Nutrition Test

Question 1

What are nutrients?

Answer 1

Substances the body needs to regulate bodily functions, promote growth, repair tissues and obtain energy

Question 2

Name the six classes of nutrients?

Answer 2

Carbohydrates, Fats, Proteins, Vitamins, Minerals, water

Question 3

Which nutrients are used by the body as a source of energy?

Answer 3

Carbohydrates, fats and proteins

Question 4

What is metabolism?

Answer 4

the chemical process by which your body breaks down food to release energy.

Question 5

What is a calorie?

Answer 5

The amount of energy released when nutrients are broken down is measured in units.

Question 6

Name the two types of carbohydrates?

Answer 6

Simple and complex carbohydrates

Question 7

Which type of carbohydrate is also known as sugar?

Answer 7

Simple Carbohydrates

Question 8

What type of sugar is the most important?

Answer 8

Glucose

Question 9

Starches are the main type of which carbohydrate?

Answer 9

Complex carbohydrate

Question 10

What does a high fiber diet do for you?

Answer 10

Helps prevent constipation, May reduce the risk of colon cancer, May help prevent heart disease,

Question 11

Besides supplying your body with energy, What else does fat do?

Answer 11

It forms your cells, maintains body temperature and protects your nerves

Question 12

Name the two types of fats and the differences between them.

Answer 12

Unsaturated fats and saturated fats

Question 13

What is the recommended daily intake of fat from calories and what type of fat is recommended?

Answer 13

20 to 35 percent

Question 14

What happens if your cholesterol is too high?

Answer 14

When that level gets too high of cholesterol circulating in the blood deposits called plaque form on the walls of blood vessels. Heavy plaque buildup may block blood flow to the heart, which deprives the heart of oxygen and leads to a heart attack. Carotid artery surgery may be indicated

Question 15

What are trans fats?

Answer 15

Made when manufacturers add hydrogen to the fat molecules in vegetable oils

Question 16

What is the most important role of protein?

Answer 16

Their role in the growth and repair of your body’s tissues.

Question 17

Proteins are made up of amino acids, how many different amino acids do we have? How many amino acids can’t be made by the body? What are they called?

Answer 17

We have 20 different amino acids. 9 cant be made, and they are called essential amino acids.

Question 18

There are two types of proteins, complete and incomplete, What is the difference between them.

Answer 18

Complete proteins contain all nine essential amino acids in the proportions your body needs. Incomplete proteins lack one or more essential amino acids

Question 19

What are the two classes of vitamins and the differences in them?

Answer 19

Fat- soluble vitamins, which dissolve in fatty materials
Water- soluble vitamins, which dissolve in water

Question 20

What are antioxidants and what two are the most important?

Answer 20

They are vitamins that protect healthy cells from the damage that is caused by the normal aging process as well as from certain types of cancer.
vitamins C and E.

Question 21

Which vitamins are fat soluble?

Answer 21

A, D, E, and K

Question 22

Which vitamins are water soluble?

Answer 22

C and B

Question 23

What is the function of vitamin K, E and B?

Answer 23

Aids in blood clotting, Aids in maintenance of red blood cells vitamin A, and fats, Maintain bones and teeth; helps in the use of calcium and phosphorus

Question 24

What is the function of vitamin B12, C and Folate?

Answer 24

Maintains healthy nervous system and red blood cells, Aids in bone, teeth and skin formation, resistance to infection, iron uptake, Aids in formation of red blood cells and protein

Question 25

You need only 7 minerals, name them.

Answer 25

calcium, sodium, potassium, magnesium,
phosphorus, chlorine and sulfur

Question 26

What is calcium important for?

Answer 26

Blood clotting and the functioning of the nervous system.

Question 27

What does potassium work with sodium to do?

Answer 27

Maintain water balance in the body

Question 28

What is iron necessary for? What does it contain? What happens if your iron is too low?

Answer 28

Iron is necessary for healthy red blood cells.
These cells have an iron containing substance
called hemoglobin. hothouse enough iron, they may develop anemia, a condition in which red
blood cells don’t contain enough hemoglobin. They are often weak, tired and may become sick easily

Question 29

What can happen if your sodium is too high?

Answer 29

It can cause a person to have high blood pressure

Question 30

How much of your body is made up of water? Why is water important for your body?

Answer 30

65 percent. Nearly all of the body’s chemical reactions including those that produce energy and build new tissue take place in a water solution

Question 31

How much water does your body need every day for a male and female 10-18yrs old?

Answer 31

14 cups a day

Question 32

Why are drinks that contain caffeine not as good for your body?

Answer 32

caffeine increases the amount of water your body excretes.