QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Wellness - CORRECT ANSWER physical, emotional, social, occupational, and spiritual health
Nutrition - CORRECT ANSWER the study of food, including how food nourishes our bodies
and influences our health
Carb - CORRECT ANSWER Primary source of fuel for the body, especially in the brain.
Contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Found in grains, vegetables, fruits, legumes, dairy, nuts, and
seeds
Fat - CORRECT ANSWER Composed of lipids, molecules, that are insoluble in water.
Contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen. Important source of fuel for when we are not active. Our bodies
can store fat which can be used for energy while we are not eating. Source of fat-soluble vitamins and
essential fatty acids
Protein - CORRECT ANSWER Chains of amino acids
Contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. Important source of nitrogen
Vitamin - CORRECT ANSWER Organic molecules that assist in regulating
body processes. Do not supply energy
Mineral - CORRECT ANSWER Inorganic substances required for body processes.
Minerals have many different functions, such as fluid regulation and energy production; are essential
to bones and blood; and help eliminate harmful by-products of metabolism
, Diseases where nutrition plays a role - CORRECT ANSWER • Nutrient-deficiency diseases:
scurvy, pellagra
• Three chronic diseases strongly associated with poor nutrition: heart disease, stroke, diabetes
• Diseases in which nutrition plays a role: osteoarthritis, osteoporosis
Toxicities - CORRECT ANSWER Fat Soluble (A,D,E,K): Consumed in excessive amounts
Water Soluble (C,B): excessive vitamin supplement consumption
groups of essential nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER Carbs, fats and oils, proteins, vitamins,
minerals, water
How we measure energy - CORRECT ANSWER Kilocalorie (kCal).
Amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1°C
Calories carbs provide - CORRECT ANSWER 4 kCal per 1 gram
Calories fats provide - CORRECT ANSWER 9 kCal per 1 gram
Calories proteins provide - CORRECT ANSWER 4 kCal per 1 gram
Fat soluble vitamins - CORRECT ANSWER A, D, E, K
Water soluble vitamins - CORRECT ANSWER B and C
DRI - CORRECT ANSWER Dietary Reference Intake.
Amount of a nutrient needed to prevent deficiency disease in healthy people
Amount of a nutrient that may reduce the risk of chronic disease