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Unit 1 hlt 230 Exam Questions And Answers|
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The many factors that influence food choices: - Answer✔Income, occupation, ethnic
background, moods, nutritional and health benefits, religious beliefs, food
conposition/convoenence/availability, family, peers, food flavor/texture/appearance, childhood
experiences, education, current health status, habits, advertising and media, rural vs. urban
residence etc.
Nutrients - Answer✔The life-sustaining chemicals in food that are necessary for proper body
functioning. Regardless of what you eat and drink, your body needs this.
Nutrition - Answer✔scientific study of nutrients and how the body uses these chemicals.
diet - Answer✔Your usual pattern of food choices.
chronic disease - Answer✔Health problems that usually take many years to develop and have
complex causes. Examples: heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.
Leading causes of death - Answer✔heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory infections,
accidents, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, influenza and pneumonia, kidney disease and
suicide.
risk factors - Answer✔A personal characteristic that increases your chances of developing a
chronic disease. Examples include family history, age, environmental conditions and lifestyle
practices.
What is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States? - Answer✔smoking
Lifestyle - Answer✔A persons way of living that includes diet, physical activity habits, use of
drugs such as tobacco and alcohol, and other typical patterns of health-related behavior
Your lifestyle may: - Answer✔Increase or reduce your chances of developing a chronic disease
or delay it's occurrence for years or even decades.
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How to extend lifetime: - Answer✔No guaranteed way to do this but your chances of living a
long and healthy life is increased by consuming more fruits, vegetables, unsalted nuts and other
foods as well as exercising regularly.
Six classes of nutrients: - Answer✔carbohydrates, fats and other lipids, proteins, vitamins,
minerals, and water
organic nutrients: - Answer✔Known as this because they have the element carbon in their
chemical structure. Includes carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and vitamins.
Major roles of nutrients in body: - Answer✔Most nutrients have more than one function and
some nutrients have similar roles in your body. In many instances, several nutrients work
together to keep your body healthy.
Major function of carbohydrates: - Answer✔Source of energy (most forms)
Major function of lipids: - Answer✔Source of energy (fats), cellular development, physical
growth and development, regulation of body processes, absorption of fat-soluble vitamins.
Major function of proteins: - Answer✔Production of structural and functional components;
cellular development, growth, and maintenance; regulation of body processes; immune
functioning; fluid balance; source of energy.
Major function of vitamins: - Answer✔Regulation of body processes, maintenance of immune
function, production and maintenance of tissues, protection against agents that can damage
cellular components.
Major function of minerals: - Answer✔Regulation of body processes, including fluid balance;
formation of certain chemical messengers; structural and functional components of various
substances and tissues; necessary for physical growth, maintenance and development.
Major functions of water: - Answer✔Maintenance of fluid balance, regulation of body
temperature, elimination of wastes, transportation of substances, participant in many chemical
reactions.
Comparing body compositions: - Answer✔Average healthy young men and women have similar
amounts of vitamins, minerals, and carbohydrates in their bodies, young women have less
water and protein and more fat.
Cell - Answer✔The smallest functional unit in a living organism, including a human being. They
do not need food to survive but they do need the nutrients in food to carry out their metabolic
activities.
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Unit 1 hlt 230 Exam Questions And Answers|
Already Graded A+| Latest Update.
The many factors that influence food choices: - Answer✔Income, occupation, ethnic
background, moods, nutritional and health benefits, religious beliefs, food
conposition/convoenence/availability, family, peers, food flavor/texture/appearance, childhood
experiences, education, current health status, habits, advertising and media, rural vs. urban
residence etc.
Nutrients - Answer✔The life-sustaining chemicals in food that are necessary for proper body
functioning. Regardless of what you eat and drink, your body needs this.
Nutrition - Answer✔scientific study of nutrients and how the body uses these chemicals.
diet - Answer✔Your usual pattern of food choices.
chronic disease - Answer✔Health problems that usually take many years to develop and have
complex causes. Examples: heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.
Leading causes of death - Answer✔heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory infections,
accidents, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, influenza and pneumonia, kidney disease and
suicide.
risk factors - Answer✔A personal characteristic that increases your chances of developing a
chronic disease. Examples include family history, age, environmental conditions and lifestyle
practices.
What is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States? - Answer✔smoking
Lifestyle - Answer✔A persons way of living that includes diet, physical activity habits, use of
drugs such as tobacco and alcohol, and other typical patterns of health-related behavior
Your lifestyle may: - Answer✔Increase or reduce your chances of developing a chronic disease
or delay it's occurrence for years or even decades.
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, ©FYNDLAY 2024/2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 11:29AM. A+
How to extend lifetime: - Answer✔No guaranteed way to do this but your chances of living a
long and healthy life is increased by consuming more fruits, vegetables, unsalted nuts and other
foods as well as exercising regularly.
Six classes of nutrients: - Answer✔carbohydrates, fats and other lipids, proteins, vitamins,
minerals, and water
organic nutrients: - Answer✔Known as this because they have the element carbon in their
chemical structure. Includes carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and vitamins.
Major roles of nutrients in body: - Answer✔Most nutrients have more than one function and
some nutrients have similar roles in your body. In many instances, several nutrients work
together to keep your body healthy.
Major function of carbohydrates: - Answer✔Source of energy (most forms)
Major function of lipids: - Answer✔Source of energy (fats), cellular development, physical
growth and development, regulation of body processes, absorption of fat-soluble vitamins.
Major function of proteins: - Answer✔Production of structural and functional components;
cellular development, growth, and maintenance; regulation of body processes; immune
functioning; fluid balance; source of energy.
Major function of vitamins: - Answer✔Regulation of body processes, maintenance of immune
function, production and maintenance of tissues, protection against agents that can damage
cellular components.
Major function of minerals: - Answer✔Regulation of body processes, including fluid balance;
formation of certain chemical messengers; structural and functional components of various
substances and tissues; necessary for physical growth, maintenance and development.
Major functions of water: - Answer✔Maintenance of fluid balance, regulation of body
temperature, elimination of wastes, transportation of substances, participant in many chemical
reactions.
Comparing body compositions: - Answer✔Average healthy young men and women have similar
amounts of vitamins, minerals, and carbohydrates in their bodies, young women have less
water and protein and more fat.
Cell - Answer✔The smallest functional unit in a living organism, including a human being. They
do not need food to survive but they do need the nutrients in food to carry out their metabolic
activities.
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