Nutrition & Diet Therapy Exam 1 with well explained answers

What is a main characteristic of chronic disease? - Long Duration Nonnutrient substances found in plant foods that show biological activity in the body are known as - phytochemicals What nutrient is present in the highest amounts in most foods? - Water What is a nutrient that is needed by the body and must be supplied by food? - Essential nutrients Macronutrients include what groups of substances? - Carbohydrate, fat, protein (Macronutrients because the body needs them in large quantities What elements are contained in carbohydrates? - carbon, oxygen, hydrogen What is characteristic of organic compounds? - consists of carbon atoms, hydrogen atoms, and functional groups What are some examples of micronutrients? - Vitamins & Minerals In, general do micronutrients supply energy during their metabolism? - No, never How much energy is needed to raise the temp of 1 kilogram of water one degree Centigrade? - *1 calorie Gram for gram, which macronutrient supplies the most energy? - FatWhen consumed in excess, most nutrients can be converted to body fat except which ones? - Micronutrients Overcooking of food is least likely to affect which groups of nutrients? - minerals What is a double-blind experiment? - neither subjects nor researchers know which subjects are in control or experiment group