NURS100 Final Exam Questions With Answers

NURS100 Final Exam Questions With Answers Nutrition - ANSWER- study of nutrients and other biologically active compounds in food and in the body Diet - ANSWER- the foods and beverages a person eats and drinks Undernutiriton - ANSWER- nutrient or energy deficiencies Overnutrition - ANSWER- nutrient or energy excesses Factors Impacting Health - ANSWER- tabacco, alcohol, substance, physical activity, sleep, stress, conditions Calorie - ANSWER- units by which energy is measured 1000=1 kilocalorie amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1 degree celcius Macronutrients - ANSWER- required in large portions CHOS, Lipids, proteins, water Micronutrients - ANSWER- required in small amounts vitamins, minerals Essential Nutrients - ANSWER- nutrients a person must obtain from food Inorganic Nutrients - ANSWER- contain no carbon Organic Nutrients - ANSWER- contain carbon to carbon bonds or carbon to hydrogen bonds Energy Yielding Nutrients - ANSWER- can be broken down to provide energy CHO, Lipids, Protein CHO energy yield - ANSWER- 4 kcal/g Protein energy yield - ANSWER- 4 kcal/g Lipid energy yield - ANSWER- 9 kcal/g Alcohol Energy Yield - ANSWER- 7 kcal/g Fortified Foods - ANSWER- foods in which nutrients are added that did not originally exist in the food, or which existed in insignificant amounts Enriched Foods - ANSWER- foods in which nutrients that were lost during processing have been added back, so that the food meets a specified standard Functional Foods - ANSWER- might lend protection against diseases ex. orange juice with calcium 5 Key Components of a Diet - ANSWER- adequacy, balance, calorie control, moderation, variety Cultural and Social meaning attached to food - ANSWER- traditional cuisines and foodways, symbolism in ethnic foods, Vegetarian - ANSWER- excludes animal flesh and possible other animal products Omnivore - ANSWER- eats foods of both plants and animal origin vegan - ANSWER- only plant sources