BASIC NUTRITION

Question 1

Name the five/six essential nutrients

Answer 1

Carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins,

minerals, water

Question 2

The major source of energy for the body

is _______.

Answer 2

Carbohydrates

Question 3

Carbohydrates provide ______ Kcalories

per 1 gram.

Answer 3

Four

Question 4

Sucrose is a sugar found in ______ and

_____.

Answer 4

Fruits and vegetables

Question 5

Is glycogen eaten in foods?

Answer 5

NO! It is a stored form of glucose

manufactured by the liver

Question 6

What is glycogen?

Answer 6

A stored form of glucose/energy

Question 7

Lactose is a sugar found in _____.

Answer 7

Milk

Question 8

What are the top three nutrients in Milk?
When the body does not receive enough
carbohydrates it burns _____ and _____.

Answer 8

Lactose, Protein, Vitamin D (added)

Protein and fats

Question 9

The most concentrated source of energy

for the body is ______.

Answer 9

Fats

Question 10

Fats provide ______ Kcalories per 1

gram.

Answer 10

Nine

Question 11

Fats carry vitamins __, __, __, and __.

Answer 11

A, D, E, K

Question 12

The nutrient needed most for growth and

repair of tissues is _____

Answer 12

Protein (second best – vitamin C)

Question 13

Proteins provide _____Kcalories per 1

gram.

Answer 13

Four

Question 14

Vitamins and minerals provide energy for

the body. (T/F)

Answer 14

False – they are necessary for a body’s

chemical reactions.

Question 15

Water is present in all body tissues. (T/F)

Answer 15

True (even bone)

Question 16

Water accounts for ___ to ___% of an

adult’s total weight.

Answer 16

50 to 60 %

Question 17

Name the four basic food groups.

Answer 17

Milk & Cheese; Meat & Legumes;

Vegetables & Fruits; Bread & Cereal

Question 18

Water accounts for ___ to ___% of an

infant’s total weight.

Answer 18

70 to 75%

Question 19

What is the most common measure of

overweight and obesity?

Answer 19

BMI (body mass index in KG)

Question 20

What BMI is considered underweight?

Answer 20

Less than 18.5

Question 21

What BMI is considered overweight?

Answer 21

25 to 29.9

Question 22

What BMI is considered obese?

Answer 22

30 and over

Question 23

How do you describe a person with a BMI

over 40?

Answer 23

MORBIDLY obese

Question 24

What organ regulates appetite?

Answer 24

The hypothalamus.

Question 25

What are the top two complications of

obesity?

Answer 25

Cardiovascular disease and Diabetes

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