Lutz's Nutrition Chapter 1 Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
nutrition -
correct answer ✅science of food and its relationship to health
health -
correct answer ✅state of complete physical, mental, and social
well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
primary prevention -
correct answer ✅avert the occurrence of disease; maintaining
healthy body weight
secondary prevention -
correct answer ✅monitoring techniques to discover disease early
enough to provide the opportunity to control their effects; fasting
blood glucose level
tertiary prevention -
correct answer ✅treatment techniques after a disease has
occurred to prevent complications or to promote maximum
adaptation; medications
, Lutz's Nutrition Chapter 1 Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
nutrients -
correct answer ✅chemical substances supplied by food that the
body needs for growth, maintenance, and repair
six classes of nutrients -
correct answer ✅carbohydrates, fats (lipids), proteins, minerals,
vitamins, water
essential nutrient -
correct answer ✅human body requires but cannot manufacture in
sufficient amounts to meet bodily needs. They must be supplied by
food in the diet. Vitamin C, vitamin A, and calcium are three of
more than 40 essential nutrients
nonessential nutrients -
correct answer ✅not needed in the diet because the body can
make them from other substances; amino acid alanine
conditionally essential nutrients -
correct answer ✅under most circumstances, a healthy body can
manufacture in sufficient quantities; amino acid tyrosine
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
nutrition -
correct answer ✅science of food and its relationship to health
health -
correct answer ✅state of complete physical, mental, and social
well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
primary prevention -
correct answer ✅avert the occurrence of disease; maintaining
healthy body weight
secondary prevention -
correct answer ✅monitoring techniques to discover disease early
enough to provide the opportunity to control their effects; fasting
blood glucose level
tertiary prevention -
correct answer ✅treatment techniques after a disease has
occurred to prevent complications or to promote maximum
adaptation; medications
, Lutz's Nutrition Chapter 1 Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
nutrients -
correct answer ✅chemical substances supplied by food that the
body needs for growth, maintenance, and repair
six classes of nutrients -
correct answer ✅carbohydrates, fats (lipids), proteins, minerals,
vitamins, water
essential nutrient -
correct answer ✅human body requires but cannot manufacture in
sufficient amounts to meet bodily needs. They must be supplied by
food in the diet. Vitamin C, vitamin A, and calcium are three of
more than 40 essential nutrients
nonessential nutrients -
correct answer ✅not needed in the diet because the body can
make them from other substances; amino acid alanine
conditionally essential nutrients -
correct answer ✅under most circumstances, a healthy body can
manufacture in sufficient quantities; amino acid tyrosine
