers often promote new products to attract consumers.
5) Food fads often focus on foods that are full of nutrients. False. Food fads often focus on specific foods or diets, but they may not necessarily be full of nutrients.
6) Food packages tell nothing about the nutritional content of food. False. Food packages typically include information about the nutritional content, such as calories, fat, and sugar.
7) Often fast foods are high in fat and salt. True. Fast foods are often high in fat, salt, and calories.
8) The time of year has no influence on your food choices. False. The time of year can influence food choices, such as seasonal produce availability.
9) Usually people burn up more calories early in the day. True. People tend to have higher metabolism rates earlier in the day.
10) People often buy prepared foods because of slogans or package descriptions that may be misleading. True. Misleading slogans or descriptions can influence consumers' decisions.
11) Breakfast foods should have simple carbohydrates. False. Breakfast foods can include a variety of nutrients, not just simple carbohydrates.
12) Too much sugar may be bad for you, but any amount of salt is all right. False. While excessive sugar consumption may have negative health effects, excessive salt intake can also be harmful.
13) Many fruits are high in vitamin C. True. Fruits like oranges, strawberries, and kiwi are high in vitamin C.
14) Carrots are good for you because they contain vitamin D. False. Carrots are good for you because they contain vitamin A, not D.
15) A busy lifestyle never results in a diet. poor False. A busy lifestyle can sometimes result in a poor diet if one relies heavily on unhealthy convenience foods due to lack of time.
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