Chapter 1

Question 0

What factors influence health?

Answer 0

• individual makeup
• general background (culture, resources, wealth, social, media)
• environmental factors
• socioeconomic factors
• knowledge and attitudes
• health behaviors
• psychological effects
• safety factors
• biomedical factors

Question 1

Define Health

Answer 1

State of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease OR a state of physical, mental and social functioning that realizes a potential of which a person is capable of functioning

Question 2

Define nutrition:

Answer 2

The study of how dietary patterns, foods, beverages, food and beverage constituents and supplements influence health and disease.

Question 3

Describe factors that influence food choice:

Answer 3

• personal preference
• habit
• ethnic heritage or tradition
• availability, convenience, economy
• positive and negative associations
• emotional comfort
• values
• body weight and image
• nutrition & health benefits

Question 4

What is a macronutrient?

Answer 4

Nutrients required by the body in large quantities. These are the nutrients that produce energy. Carbs, proteins & lipids

Question 5

What are micronutrients?

Answer 5

Nutrients required by the body in small amounts: include vitamins and minerals

Question 6

What are the 8 constituents of food & beverages?

Answer 6

Water, macronutrients, micronutrients, phytochemicals, additives, contaminants, microorganisms & alcohol