Diet and Nutrition Flashcards
Exam 1
What are the various factors that influence food choices?
What are the various types of factors that influence different types of food choices?
What are the six classes of nutrients?
What is the difference between macronutrients and micronutrients?
Which nutrients yield energy?
How many kcalories per gram do each nutrient have?
How many kcalories does alcohol have?
What are the nutrition assessment methods?
Name the steps of the scientific method.
What are the categories of the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI)?
Name the MyPlate Food groups and their icons
What are the health behaviors in the US that are related to risk factors for chronic diseases?
What are MyPlate shortcomings?
Why is the order of ingredients important on the Nutrition Facts Panel?
What is the difference between enrichment and fortification?
What are the percentage of the daily values?
What are the USDA food patterns?
How do you calculate the total number of calories when given grams of carbohydrates?
How do you calculate the total number of calories when given grams of protein?
How do you calculate the total number of calories when given grams of fat?
How do you calculate the total number of calories when given grams of alcohol?
Where does digestion begin in the body?
Where is the majority of absorption take place in the body?
Which nutrients are transported through the vascular system? And what path does it follow?