Module 1 Textbook

Question 1

Nutrition is a science that studies all the interactions between ______________ and _________________

Answer 1

Living organisms , Food

Question 2

___________ of Canadians eat food prepared in a fast food restaurant

Answer 2

One quarter

Question 3

Food that have been specially treated or changed from their natural state ________________

Answer 3

Processed Foods

Question 4

Processed food are high in saturated ______________ and ________________

Answer 4

Sugar and Salt

Question 5

Non communicable diseases are ______________ and are developed over ______________

Answer 5

chronic , lifetime

Question 6

Major causes of death in Canada

Answer 6

Cancer
Heart Disease
Stroke

Question 7

How many essential nutrients are there

Answer 7

45

Question 8

Nutrients that cannot be made by the body but are needed for survival are called _________________

Answer 8

Essential Nutrients

Question 9

Example of Essential Nutrients

Answer 9

Vitamin C

Question 11

Foods to which nutrients are added are called ____________

Answer 11

Fortified Foods

Question 12

What are natural health products

Answer 12

Include Vitamins, Minerals, amino acids and fatty acid supplements

Question 13

How many classes of nutrients are there

Answer 13

6

Question 14

What are the 6 classes of nutrients

Answer 14

Carbohydrates
Proteins
Lipids
Vitamins
Minerals
Water

Question 15

Energy Yielding Nutrients are

Answer 15

Carbs
Proteins
Lipid

Question 16

Lipids and Vitamins are ___________

Answer 16

Organic molecules

Question 17

Minerals and water are

Answer 17

Inorganic molecules

Question 18

Crabohydrates contain ____ calories per gram

Answer 18

4

Question 19

Simplest form of Carbohydrates

Answer 19

Sugar

Question 20

Complex carbohydrates

Answer 20

Starch

Question 21

Most fibre is in

Answer 21

Carbohydrates

Question 22

Lipids have _____ calories per gram

Answer 22

9

Question 23

Most abundant lipid in the body

Answer 23

TRIGLYCERIDES

Question 24

Why do we need Proteins

Answer 24

They are needed for growth and maintenance of the body

Question 25

Proteins have ___ calories per gram

Answer 25

4

Question 26

Micronutrients

Answer 26

Needed in small amounts Vitamins and Minerals

Question 27

Main Functions of Nutrients

Answer 27

1. Providing Energy 2. Forming Structures 3. Regulating Body Processes

Question 28

Malnutrition

Answer 28

Intake below or above the optimal

Question 29

Vitamin A is for _________

Answer 29

Vision

Question 30

Vitamin B 12

Answer 30

Normal Nerve Function

Question 31

Vitamin C deficiency causes

Answer 31

Scurvy

Question 32

Over nutrition

Answer 32

Excess of nutrition, and is also a part of malnutrition

Question 33

Excessive dose of iron causes

Answer 33

Liver failure

Question 34

Too much Vitmain B6

Answer 34

Nerve damage

Question 35

Dietary reference intakes

Answer 35

Designed to promote health as well as prevent nutrient deficiencies

Question 36

RDA and AI

Answer 36

Used for individual intake goals

Question 37

Estimated Average Requirements (EAR)

Answer 37

EAR is the amount of nutrient that is estimated to meet the needs of 50% of people in the same sex and life age group

Question 38

RDA vs EAR

Answer 38

EAR: 50% of individuals RDA: 98% of individuals