, Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy Chapter 1, 2,
3 Correct Questions and Answers Test
what is dietetics? - correct answer science concerned with nutritional planning and preparation of foods
What is a Registered Dietitian? - correct answer A professionally trained and educated (person) in
dietetics
What is nutrition? - correct answer Nourishment, the food we eat and how the body uses it
What are the signs of good nutrition? - correct answer Well developed body
Good muscle development
Clear eyes
Smooth skin
Good posture
Glossy hair
Alert
Ideal weight for body composition (ration of muscle mass to height)
Positive outlook
Resists infections
Normal appetite
Digestion & Elimination
Extended years of normal functioning
What is metabolism? - correct answer The sum of all chemical changes that take place in the body by
which it maintains itself and produces energy for its functioning (products of the various reactions are
called metabolites)
To sustain life, nutrients in food must perform what three basic functions? - correct answer Provide
energy
, Build tissue
Regulate metabolic processes
What is the major function of protein? - correct answer To build tissue
In the functions of nutrients in food, what are the two energy sources? - correct answer Primary energy
source
Secondary energy source
What nutrient in food does primary energy source consist of? - correct answer Carbohydrates
What nutrients in food does secondary energy source consist of? - correct answer Fats
Proteins
What is the Primary energy source of fuel for heat and energy in the body? - correct answer
Carbohydrates
What is the primary energy source that maintains the body's back-up store of quick energy? - correct
answer Carbohydrates
What primary energy source should provide 45% to 65% of total kilocalories for the body? - correct
answer Carbohydrates
What is a secondary energy source that provides a SECONDARY (storage) form of heat and energy? -
correct answer Fats
What secondary energy source should provide no more than 20% to 35% of total kilocalorie for the
body? - correct answer Fats
What is a secondary energy source that it's primary function is tissue building? - correct answer Proteins
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