HNSC 1210 - CHAPTER 1 Questions With Complete Solutions

Define health correct answer: The state of a human when it functions optimally without evidence of disease or abnormality Nutrition is the study of: correct answer: - the nutrients in foods - how nutrients are used in the body; and - human behaviours related to food. Define diet correct answer: the foods and beverages a person usually eats and drinks Define food correct answer: any substance that the body can take in and assimilate that will enable it to stay alive and healthy Define chronic disease correct answer: a long duration degenerative disease characterized by damage of body organs Many chronic diseases (e.g., diabetes, heart disease, some types of cancer, dental disease, adult bone loss, etc.) have a connection to POOR/GOOD diet. These diseases cannot necessarily be prevented by a POOR/GOOD diet alone, as other factors like genetic and lifestyle play a role as well. correct answer: poor; good Define nutritional genomics (nutrigenomics) correct answer: The science of how nutrients affect the activities of genes and how genes affect the activity of nutrients. Define nutrients correct answer: Components in food that are indispensable (or essential) to the functioning of the body. There are 6 classes of nutrients: correct answer: carbohydrate fat protein