PM- NUTRITION INTRO

Question 1

define NUTRITION

Answer 1

the study of food and how the body makes use of it. Includes everything that happens to food from the time it is eaten until it is used for various functions in the body

Question 2

It deals not only with the quantity and quality of food consumed but also with the process of receiving and utilizing it for the growth and renewal of the body and for the maintenance of the different body functions.

Answer 2

Nutrition

Question 3

The basic function of nutrition

Answer 3

maintain life by allowing an individual to grow and be in a state of optimum good health.

Question 4

Reasons why nutrition is applied to nursing care

Answer 4

-role of nutrition in preventing diseases or illnesses
- The concern for adapting food patterns of individual to their nutritional needs within the framework of their cultural, economic, and psychological situations and styles.
- The awareness of the need in specified disease state to modify nutritional factors for therapeutic purpose.

Question 5

Anything eaten or drunk, which meets the needs for energy, building, regulation and protection of the body.

Answer 5

Food

Question 6

ntake of the right kinds and amounts of food can ensure good nutrition and health, which may be evident in our _______________

Answer 6

-appearance
-efficiency
-emotional well-being

Question 7

Are chemical substances found in food. They perform diverse role in the body such as to provide heat and energy, to build and repair body tissues and to regulate body processes.

Answer 7

Nutrients

Question 8

the chief function of ________ is to provide energy needed by our body.

Answer 8

carbohydrates

Question 9

Those (carbs) not used immediately for the purpose of energy are stored as _____ or converted to fat and stored, to be mobilized for energy supply when needed.

Answer 9

glycogen

Question 10

are concentrated sources of energy, carriers of fat soluble vitamins and a source of essential fatty acids.

Answer 10

FATS

Question 11

are the building blocks of the fat in our bodies and in the food we eat.

Answer 11

FATTY ACIDS- Examples would be fats, oils, cholesterols, and steroids

Question 12

If excess fats are taken in the diet, these are stored as fat reserves in the body. Energy taken in excess of body needs, is stored as fat in the body.

Answer 12

FATS

Question 13

the building of new tissues and maintaining and repair of those already built.

Answer 13

PROTEIN-Casein from milk, albumin in egg, globulins in legumes and gluten in wheat, are examples of proteins occurring in foods.

Question 14

Synthesis of regulatory and protective substances such as enzymes, hormones and antibodies.

Answer 14

PROTEIN

Question 15

PROTEIN Supplies HOW MANY PERCENT of the body total energy.

Answer 15

10 percent

Question 16

Found in foods. These are needed for growth, normal function of the body and normal body processes.

Answer 16

Vitamins

Question 17

An essential part of our body structure and it accounts for about________%of our body weight.

Answer 17

Water- 60%

Question 18

• is essential for the utilization of food material in the body and also for elimination of food waste.
  -It is a regulator of body processes such as maintenance of body temperature.

Answer 18

water

Question 19

Name 6 of the nutrients we need

Answer 19

carbohydrates
protein
fats
water
vitamins
minerals