Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy Chapter 1, 2, 3 Test
Study Guide/ Questions with Correct Verified
Answers/ Rated A+
what is dietetics? - Correct Answer - science concerned with nutritional planning and
preparation of foods
What is the Primary energy source of fuel for heat and energy in the body? - Correct
Answer - Carbohydrates
What is the primary energy source that maintains the body's back-up store of quick
energy? - Correct Answer - Carbohydrates
What primary energy source should provide 45% to 65% of total kilocalories for the
body? - Correct Answer - Carbohydrates
What is a secondary energy source that provides a SECONDARY (storage) form of heat
and energy? - Correct Answer - Fats
What secondary energy source should provide no more than 20% to 35% of total
kilocalorie for the body? - Correct Answer - Fats
What is a secondary energy source that it's primary function is tissue building? - Correct
Answer - Proteins
What secondary energy source should provide no more than 10% to 35% of total
kilocalories for the body? - Correct Answer - Proteins
pg. 1
,What are the Energy Sources Fuel Factors (for the 3 Nutrients)? - Correct Answer -
Carbohydrates = each gram of carbohydrate consumed yields 4 Keal of body energy
Fats = each gram of fat consumed yields 9 keal of body energy
Proteins = each gram of protein consumed yields 4 keal of body energy
What also is a energy source for the body but is not a nutrient and its fuel factor? -
Correct Answer - Alcohol = provides 7 keal/gram for alcohol
What are the 4 nutritional states? - Correct Answer - Optimal Nutrition
Malnutrition
Under Nutrition
Over Nutrition
What does Nutritional States mean? - Correct Answer - Nutritional states determine the
client's health and nutritional status
What is Optimal Nutrition? - Correct Answer - Receives and uses nutrients from a
variety of food, in ideal amounts, resulting in balanced nutrition; which over variations in
health and disease and prides reserves for the body. (Basically a person is getting all of
their nutrients)
What is malnutrition? - Correct Answer - Receiving of less than the desired amounts of
nutrients resulting in greater risk for physical illness, limitations in physical work
capacity, immune system function and mental activity. (malnutrition is either eating too
little or too much of one or more nutrients)
What is undernutrition? - Correct Answer - Occurs when nutritional reserves are
depleted and nutrient and energy intake is not sufficient to meet day to day needs or
added metabolic stress. (occurs when nutrient intake does not meet nutritient needs--
causing surplus stores to be used)
What is the secondary source of energy when supply from carbohydrates and fats is
insufficient? - Correct Answer - Proteins
pg. 2
, What is an essential nutrient? - Correct Answer - a substance that an animal requires in
the diet but cannot make.
What are the 2 reasons that makes an nutrient essential? - Correct Answer - A nutrient
is essential if its
It's absence causes diseases
If the body cannot manufacture it
How do we obtain essential nutrients? - Correct Answer - We have to eat (consume) it
What are essential fatty acids? - Correct Answer - Linoleic = omega-6
Linolenic = omega-3
What provides amino acids for tissue building? - Correct Answer - Proteins
What is necessary for building and repairing tissues? - Correct Answer - Proteins
Which vitamin/mineral is necessary for tissue building? (Collagen) - Correct Answer -
Vitamin C
Which vitamin and/or mineral is necessary for building and maintaining bone? - Correct
Answer - Calcium and Phosphorus
Which vitamin and/or mineral is an essential part of hemoglobin in the blood? - Correct
Answer - Iron
What builds central fat substance of cell walls? - Correct Answer - Fatty Acids
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Study Guide/ Questions with Correct Verified
Answers/ Rated A+
what is dietetics? - Correct Answer - science concerned with nutritional planning and
preparation of foods
What is the Primary energy source of fuel for heat and energy in the body? - Correct
Answer - Carbohydrates
What is the primary energy source that maintains the body's back-up store of quick
energy? - Correct Answer - Carbohydrates
What primary energy source should provide 45% to 65% of total kilocalories for the
body? - Correct Answer - Carbohydrates
What is a secondary energy source that provides a SECONDARY (storage) form of heat
and energy? - Correct Answer - Fats
What secondary energy source should provide no more than 20% to 35% of total
kilocalorie for the body? - Correct Answer - Fats
What is a secondary energy source that it's primary function is tissue building? - Correct
Answer - Proteins
What secondary energy source should provide no more than 10% to 35% of total
kilocalories for the body? - Correct Answer - Proteins
pg. 1
,What are the Energy Sources Fuel Factors (for the 3 Nutrients)? - Correct Answer -
Carbohydrates = each gram of carbohydrate consumed yields 4 Keal of body energy
Fats = each gram of fat consumed yields 9 keal of body energy
Proteins = each gram of protein consumed yields 4 keal of body energy
What also is a energy source for the body but is not a nutrient and its fuel factor? -
Correct Answer - Alcohol = provides 7 keal/gram for alcohol
What are the 4 nutritional states? - Correct Answer - Optimal Nutrition
Malnutrition
Under Nutrition
Over Nutrition
What does Nutritional States mean? - Correct Answer - Nutritional states determine the
client's health and nutritional status
What is Optimal Nutrition? - Correct Answer - Receives and uses nutrients from a
variety of food, in ideal amounts, resulting in balanced nutrition; which over variations in
health and disease and prides reserves for the body. (Basically a person is getting all of
their nutrients)
What is malnutrition? - Correct Answer - Receiving of less than the desired amounts of
nutrients resulting in greater risk for physical illness, limitations in physical work
capacity, immune system function and mental activity. (malnutrition is either eating too
little or too much of one or more nutrients)
What is undernutrition? - Correct Answer - Occurs when nutritional reserves are
depleted and nutrient and energy intake is not sufficient to meet day to day needs or
added metabolic stress. (occurs when nutrient intake does not meet nutritient needs--
causing surplus stores to be used)
What is the secondary source of energy when supply from carbohydrates and fats is
insufficient? - Correct Answer - Proteins
pg. 2
, What is an essential nutrient? - Correct Answer - a substance that an animal requires in
the diet but cannot make.
What are the 2 reasons that makes an nutrient essential? - Correct Answer - A nutrient
is essential if its
It's absence causes diseases
If the body cannot manufacture it
How do we obtain essential nutrients? - Correct Answer - We have to eat (consume) it
What are essential fatty acids? - Correct Answer - Linoleic = omega-6
Linolenic = omega-3
What provides amino acids for tissue building? - Correct Answer - Proteins
What is necessary for building and repairing tissues? - Correct Answer - Proteins
Which vitamin/mineral is necessary for tissue building? (Collagen) - Correct Answer -
Vitamin C
Which vitamin and/or mineral is necessary for building and maintaining bone? - Correct
Answer - Calcium and Phosphorus
Which vitamin and/or mineral is an essential part of hemoglobin in the blood? - Correct
Answer - Iron
What builds central fat substance of cell walls? - Correct Answer - Fatty Acids
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