Physiological Value of Food

Question 1

A solid and liquid material taken into the digestive tract that are utilized to sustain life

Answer 1

FOOD

Question 2

Purposes of food:

Answer 2

1. Maintain & build tissues
2. Regulate body processes
3. Supply heat

Question 3

The force or power that enables the body to do its work

Answer 3

ENERGY

Question 4

Chemical process of transforming food into complex tissues elements

Answer 4

METABOLISM

Question 5

Unit of measurement for the energy that the body gets from food

Answer 5

KILOGRAM CALORIE (KCAL)

Question 6

1000 small calories = _______ kcal

Answer 6

1 Kcal

Question 7

It is the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kg water be 1*C

Answer 7

1 Kcal

Question 7

Fuel Factor of:

CHO
CHON
FAT

Answer 7

CHO = 4 cal/gram
CHON = 4 cal/gram
FAT = 9 cal/gram

Question 8

A device used to measure the total calorie content available from food

Answer 8

BOMB CALORIMETER

Question 8

It is the measure of energy in the metric system

Answer 8

JOULE

Question 9

1 Calorie (kcal) = _______ joule (kjoules)

Answer 9

4.184 joule

Question 9

It is also known as the REE (required energy expenditure)

Answer 9

BASAL METABOLISM

Question 10

It is the measure of energy needed by the body at rest

Answer 10

BASAL METABOLISM

Question 10

Rate of basal metabolism in each person at given time and situation

Answer 10

BASAL METABOLIC RATE

Question 11

Methods of calculating BMR

Answer 11

1. Rule of Thumb
   2, Harris Benedict Formula

Question 11

Convert:

1 ft = ____ inch
1 inch = ____ cm
1 kg = _____ lbs

Answer 11

• 12 inch
• 2..54 cm
• 2.2 lbs

Question 11

Factors that affect BMR:

Answer 11

1. Surface area
2. Sex
3. Age
4. Body composition
5. Nutrition state
6. Sleep
7. Endocrine glands
8. Fever

Question 11

Methods of computing desired body weight (DBW)

Answer 11

1. Ador Dionisio’s Method
2. Tannhauser’s Method

Question 12

It is the ratio of weight to height

Answer 12

Body Mass Index (BMI)