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HOSA BOWL/ NUTRITION AND DIET EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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HOSA BOWL/ NUTRITION AND DIETEXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Metabolism - Answer-The organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary
for life
Minerals - Answer-Inorganic elements found in all body tissue
Nutrition - Answer-All body processes relating to food
Nutritional status - Answer-state or condition of one's nutrition
Obesity - Answer-20% over ideal body weight
Osteoporosis - Answer-A condition in which the bones become pourous and break
easily.
Overweight - Answer-10-20% or greater of recommended ideal body weight
Peristalsis - Answer-Rhythmic, wavelike motion of involuntary muscles
Protein Diet - Answer-low and high protein
sodium restricted diet - Answer-reduced salt intake for cardiovascular disease and
kidney disease
soft diet - Answer-diet that requires little chewing
therapeutic diet - Answer-modified normal diet used to improve specific halth conditions
Underweight - Answer-10-15% under one's recommended weight.
Vitamins - Answer-organic compounds that are essential to life
Wellness - Answer-state of good health optimal body function
Absorption - Answer-taking in nutrition
Anorexia - Answer-loss of appetite
Antioxidants - Answer-enzymes or organic molecules; help protect the body from
harmful chemicals called free radicals
Atherosclerosis - Answer-hardening of the arteries
, Basal metabolic rate (BMR) - Answer-the energy needed to maintain life-sustaining
activities for a specific period of time at rest
Body Mass Index (BMI) - Answer-a calculation that measures weight in relation to
height and correlates this with body fat
Caloric controlled diet - Answer-diet measured by calorie intake
Carbohydrates - Answer-starches and sugars found in foods, which provide your body's
main source of energy
Cellulose - Answer-fibrous, indigestible form of plant carbohydrate
Cholesterol - Answer-fatlike substance synthesized in the liver found in body cells and
animal fats
Diabetic diet - Answer-special diet for peole with diabetes. consists of low sugar/low
carbohydrates
Digestion - Answer-physical and chemical breakdown of food by the body
Essential nutrient - Answer-element in foods required by body for proper function
Fat restricted diet - Answer-diet with limited amounts of fat, lipids.
Fats - Answer-nutrient that stores energy, cushions organs, and helps the body absorb
vitamins
Hypertension - Answer-high blood pressure
Kilo caloric - Answer-heat produced during metabolism, way the energy content is
measured in food
Lipids - Answer-fats and oils
Liquid diet - Answer-both clear and full liquids, used for short periods of time
Low cholesterol diet - Answer-restricts foods that contain cholesterol
Malnutrition - Answer-a state of poor nutrition
Nutrient groups - Answer-carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, water
Function of Carbohydrates - Answer-Provide heat and energy
Supply fiber for good digestion
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