Nutrition 2020 - Test 1 questions with verified answers
List the six categories of nutrients needed for human consumption.
Correct Answer ✔✔-1. carbohydrates
2. fats
3. proteins
4. vitamins
5. minerals
6. water
What is a calorie Correct Answer ✔✔-the unit of measure of the amount
of energy supplied by food
How many calories are needed to gain or lose 1 lb. of body weight
Correct Answer ✔✔-3,500
DRI Correct Answer ✔✔-Dietary Reference Intakes *
nutrient recommendations, sets criteria for the others
RDA Correct Answer ✔✔-Recommended Dietary Allowance *
average amount of a nutrient that meets the needs of nearly all
individuals
, UL Correct Answer ✔✔-Tolerable Upper Intake Level *
highest amount of nutrients unlikely to cause harm
AI Correct Answer ✔✔-Adequate Intake *
"tentative RDAs" next best estimate of nutrient recommendations after
RDA
DV Correct Answer ✔✔-Daily Values *
standards for daily intakes of nutrients used on nutrition labels of foods
monounsaturated fats Correct Answer ✔✔-fats in which only one pair of
adjacent carbons in one or more of its fatty acids is linked by a double
bond
polyunsaturated fats Correct Answer ✔✔-fats in which more than one pair
of adjacent carbons in one or more of its fatty acids are linked by two or
more double bonds
hydrogenation Correct Answer ✔✔-adding hydrogen to the double bonds
of unsaturated fatty acids
List the six categories of nutrients needed for human consumption.
Correct Answer ✔✔-1. carbohydrates
2. fats
3. proteins
4. vitamins
5. minerals
6. water
What is a calorie Correct Answer ✔✔-the unit of measure of the amount
of energy supplied by food
How many calories are needed to gain or lose 1 lb. of body weight
Correct Answer ✔✔-3,500
DRI Correct Answer ✔✔-Dietary Reference Intakes *
nutrient recommendations, sets criteria for the others
RDA Correct Answer ✔✔-Recommended Dietary Allowance *
average amount of a nutrient that meets the needs of nearly all
individuals
, UL Correct Answer ✔✔-Tolerable Upper Intake Level *
highest amount of nutrients unlikely to cause harm
AI Correct Answer ✔✔-Adequate Intake *
"tentative RDAs" next best estimate of nutrient recommendations after
RDA
DV Correct Answer ✔✔-Daily Values *
standards for daily intakes of nutrients used on nutrition labels of foods
monounsaturated fats Correct Answer ✔✔-fats in which only one pair of
adjacent carbons in one or more of its fatty acids is linked by a double
bond
polyunsaturated fats Correct Answer ✔✔-fats in which more than one pair
of adjacent carbons in one or more of its fatty acids are linked by two or
more double bonds
hydrogenation Correct Answer ✔✔-adding hydrogen to the double bonds
of unsaturated fatty acids
