Introduction

Question 1

The science of food, the nutrients and other substances found therein, their action, interaction, and balance in relation to health and the
process by which man ingests, digests, absorbs, transports, utilizes, and excretes

Answer 1

Nutrition

Question 2

Nutrition deals with The ____________needs of the body in terms of specific nutrients

Answer 2

physiologic

Question 3

Nutrition deals with…
The_________ (PECS) implications of food and
eating

Answer 3

Psychological, economics, cultural, social

Question 4

Products derived from plants or animals that can be taken into the body to yield nutrients

Answer 4

Food

Question 5

Food does not include:

Answer 5

cosmetics, tobacco, drugs

Question 6

T/F. Food includes drinks and chewing gum

Answer 6

T

Question 7

• The foods and beverages a person eats and drinks

Answer 7

Diet

Question 8

A chemical component needed by the body to perform one or more of
the following functions: * Provide heat and energy
* Build and repair tissue
* Regulate body processes

Answer 8

Nutrient

Question 9

6 Classes of Nutrients

Answer 9

1. Carbohydrates
2. Proteins
3. Fats (Lipids)
4. Vitamins
5. Minerals
6. Water

Question 10

Classification of Nutrients

Answer 10

Function chemical nature, essentiality, concentration

Question 11

Nutrients that are organic

Answer 11

Carbohydrates
Protein
Fat
Vitamins

Question 12

Nutrients that are inorganic

Answer 12

Minerals, water

Question 13

Nutrients that provide energy

Answer 13

Carbs, protein, fat

Question 14

Nutrients used for body building

Answer 14

Carbohydrates
Protein
Fat
Water
Minerals

Question 15

Nutrients that regulate boy processes

Answer 15

All
Carbohydrates
Protein
Fat
Water
Minerals
Vitamins

Question 16

Must be obtained
from food to meet
physiological
needs

Answer 16

essential nutrients

Question 17

indispensable nutrients

Answer 17

essential nutrients

Question 18

Can be
synthesized
endogenously by
the body

Answer 18

non-essential nutrients

Question 19

Macronutrients

Answer 19

Carbs, Fat, Protein, water, macrominerals

Question 20

Micronutrients

Answer 20

vitamins, trace minerals

Question 21

A pathological state resulting from a relative or absolute deficiency
or excess of one or more essential nutrients

Answer 21

malnutrition

Question 22

assessment of nutritional status (ABCDE)

Answer 22

Anthropometry
* Biochemical * Clinical * Dietary
* Ecological

Question 23

Ways in which individuals or groups select prepare, consume, and utilize portions of available food in response to their
social economic and cultural environment

Answer 23

food habits