Nutrients

Question 1

What is nutrition

Answer 1

The study of nutrients and their relationship with food and living things

Question 2

What are nutrients?

Answer 2

Substances the body uses for energy ,growth ,repair and maintenance of its tissue

Question 3

What does the term diet mean

Answer 3

The food a person eats everyday

Question 4

What is malnutrition

Answer 4

The incorrect or unbalanced intake of nutrients

Question 5

What is under nutrition

Answer 5

The insufficient total intake of nutrients

Question 6

What is a balanced diet

Answer 6

A diet with the correct amount of nutrient for the needs of an individual

Question 7

What are the five types of nutrients?

Answer 7

Protein
Fat
Carbohydrate 
Minerals
Vitamins

Question 8

What are macro nutrients

Answer 8

Nutrients that are needed in relatively large amounts

eg: protein carbohydrate,fat

Question 9

What are micronutrient

Answer 9

Needed in smaller amounts

Eg: vitamins,water

Question 10

What are the functions of protein

Answer 10

To build and repair cells
To build enzymes
To transport molecules

Question 11

What elements make up protein

Answer 11

Oxygen,hydrogen,carbon,nitrogen

Question 12

What make up protein

Answer 12

Amino acids

Question 13

What does a lack of protein create

Answer 13

PEM kwashiorkor or marasmus

Question 14

What is the function of fat

Answer 14

Supply energy
Protects organs
Forms an insulating layer

Question 15

What are some sources of fat

Answer 15

Butter,margarine ,lean meat,egg yolk

Question 16

What are the functions of carbohydrates

Answer 16

To provide energy

Question 17

What elements make up carbohydrate

Answer 17

Carbon ,hydrogen ,oxygen

Question 18

What are the three main monosaccharides

Answer 18

Fructose,glucose,galactose

Question 19

What are the types of disaccharides

Answer 19

Sucrose,lactose,maltose

Question 20

What are sources of carbohydrate

Answer 20

Granulated sugar,fudge,honey,molasses ,cakes,peanut brittle ,cassava ,potatoes,breadfruit ,plantains

Question 21

What is the scientific name for vitamin a

Answer 21

Retinol

Question 22

Retinol is another name for which vitamin

Answer 22

Vitamin A

Question 23

What are the sources of vitamin A

Answer 23

Milk,cheese,butter,egg(yolk)

Question 24

What is the deficiency of vitamin A

Answer 24

Night blindness

Question 25

What is the scientific name for vitamin d

Answer 25

Cholecalciferol

Question 26

Cholecalciferol is the scientific name for which vitamin

Answer 26

Vitamin D

Question 27

Sources of vitamin D

Answer 27

Sunlight,liver ,oily fish,margarine

Question 28

A deficiency in vitamin d causes what

Answer 28

Rickets and osteomalacia

Question 29

What is the scientific name for vitamin E

Answer 29

Tocopherol

Question 30

What are sources of vitamin E

Answer 30

Lettuce,peanuts,seeds,wheat germ seeds

Question 31

What is a deficiency in vitamin k prevents what

Answer 31

Blood clotting

Question 32

What is the scientific name of vitamin b1

Answer 32

Thiamine

Question 33

What are some sources of vitamin b1

Answer 33

Whole grain cereal,rice,legumes

Question 34

What is the deficiency of vitamin b1

Answer 34

Beri-beri

Question 35

What are the three types of carbohydrate

Answer 35

Dietary fiber
Starch
Sugar

Question 36

What are the two types of sugars

Answer 36

Glucose,fructose,galactose

Question 37

What are disaccharides

Answer 37

Sucrose ,lactose,maltose

Question 38

What is the importance of water

Answer 38

Water relieves constipation
Helps regulate body temperature
Maintains blood volume