HKR 2600 SECTIONS 1-8 STUDY GUIDE
Nutrition - Answers - the study of how food nourishes the body
Food - Answers - any substance the body can take in & assimilate; a source of nutrients
Diet - Answers - the foods and beverages a person eats and drinks
Genome - Answers - the full complement of genetic material in the chromosomes of a
cell
DNA - Answers - the molecule that encodes genetic information in its structure
Nutritional Genetics - Answers - the study of how nutrients affect the activity of genes &
how genes affect the activity of nutirents
Energy - Answers - the capacity to do work
Nutrients - Answers - components of food required for the bodys functioning
6 Categories of Nutrients - Answers - water, carbohydrates, fat, protein, vitamins,
minerals
Essential Nutrients - Answers - nutrients that make the body either cannot make, or
cannot fast enough, from other raw materials
Calories - Answers - units of energy
Elemental Diet - Answers - composed of purified ingredients of known chemical
composition
Non-Nutrients - Answers - compounds other than the 6 nutrients present in food that
have biological activity in the body
Phytochemicals - Answers - non nutrient compounds that confer color, taste & other
characteristics on foods
Nutrition Monitoring - Answers - makes it possible for researchers to assess the nutrient
status, health indicators, and dietary intakes of the Canadian population
Food Pattern - Answers - what an individual eats & drinks on a regular basis
Nutrition - Answers - the study of how food nourishes the body
Food - Answers - any substance the body can take in & assimilate; a source of nutrients
Diet - Answers - the foods and beverages a person eats and drinks
Genome - Answers - the full complement of genetic material in the chromosomes of a
cell
DNA - Answers - the molecule that encodes genetic information in its structure
Nutritional Genetics - Answers - the study of how nutrients affect the activity of genes &
how genes affect the activity of nutirents
Energy - Answers - the capacity to do work
Nutrients - Answers - components of food required for the bodys functioning
6 Categories of Nutrients - Answers - water, carbohydrates, fat, protein, vitamins,
minerals
Essential Nutrients - Answers - nutrients that make the body either cannot make, or
cannot fast enough, from other raw materials
Calories - Answers - units of energy
Elemental Diet - Answers - composed of purified ingredients of known chemical
composition
Non-Nutrients - Answers - compounds other than the 6 nutrients present in food that
have biological activity in the body
Phytochemicals - Answers - non nutrient compounds that confer color, taste & other
characteristics on foods
Nutrition Monitoring - Answers - makes it possible for researchers to assess the nutrient
status, health indicators, and dietary intakes of the Canadian population
Food Pattern - Answers - what an individual eats & drinks on a regular basis