NTRI 2000 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What is the leading cause of deaths in the United States? -- Answer ✔✔ Heart disease,
Cancers, Strokes, and Diabetes mellitus
Genetics and Nutrition related diseases -- Answer ✔✔ Sickle-cell disease, diabetes,
hypertension, heart disease, iron- deficiency anemia, Vitamin and mineral deficiencies.
Nutrition objectives- Healthy people 2020 -- Answer ✔✔ 1.) Chronic diseases
2.) Food safety
3.) Maternal, infant, and child health
4.) Nutrient consumption
5.) Eating disorders
6.) Physical activity
7.) Food security
What are the six classes of nutrients? -- Answer ✔✔ carbohydrates, fats, proteins,
vitamins, minerals, water
What is a Calorie a measure of? -- Answer ✔✔ energy
Which nutrients are organic? -- Answer ✔✔ carbohydrates, lipids(fat), proteins, vitamins
What are the three macronutrients? How much do each of them yield? -- Answer ✔✔
Carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. Energy-yielding
How much energy does alcohol yield? -- Answer ✔✔ 7 cal/g
, What are the micronutrients? Do they provide energy? -- Answer ✔✔ Vitamins and
minerals are micronutrients. They provide no energy.
What does essential mean in terms of nutrition? -- Answer ✔✔ The body cannot make
itself and therefore must receive from the diet
How to calculate the calorie content of food? -- Answer ✔✔ 1,000 calories= 1
kilocalorie (kcal)= 1 food calorie
How to calculate the percentage of each nutrient present in food? -- Answer ✔✔
Carbohydrate: 15g x 4c/g= 60 calories
Protein: 3g x 4c/g= 12 Calories
Fat: 1 g x 9 c/g= 9 calories
What are phytochemicals? -- Answer ✔✔ Food is supplements
- foods are chemically complex
What are the sources to get nutrition information and scientific nutrition references? --
Answer ✔✔ CDC, USDA,DHHS,FDA, and many more
Who are the true nutrition experts? -- Answer ✔✔ Registered dietitian nutritionist
(RDN), CDE, Public health nutritionist, CSSD, NDTR
Know about Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs). -- Answer ✔✔ A set of five lists of values
for measuring the nutrient intakes of heathy people. RDA, AL, UL, EAR, and AMDR
Why are Daily values used on labels? -- Answer ✔✔ Found on food labels
- Reflect the highest level of nutrient need among all population groups
- Allow comparisons among foods
Know the different nutrient recommendations. -- Answer ✔✔ RDA, Al, UL, EAR,
AMDR
What are the healthy ranges of intake for CHO, fat, and protein? -- Answer ✔✔
Carbohydrate: 45 to 65 percent
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What is the leading cause of deaths in the United States? -- Answer ✔✔ Heart disease,
Cancers, Strokes, and Diabetes mellitus
Genetics and Nutrition related diseases -- Answer ✔✔ Sickle-cell disease, diabetes,
hypertension, heart disease, iron- deficiency anemia, Vitamin and mineral deficiencies.
Nutrition objectives- Healthy people 2020 -- Answer ✔✔ 1.) Chronic diseases
2.) Food safety
3.) Maternal, infant, and child health
4.) Nutrient consumption
5.) Eating disorders
6.) Physical activity
7.) Food security
What are the six classes of nutrients? -- Answer ✔✔ carbohydrates, fats, proteins,
vitamins, minerals, water
What is a Calorie a measure of? -- Answer ✔✔ energy
Which nutrients are organic? -- Answer ✔✔ carbohydrates, lipids(fat), proteins, vitamins
What are the three macronutrients? How much do each of them yield? -- Answer ✔✔
Carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. Energy-yielding
How much energy does alcohol yield? -- Answer ✔✔ 7 cal/g
, What are the micronutrients? Do they provide energy? -- Answer ✔✔ Vitamins and
minerals are micronutrients. They provide no energy.
What does essential mean in terms of nutrition? -- Answer ✔✔ The body cannot make
itself and therefore must receive from the diet
How to calculate the calorie content of food? -- Answer ✔✔ 1,000 calories= 1
kilocalorie (kcal)= 1 food calorie
How to calculate the percentage of each nutrient present in food? -- Answer ✔✔
Carbohydrate: 15g x 4c/g= 60 calories
Protein: 3g x 4c/g= 12 Calories
Fat: 1 g x 9 c/g= 9 calories
What are phytochemicals? -- Answer ✔✔ Food is supplements
- foods are chemically complex
What are the sources to get nutrition information and scientific nutrition references? --
Answer ✔✔ CDC, USDA,DHHS,FDA, and many more
Who are the true nutrition experts? -- Answer ✔✔ Registered dietitian nutritionist
(RDN), CDE, Public health nutritionist, CSSD, NDTR
Know about Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs). -- Answer ✔✔ A set of five lists of values
for measuring the nutrient intakes of heathy people. RDA, AL, UL, EAR, and AMDR
Why are Daily values used on labels? -- Answer ✔✔ Found on food labels
- Reflect the highest level of nutrient need among all population groups
- Allow comparisons among foods
Know the different nutrient recommendations. -- Answer ✔✔ RDA, Al, UL, EAR,
AMDR
What are the healthy ranges of intake for CHO, fat, and protein? -- Answer ✔✔
Carbohydrate: 45 to 65 percent
