FST 1 Midterm 1 – Food Folklore and Health (Foundations Exam
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food insecurity - correct answer ✔✔limited or uncertain availability of food or money to buy
food.
food security - correct answer ✔✔when all people at all times have access to enough food for
an active and healthy life
undernutrition - correct answer ✔✔failing health that results from longstanding diets that are
not enough to meet nutritional needs. common when food is minimal and population is rising.
LEADS TO NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY DISEASES
vitamin A deficiency - correct answer ✔✔causes blindness
iodine deficiency - correct answer ✔✔causes goiter, inflammation of thyroid gland. 2 billion
people @ risk.
portion distortion - correct answer ✔✔food is served in larger portions than needed AKA more
calories.
nutrients - correct answer ✔✔chemical substances in food that provide energy and materials to
build and maintain the body
macronutrients - correct answer ✔✔nutrients required in GRAM quantities
micronutrients - correct answer ✔✔nutrients required in MILLI or MICROGRAM quantities
, 6 classes of nutrients - correct answer ✔✔carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals,
water
Calorie - correct answer ✔✔one kilocalorie, the amount of heat it takes to raise the
temperation of 1000g of water 1 degree C.
carbohydrates - correct answer ✔✔4 kcal/g c
proteins - correct answer ✔✔4 kcal/g p
lipids - correct answer ✔✔9 kcal/g
alcohol - correct answer ✔✔7 kcal/g
empty calorie - correct answer ✔✔only getting one thing from all of the calories
minerals - correct answer ✔✔chemical elements that the body uses to promote chemical
reactions and/or form body structure
vitamins - correct answer ✔✔13 of these divided into 2 groups
ADEK - correct answer ✔✔fat soluble vitamins 4
BC - correct answer ✔✔water soluble vitamins 9
vitamin A - correct answer ✔✔found only in animal origin foods
Review & Study Guide)
food insecurity - correct answer ✔✔limited or uncertain availability of food or money to buy
food.
food security - correct answer ✔✔when all people at all times have access to enough food for
an active and healthy life
undernutrition - correct answer ✔✔failing health that results from longstanding diets that are
not enough to meet nutritional needs. common when food is minimal and population is rising.
LEADS TO NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY DISEASES
vitamin A deficiency - correct answer ✔✔causes blindness
iodine deficiency - correct answer ✔✔causes goiter, inflammation of thyroid gland. 2 billion
people @ risk.
portion distortion - correct answer ✔✔food is served in larger portions than needed AKA more
calories.
nutrients - correct answer ✔✔chemical substances in food that provide energy and materials to
build and maintain the body
macronutrients - correct answer ✔✔nutrients required in GRAM quantities
micronutrients - correct answer ✔✔nutrients required in MILLI or MICROGRAM quantities
, 6 classes of nutrients - correct answer ✔✔carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals,
water
Calorie - correct answer ✔✔one kilocalorie, the amount of heat it takes to raise the
temperation of 1000g of water 1 degree C.
carbohydrates - correct answer ✔✔4 kcal/g c
proteins - correct answer ✔✔4 kcal/g p
lipids - correct answer ✔✔9 kcal/g
alcohol - correct answer ✔✔7 kcal/g
empty calorie - correct answer ✔✔only getting one thing from all of the calories
minerals - correct answer ✔✔chemical elements that the body uses to promote chemical
reactions and/or form body structure
vitamins - correct answer ✔✔13 of these divided into 2 groups
ADEK - correct answer ✔✔fat soluble vitamins 4
BC - correct answer ✔✔water soluble vitamins 9
vitamin A - correct answer ✔✔found only in animal origin foods
