RASMUSSEN NUTRITION EXAM 1
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
What Nutrients are the Primary source of energy for the body? - Answer-Macronutrients
What is the fuel factor for the macronutrients? - Answer-4 carbs, 4 proteins, 9 lipids
How is food energy measured? - Answer-Kilocalories, Calories, and Jules
When macronutrient end products of digestion are ready for absorption there are three
primary end products. What are they? - Answer-Glucose, amino acids, fatty-acids
Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen are the components of what macronutrients? - Answer-
Lipids and Carbs
The three major components of the Dietary reference index are - Answer-RDA
(recommended Daily Allowance), UL (Upper Intake Level), AMDR (Acceptable
Macronutrient Distribution Range)
Which component of the DRI looks at the average daily Nutrient intake level that is
sufficient to meet the Nutrient Requirements of nearly all health individual in a life stage
and gender group? - Answer-RDA (recommended Daily Allowance),
Identify the term form the highest level of nutrient that can be consumed. - Answer-UL
(Upper Intake Level)
DRI provide reference values for use in planning in evaluating diets for which group of
people? - Answer-Everyone who is healthy
What is the total dietary kcal intake for each macronutrient during pregnancy? - Answer-
15% protein, 30% Lipids, 55% Carbs
What is the AMDR for protein? - Answer-10-35%
What is the Primary plasma protein? - Answer-albumin
What is the primary function of protein in the body? - Answer-build and repair tissue
What is an example of a complete protein? - Answer-A protein containing all 20 amino
acids
What are the building blocks of proteins? - Answer-amino acids
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
What Nutrients are the Primary source of energy for the body? - Answer-Macronutrients
What is the fuel factor for the macronutrients? - Answer-4 carbs, 4 proteins, 9 lipids
How is food energy measured? - Answer-Kilocalories, Calories, and Jules
When macronutrient end products of digestion are ready for absorption there are three
primary end products. What are they? - Answer-Glucose, amino acids, fatty-acids
Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen are the components of what macronutrients? - Answer-
Lipids and Carbs
The three major components of the Dietary reference index are - Answer-RDA
(recommended Daily Allowance), UL (Upper Intake Level), AMDR (Acceptable
Macronutrient Distribution Range)
Which component of the DRI looks at the average daily Nutrient intake level that is
sufficient to meet the Nutrient Requirements of nearly all health individual in a life stage
and gender group? - Answer-RDA (recommended Daily Allowance),
Identify the term form the highest level of nutrient that can be consumed. - Answer-UL
(Upper Intake Level)
DRI provide reference values for use in planning in evaluating diets for which group of
people? - Answer-Everyone who is healthy
What is the total dietary kcal intake for each macronutrient during pregnancy? - Answer-
15% protein, 30% Lipids, 55% Carbs
What is the AMDR for protein? - Answer-10-35%
What is the Primary plasma protein? - Answer-albumin
What is the primary function of protein in the body? - Answer-build and repair tissue
What is an example of a complete protein? - Answer-A protein containing all 20 amino
acids
What are the building blocks of proteins? - Answer-amino acids
