NALS exam 1 questions & answers 2024

NALS exam 1 questions & answers 2024 nutrients - ANSWERSchemical substances in foods used by the body for growth and health carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins, minerals, water phytochemicals - ANSWERSplant chemicals that may be beneficial to health found in plant pigments (including flavonoids); can serve as antioxidants (such as vit a, c and selenium) food sources: strawberries, blueberries, cranberries, walnuts, brewed coffee, dark chocolate, beets, raspberries ex: phytoestrogens, phytoesterols, phytostanols nonessential nutrients phytoestrogens - ANSWERS(isoflavones: genistein and diadzein) found in soy (tofu, edamame) mimic estrogen phytoesterols and phytostanols - ANSWERSfound in veg oils mimic cholesterol nonessential nutrients - ANSWERSfound in foods & utilized by the body but not required because the body makes adequate amounts from other components in the diet