Nutrition Chapter 1 questions with
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Nutrition ✅✅Is one of the keys to good health. It is the study of the nutrients in food
and the body's handling of them, including: How food nourishes our body and how food
influences our health. It is a relatively new discipline of health. Contributes to wellness.
It is a national goal to promote optimal health and disease prevention.
Wellness ✅✅A multidimensional, life-long prices that includes physical, emotional,
and spiritual health.
Two Critical Components of Wellness ✅✅Nutrition and physical activity.
Factors that Contribute to Wellness ✅✅Occupational, physical, social, spiritual, and
emotional health.
Goals of Healthy People 2020 ✅✅Increase quality and years of healthy life and
eliminates health disparities.
Food ✅✅Animal or plant product that can be taken into the body to yield nutrients.
Obesity ✅✅Is defined as a body mass index greater than or equal to 30, or
approximately 30 lb. overweight for a 5'4" woman.
Nutrients ✅✅Substances obtained from food that are indispensable to the body's
functioning. Chemicals in foods that our bodies use for energy and to support the
growth, maintenance, and repair of our tissues.
Six Groups of Nutrients ✅✅Carbohydrates, lipids (including fats and oils), proteins,
vitamins, minerals, and water.
Essential Nutrients ✅✅Those nutrients that the body cannot make for itself or cannot
make in sufficient quantities to meet its needs. Must be supplied in the diet, from the
foods we consume.
Organic Nutrients ✅✅Nutrients contain an element of carbon that is an essential
component of all living organisms. Ex: Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and vitamins.
Inorganic Nutrients ✅✅Nutrients that do not contain carbon. EX: Water and minerals.
Macronutrients ✅✅Nutrients required in relatively large amounts. Provide energy to
our bodies. EX: Carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and water.
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Nutrition ✅✅Is one of the keys to good health. It is the study of the nutrients in food
and the body's handling of them, including: How food nourishes our body and how food
influences our health. It is a relatively new discipline of health. Contributes to wellness.
It is a national goal to promote optimal health and disease prevention.
Wellness ✅✅A multidimensional, life-long prices that includes physical, emotional,
and spiritual health.
Two Critical Components of Wellness ✅✅Nutrition and physical activity.
Factors that Contribute to Wellness ✅✅Occupational, physical, social, spiritual, and
emotional health.
Goals of Healthy People 2020 ✅✅Increase quality and years of healthy life and
eliminates health disparities.
Food ✅✅Animal or plant product that can be taken into the body to yield nutrients.
Obesity ✅✅Is defined as a body mass index greater than or equal to 30, or
approximately 30 lb. overweight for a 5'4" woman.
Nutrients ✅✅Substances obtained from food that are indispensable to the body's
functioning. Chemicals in foods that our bodies use for energy and to support the
growth, maintenance, and repair of our tissues.
Six Groups of Nutrients ✅✅Carbohydrates, lipids (including fats and oils), proteins,
vitamins, minerals, and water.
Essential Nutrients ✅✅Those nutrients that the body cannot make for itself or cannot
make in sufficient quantities to meet its needs. Must be supplied in the diet, from the
foods we consume.
Organic Nutrients ✅✅Nutrients contain an element of carbon that is an essential
component of all living organisms. Ex: Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and vitamins.
Inorganic Nutrients ✅✅Nutrients that do not contain carbon. EX: Water and minerals.
Macronutrients ✅✅Nutrients required in relatively large amounts. Provide energy to
our bodies. EX: Carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and water.
