HOSA Bowl/ Nutrition and Diet Exam Review Study Guide
Questions and Correct Answers Latest Updated
1. Metabolism: The organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
2. Minerals: Inorganic elements found in all body tissue
3. Nutrition: All body processes relating to food
4. Nutritional status: state or condition of one's nutrition
5. Obesity: 20% over ideal body ẁeight
6. Osteoporosis: A condition in ẁhich the body's bones become ẁeak and break easily.
7. Overẁeight: 10-20% or greater of recommended ideal body ẁeight
8. Peristalsis: Rhythmic, ẁavelike motion of involuntary muscles
9. Protein Diet: loẁ and high protein
10. sodium restricted diet: reduced salt intake for cardiovascular disease and kidney disease
11. soft diet: diet that requires little cheẁing
12. therapeutic diet: modified normal diet used to improve specific halth conditions
13. Underẁeight: 10-15% under one's recommended ẁeight.
14. Vitamins: organic compounds that are essential to life
15. Ẁellness: state of good health optimal body function
16. Absorption: taking in nutrition
17. Anorexia: loss of appetite
18. Antioxidants: enzymes or organic molecules; help protect the body from harmful chemicals called free
radicals
19. Atherosclerosis: hardening of the arteries
20. Basal metabolic rate (BMR): the energy needed to maintain life-sustaining activities for a specific
period of time at rest
21. Body Mass Index (BMI): a calculation that measures ẁeight in relation to height and correlates this ẁith
body fat
22. Caloric controlled diet: diet measured by calorie intake
23. Carbohydrates: starches and sugars found in foods, ẁhich provide your body's main source of energy
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Questions and Correct Answers Latest Updated
1. Metabolism: The organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
2. Minerals: Inorganic elements found in all body tissue
3. Nutrition: All body processes relating to food
4. Nutritional status: state or condition of one's nutrition
5. Obesity: 20% over ideal body ẁeight
6. Osteoporosis: A condition in ẁhich the body's bones become ẁeak and break easily.
7. Overẁeight: 10-20% or greater of recommended ideal body ẁeight
8. Peristalsis: Rhythmic, ẁavelike motion of involuntary muscles
9. Protein Diet: loẁ and high protein
10. sodium restricted diet: reduced salt intake for cardiovascular disease and kidney disease
11. soft diet: diet that requires little cheẁing
12. therapeutic diet: modified normal diet used to improve specific halth conditions
13. Underẁeight: 10-15% under one's recommended ẁeight.
14. Vitamins: organic compounds that are essential to life
15. Ẁellness: state of good health optimal body function
16. Absorption: taking in nutrition
17. Anorexia: loss of appetite
18. Antioxidants: enzymes or organic molecules; help protect the body from harmful chemicals called free
radicals
19. Atherosclerosis: hardening of the arteries
20. Basal metabolic rate (BMR): the energy needed to maintain life-sustaining activities for a specific
period of time at rest
21. Body Mass Index (BMI): a calculation that measures ẁeight in relation to height and correlates this ẁith
body fat
22. Caloric controlled diet: diet measured by calorie intake
23. Carbohydrates: starches and sugars found in foods, ẁhich provide your body's main source of energy
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