Human Nutrition Final Exam With Correct
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What is a nutrient? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Chemical substances in food that contribute to health,
many of which are essential parts of a diet. Nutrients nourish us by providing calories to fulfill energy
needs, materials for building body parts, and factors to regular necessary chemical processes in the
body.
What are essential nutrients ? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-a substance that cannot be made by the body
and therefore must be consumed to maintain health
Which macronutrient provides the most energy? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Fats (Lipids)
What are the three macronutrients? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids
How many kcalories do carbohydrates supply per gram? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-4 kcalories
How many kcalories do fats (lipids) supply per gram? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-9 kcalories
How many kcalories do proteins supply per gram? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-4 kcalories
Where does most digestion take place? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-the small intestine
What is overnutrition? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-A state in which nutritional intake greatly exceeds the
body's needs
What is undernutrition? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Failing health that results from a long-standing
dietary intake that is not enough to meet nutritional needs
What is malnutrition? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Failing health that results from long-standing dietary
practices that do not coincide with nutritional needs (can refer to both over and under nutrition)
, What is anthropometric assessment? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Measurement of body weight and the
lengths, circumferences, and thicknesses of part of the body
What is biochemical assessment? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Measurement of biochemical functions
(e.g. concentrations of nutrient by-products or enzyme activites in the blood or urine) related to a
nutrient's functions
What is clinical assesment? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Examination of general appearance of skin, eyes,
and tongue; evidence of rapid hair loss; sense of touch; and ability to cough or walk
What is dietarty assessment? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Estimation of typical food choices relying
mostly on the recounting of one's usual intake or a record of one's previous days' intake
What is enviromental assessment? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Includes details about living conditions,
education level, and the ability of the person to purchase, transport, and cook food. The person's
weekly budget for food purchases is also a key factor to consider.
What are some determinants of health? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-family health history, medical
history, a list of medications taken, a social history (marital status, living conditions, etc), level of
education, & economic status
What is a macronutrient? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-A nutrient needed in gram (large) quantities in a
diet (carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins)
What is a micronutrient? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-A nutrient needed in milligram or microgram (small)
quantities in a diet (vitamins and minerals)
What is dietary fiber? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Substances in plant foods not digested by the processes
that take place in the human stomach or small intestine that adds bulk to feces (found naturally in
foods)
What are simple sugars (carbohydrates)? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-monosaccharide or disaccharide in
the diet, frequency referred to as sugars
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What is a nutrient? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Chemical substances in food that contribute to health,
many of which are essential parts of a diet. Nutrients nourish us by providing calories to fulfill energy
needs, materials for building body parts, and factors to regular necessary chemical processes in the
body.
What are essential nutrients ? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-a substance that cannot be made by the body
and therefore must be consumed to maintain health
Which macronutrient provides the most energy? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Fats (Lipids)
What are the three macronutrients? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids
How many kcalories do carbohydrates supply per gram? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-4 kcalories
How many kcalories do fats (lipids) supply per gram? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-9 kcalories
How many kcalories do proteins supply per gram? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-4 kcalories
Where does most digestion take place? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-the small intestine
What is overnutrition? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-A state in which nutritional intake greatly exceeds the
body's needs
What is undernutrition? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Failing health that results from a long-standing
dietary intake that is not enough to meet nutritional needs
What is malnutrition? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Failing health that results from long-standing dietary
practices that do not coincide with nutritional needs (can refer to both over and under nutrition)
, What is anthropometric assessment? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Measurement of body weight and the
lengths, circumferences, and thicknesses of part of the body
What is biochemical assessment? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Measurement of biochemical functions
(e.g. concentrations of nutrient by-products or enzyme activites in the blood or urine) related to a
nutrient's functions
What is clinical assesment? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Examination of general appearance of skin, eyes,
and tongue; evidence of rapid hair loss; sense of touch; and ability to cough or walk
What is dietarty assessment? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Estimation of typical food choices relying
mostly on the recounting of one's usual intake or a record of one's previous days' intake
What is enviromental assessment? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Includes details about living conditions,
education level, and the ability of the person to purchase, transport, and cook food. The person's
weekly budget for food purchases is also a key factor to consider.
What are some determinants of health? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-family health history, medical
history, a list of medications taken, a social history (marital status, living conditions, etc), level of
education, & economic status
What is a macronutrient? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-A nutrient needed in gram (large) quantities in a
diet (carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins)
What is a micronutrient? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-A nutrient needed in milligram or microgram (small)
quantities in a diet (vitamins and minerals)
What is dietary fiber? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Substances in plant foods not digested by the processes
that take place in the human stomach or small intestine that adds bulk to feces (found naturally in
foods)
What are simple sugars (carbohydrates)? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-monosaccharide or disaccharide in
the diet, frequency referred to as sugars
