FSHD 1020 - Test 1 (Chapters 1-3) Questions
With Correct Answers
What are the different essential nutrients? - answer✔Proteins
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Vitamins
Minerals
Water
What nutrition related diseases are major causes of death in the United States? -
answer✔Major:
Heart Disease
Cancer
What benefits do phytochemicals provide? - answer✔May contribute to a reduced risk of
cancer or cardiovascular disease in people who consume them regularly
Define essential nutrient: - answer✔A substance that, when left out of a diet, leads to signs of
poor health
The body either cannot produce this nutrient or cannot produce enough of it to meet its needs
What percentage of calories is recommended to come from carboyhydrates? - answer✔45%-
65%
What percentage of calories is recommended to come from protein? - answer✔10%-35%
What percentage of calories is recommended to come from lipids? - answer✔20%-35%
What type of nutrient is fiber? - answer✔Carbohydrate
What is the primary role of vitamins? - answer✔Enable many chemical reactions to occur in the
body but contain no usable calories for the body
What is the primary role of minerals? - answer✔Critical players in nervous system functioning,
water balance, structural systems, and other cellular processes but produce no calories
How many calories per gram are in each essential nutrient? - answer✔Protein=4kcal
Carbohydrate=4kcal
Lipid=9kcal
What is the primary role of lipids? - answer✔Provide energy
Main form for energy storage in the body
What is the primary role of protein? - answer✔Main structrual material in the body, constitute
a major part of bone and muscle, important components in blood, body cells, enzymes, and
immune factors
What is the primary role of water? - answer✔Acts as a solvent and lubricant, as a vehicle for
transporting nutrients and waste, and as a medium for temperature regulation and chemical
processes
What is a kilocalorie? - answer✔Unit that describes the energy content of food
The heat energy needed to raise the temperature of 1000 grams of water 1 degree Celcius
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