Chapter 06: Energy Balance
Nix: Williams' Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 15th Edition
MULTIPLE57CHOICE
1. What57is57a57nutrient57that57does57not57provide57energy57for57the57body?
a. A57carbohydrate
b. A57protein
c. A57vitamin
d. Fat
ANS:57 C
The57energy57nutrients57are57carbohydrate,57fat,57and57protein.
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ogical57Adaptation
2. Energy57is57lost57from57the57body57as
a. heat.
b. urine.
c. sweat.
d. fat.
ANS:57 A
Energy57is57lost57from57the57body57as57heat57when57the57internal57energy57cycle57changes57st
ored57energy57into57body57fuels,57which57the57body57uses57for57various57functions.57As57the57c
ycle57continues,57water57is57excreted,57carbon57dioxide57is57exhaled,57and57heat57is57radiated5
7returning57the57end57products57to57the57external57environment.
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ogical57Adaptation
3. The57unit57of57measurement57used57to57refer57to57the57amount57of57energy57in57food57is57the
a. watt.
b. kilogram.
c. milligram.
d. kilocalorie.
ANS:57 D
The57kilocalorie57is57the57unit57of57measure57used57to57measure57the57amount57of57energy57in57f
ood57and57is57the57amount57of57heat57necessary57to57raise57157kg57of57water571°57C.
DIF: Cognitive57Level:57Knowledge REF:5 7 p.5772
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ogical57Adaptation
4. The57total57number57of57kilocalories57in57a57snack57that57contains571057g57carbohydrate,57257g5
7protein,57and57557g57fat57iskcal.
a. 17
b. 68
c. 93
, d. 153