IFIC Stevia Sweeteners CPE Self-Study Activity Post-Test and Evaluation

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To receive your Certificate of Completion for this CPE self-study activity, eligible practitioners must first complete this post-test and evaluation form and then return to IFIC's website (https://ific.org/stevia-cpe-self-study-activity/) to complete your submission. You may also submit your evaluation of the quality of this CPE offering to the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) at QualityCPE@eatright.org.

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Stevia sweeteners are made by *

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chemically combining two naturally occurring amino acids.

replacing 3 hydrogen-oxygen groups on a sucrose molecule with chlorine atoms.

extracting steviol glycosides from the leaves of the stevia plant; then purifying them.

removing the seeds and skins from stevia fruit; then crushing and collecting the juice.

During the metabolism of steviol glycosides in the colon, which molecule is cleaved by gut microbes and used as energy? *

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Glucose

Sucrose

Steviol

Rebaudioside A

The metabolism of stevia sweeteners results in the *

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breakdown into steviol end product, absorption via portal vein and excretion in urine.

absorption in the upper gastrointestinal tract, which contributes to the caloric load.

the breakdown into amino acids components that are used for protein synthesis.

gut colonic microbes cleaving off the glucose molecule, which is excreted in stool.

When did the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) include a stevia sweetener to the Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) list? *

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1978

1988

1998

2008

What is the group Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) for stevia sweeteners that is established by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee (JECFA) on Food Additives? *

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4 milligrams of steviol equivalents per day.

12 milligrams of steviol equivalents per day.

4 milligrams of steviol equivalents/kilogram of body weight per day.

12 milligrams of steviol equivalents/kilogram of body weight per day.

Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) is defined as *

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total intake in one day that is expected to be safe for human consumption.

average daily intake over a lifetime that is expected to be unsafe for human consumption.

average daily intake over a lifetime that is expected to be safe for human consumption.

total intake in one day that is expected to be unsafe for human consumption.

How is the Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) set? *

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The ADI is the level that has no observed adverse effects (NOAEL) in toxicology studies.

The ADI is set two times lower than the NOAEL in toxicology studies.

The ADI is set ten times lower than the NOAEL in toxicology studies.

The ADI is set one hundred times lower than the NOAEL in toxicology studies.

Based on a systematic review of 37 studies on low-calorie sweeteners in weight management, the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee concluded that *

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there was insufficient evidence to make any recommendation.

low-calorie sweeteners should be a part of any weight management program.

low-calorie sweeteners should be considered an option for weight management.

low-calorie sweeteners should not be considered an option for weight management.

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