Precision Nutrition Exam With Complete Solution
Major Limiting Factors Affecting Client Success - Answer physiology, genes, nutrition,
exercise, mindset
Energy Balance - Answer bal. between calories consumed and expended
Chronic Positive Energy Balance - Answer weight gain, diabetes, thyroid malfn, plaque
and cholesterol buildup, high BP, increased cancer risk
Chronic Negative Energy Balance - Answer exhaustion, interruption of metabolism and
other bodily functions, muscle loss, decreased brain fn.
Nutrient Density - Answer Ratio of nutrients to calories.
Caloric Density - Answer Ratio of calories to food weight. High caloric density foods
tends to have less water and fiber, less satisfying, usually low-nutrient
3 Main Goals of Healthy Dietary Habits - Answer body composition, health, physical
performance
Outcome-based decision making - Answer Tracking and measuring what does and
doesn't work for the client
7 levels of bodily organization - Answer Organism-organ
systems-organs-tissues-cells-organelles-chemicals
Metabolism - Answer the reactions that build up and break down the body. the complex
of activities engaged in by the body's system
, 11 organ systems of the body - Answer Endocrine (hormones-control cellular
communication)
Nervous (electrochem cellular communication)
Digestive (break down and absorb nutrients)
Reproductive (human reprod.)
Skeletal (body rigidity and movement)
Muscular (movement)
Urinary (waste)
Immune (fight foreign invaders)
Integumentary (protect body v physical enviro)
Circulatory (transport sys in body)
Respiratory (transport of CO2 and O2)
4 Major Tissue Types - Answer epithelial, connective-joints and fascia, muscle,
nervous-brain, nerves
Cell - Answer smallest and most abundant structural unit in body
Organelle - Answer collections of molecules/chemicals that perform various fns w/in cell
most imp. turning food into ATP, making proteins, sending/receiving messages
Macronutrients - Answer protein, carbs, fat
Micronutrients - Answer vitamins and minerals
Phytochemicals - Answer plant chemicals
Major Limiting Factors Affecting Client Success - Answer physiology, genes, nutrition,
exercise, mindset
Energy Balance - Answer bal. between calories consumed and expended
Chronic Positive Energy Balance - Answer weight gain, diabetes, thyroid malfn, plaque
and cholesterol buildup, high BP, increased cancer risk
Chronic Negative Energy Balance - Answer exhaustion, interruption of metabolism and
other bodily functions, muscle loss, decreased brain fn.
Nutrient Density - Answer Ratio of nutrients to calories.
Caloric Density - Answer Ratio of calories to food weight. High caloric density foods
tends to have less water and fiber, less satisfying, usually low-nutrient
3 Main Goals of Healthy Dietary Habits - Answer body composition, health, physical
performance
Outcome-based decision making - Answer Tracking and measuring what does and
doesn't work for the client
7 levels of bodily organization - Answer Organism-organ
systems-organs-tissues-cells-organelles-chemicals
Metabolism - Answer the reactions that build up and break down the body. the complex
of activities engaged in by the body's system
, 11 organ systems of the body - Answer Endocrine (hormones-control cellular
communication)
Nervous (electrochem cellular communication)
Digestive (break down and absorb nutrients)
Reproductive (human reprod.)
Skeletal (body rigidity and movement)
Muscular (movement)
Urinary (waste)
Immune (fight foreign invaders)
Integumentary (protect body v physical enviro)
Circulatory (transport sys in body)
Respiratory (transport of CO2 and O2)
4 Major Tissue Types - Answer epithelial, connective-joints and fascia, muscle,
nervous-brain, nerves
Cell - Answer smallest and most abundant structural unit in body
Organelle - Answer collections of molecules/chemicals that perform various fns w/in cell
most imp. turning food into ATP, making proteins, sending/receiving messages
Macronutrients - Answer protein, carbs, fat
Micronutrients - Answer vitamins and minerals
Phytochemicals - Answer plant chemicals
