BIOD 121 (Portage): Module 1 questions with verified
answers
A person's nutritional status can be classified into one of three categories:
Ans✓✓✓ (1) desirable nutrition, (2) overnutrition, or (3) undernutrition.
appetite Ans✓✓✓ external drive often related to pleasant sensations associated
with food and can lead us to eat even if we are not hungry
appetite is defined as Ans✓✓✓ psychological external influences that encourage
us to find food and consume it
balance Ans✓✓✓ portion and calorie size
- enjoy your food but eat less of it
Calculating the energy available from foods Ans✓✓✓ ___ grams of
carbohydrates x 4 = _____kcal
___ grams of proteins x 4 = _____kcal
___ grams of fat x 9 = _____kcal
Total = _____kcal
Calculating the percentage of kilocalories from nutrients Ans✓✓✓ ___ g of carbs
x 4 = _____ divided by total kcal x 100 = % carb kcal
___ g of protein x 4 = _____divided by total kcal x 100 = % protein kcal
___ g of fat x 9 = _____ divided by total kcal x 100 = % fat kcal
, calorie Ans✓✓✓ often a general term for energy, and it is the amount of heat
needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree Celsius
- 1/1000th of a kilocalorie
carbohydrates Ans✓✓✓ -compound of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
-complex or simple forms found in sugars and starches
-broken down into glucos (a source of energy for tissues and cells)
- function: primary source of energy
- sources: grains, vegetables, fruits, dairy products, and legums
Carbohydrates, proteins, and fats are sources of energy used for: Ans✓✓✓ -
Build new compounds.
- Perform muscular movements (mechanical energy).
- Promote nerve transmissions (electrical energy).
- Maintain ion balance within cells.
cognitive Ans✓✓✓ Habits: Routines are tied to our food choices. Most of us eat
about 100 basic foods. Most often the habits are learned from family routines.
What you eat likely reflects eating habits learned from your parents.
Comfort foods: Early influences expose us to a variety of foods that we relate to
people, places, and events. Many of our diet habits begin during childhood, and
the memories carry through for the rest of our lives. Consuming our favorite
foods can make us feel better, provide security, decrease anxiety, and relieve
stress. Positive or negative feelings associated with particular foods may begin in
childhood but persist throughout our lifetime.
Advertising: This is a major media tool used to influence our food choices in terms
of intake as well as what we purchase. Advertisements aimed at children are a
major marketing strategy. The U.S. food industry spends billions of dollars each
answers
A person's nutritional status can be classified into one of three categories:
Ans✓✓✓ (1) desirable nutrition, (2) overnutrition, or (3) undernutrition.
appetite Ans✓✓✓ external drive often related to pleasant sensations associated
with food and can lead us to eat even if we are not hungry
appetite is defined as Ans✓✓✓ psychological external influences that encourage
us to find food and consume it
balance Ans✓✓✓ portion and calorie size
- enjoy your food but eat less of it
Calculating the energy available from foods Ans✓✓✓ ___ grams of
carbohydrates x 4 = _____kcal
___ grams of proteins x 4 = _____kcal
___ grams of fat x 9 = _____kcal
Total = _____kcal
Calculating the percentage of kilocalories from nutrients Ans✓✓✓ ___ g of carbs
x 4 = _____ divided by total kcal x 100 = % carb kcal
___ g of protein x 4 = _____divided by total kcal x 100 = % protein kcal
___ g of fat x 9 = _____ divided by total kcal x 100 = % fat kcal
, calorie Ans✓✓✓ often a general term for energy, and it is the amount of heat
needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree Celsius
- 1/1000th of a kilocalorie
carbohydrates Ans✓✓✓ -compound of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
-complex or simple forms found in sugars and starches
-broken down into glucos (a source of energy for tissues and cells)
- function: primary source of energy
- sources: grains, vegetables, fruits, dairy products, and legums
Carbohydrates, proteins, and fats are sources of energy used for: Ans✓✓✓ -
Build new compounds.
- Perform muscular movements (mechanical energy).
- Promote nerve transmissions (electrical energy).
- Maintain ion balance within cells.
cognitive Ans✓✓✓ Habits: Routines are tied to our food choices. Most of us eat
about 100 basic foods. Most often the habits are learned from family routines.
What you eat likely reflects eating habits learned from your parents.
Comfort foods: Early influences expose us to a variety of foods that we relate to
people, places, and events. Many of our diet habits begin during childhood, and
the memories carry through for the rest of our lives. Consuming our favorite
foods can make us feel better, provide security, decrease anxiety, and relieve
stress. Positive or negative feelings associated with particular foods may begin in
childhood but persist throughout our lifetime.
Advertising: This is a major media tool used to influence our food choices in terms
of intake as well as what we purchase. Advertisements aimed at children are a
major marketing strategy. The U.S. food industry spends billions of dollars each
