Nutrition

Nutrition Practice Questions And Answers With Latest Solutions Which substance is found in the greatest amount in both food products & human beings? water In order to establish a RDA for a nutrient, what must be evidence? EAR The 16 minerals known to be essential are classified into which two categories? Major & Trace Which is required by the FDA to be listed on a nutrition facts panel (iron, zinc, potassium, phosphorus) iron Which foods need to have a food label? menu items at restaura...

Metabolism correct answer: The organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life Minerals correct answer: Inorganic elements found in all body tissue Nutrition correct answer: All body processes relating to food Nutritional status correct answer: state or condition of one's nutrition Obesity correct answer: 20% over ideal body weight Osteoporosis correct answer: A condition in which the bones become pourous and break easily. Overweight correct answer:...

What are nutrients? correct answer: Chemical substances necessary for life. Functions of Nutrients correct answer: Provide energy Build and Repair body tissue Regulate body processes (i.e circulation, respiration, digestion, and elimination) What are the 6 classes of nutrients? correct answer: Carbohydrates (CHO) Fats (lipids) Proteins Vitamins Minerals Water True or false: No nutrient can work alone correct answer: True Where are essential nutrients found? correct answer:...

energy imbalance correct answer: eating either too much or too little for the amount of energy expended Wellness correct answer: a way of life that integrates body ,mind ,and spirit Nutrients correct answer: Chemical in food need for good health essential nutrients correct answer: nutrients found only in food carbohydrates (CHO) correct answer: the nutrient class providing the major source of energy in the average diet proteins correct answer: the only one of the six essent...

what are carbohydrates? correct answer: energy foods that can be rapidly oxidized by the body to release energy and heat what are the 3 macronutrients? correct answer: carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids which macronutrient is the primary source of energy in the human body? correct answer: Carbohydrates which elements make up carbohydrates? correct answer: carbon hydrogen oxygen what are the 4 functions of carbohydrates? correct answer: 1) providing energy 2) protein-sparing...

Carbohydrates correct answer: These foods can be rapidly oxidized by the body to release energy and its product, heat Carbs are a _______ source of energy for humans correct answer: Primary Carbs are... correct answer: Least expensive and most abundant Carbs can ______ grow in most climates, they _______ well, and are _________ to digest correct answer: Easily, store, easy Carbs provide ________ calories for ppl living in the United States correct answer: Half In some parts o...

Monosaccharides correct answer: Glucose (fruits) Fructose (honey/corn syrup) Galactose (milk) Disaccharides correct answer: Sucrose (table sugar/molasses) Lactose (milk) Maltose (sweetener/starch digestion) Polysaccharides correct answer: Starch (grain products) Glycogen (rice, corn, legumes, potatos, veggies) Functions of Vitamins correct answer: Enzymes Antioxidants Hormones Gene expression Cell Membrane Eyes Vitamin A Functions correct answer: RETINOL (retinoids)...

Diabetes mellitus correct answer: group of serious and chronic disorders affecting the metabolism of carbs, hyperglycemia, high amounts of sugar in the blood Pre-diabetes correct answer: A condition in which a person's blood glucose levels are above normal but not high enough for a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, can be realized by growing insulin resistance Facts about insulin correct answer: secreted by Islets of Langerhans in pancreas, controlled blood sugar. Too little insulin means ...

Absorption correct answer: Taking up of nutrients in the intestines Adipose tissue correct answer: Fatty tissue Aerobic metabolism correct answer: Combining nutrient oxygen within the cell; also called oxidation. Albumin correct answer: Protein that occurs in blood plasma Alkalosis correct answer: Condition in which excess base accumulates in, or acids are lost from, the body. Amino acids correct answer: Nitrogen containing chemical compounds of which protein is composed ...

Three main functions of the 6 essential nutrients correct answer: Provide Energy, Build and Repair Body Tissue, Regulate Body Processes Nutrients used primarily to provide energy correct answer: Carbs, Proteins, and Fats Nutrients used mainly to repair body tissues correct answer: Proteins, Vitamins, and Minerals Potato Chips, cakes, sodas, and candy are correct answer: low-nutrient-density foods Cumulative effect of a high-fat diet could be correct answer: heart disease Prod...