MA700 Exam #1. CH 35
What are the benefits of good nutrition? - answer• Supports good physical and mental
well-being• Helps maintain a healthy weight • Boosts the functioning of the immune
system • Delays the effects of aging• Lowers the risk of certain conditions and diseases
(e.g., obesity, heart disease, cancer, and diabetes)
Define diet. - answer Consists of the food and drink an individual consumes each day.
To promote sound nutrition, an individual's diet should include a proper balance of
nutrients.
Define dietician. - answer a professional specially trained to assess the nutritional status
of an individual and to recommend appropriate nutrition therapy.
Define malnutrition. - answer A condition that can occur because of an excess or
deficiency of one or more nutrients.
What are macronutrients needed by the body? - answer they include carbohydrates, fat,
and protein.
What macronutrient is the chief source of energy for the body? - answerCarbohydrates
What is an example of an empty calorie food? - answerprocessed foods and refined
sugars such as candy, cake, cookies, pastries, sweetened beverages, table sugar,
syrup, and honey
What do complex carbohydrates consist of? - answermany sugar units, they take more
time for the body to break down.
What are some examples of complex carbohydrates? - answerpasta, rice, bread,
cereal, potatoes, and legumes
What functions does fat serve in the body? - answerProviding energy for the body,
transporting fat-soluble vitamins, providing essential fatty acids for the body, assisting in
the transmission of nerve impulses, and insulating and cushioning the body.
What are the two types of trans fat? - answer• natural trans fat
• artificial trans fat
What is the disadvantage of trans fat? - answerincreases the level of LDL (bad)
cholesterol and decreases the level of HDL (good) cholesterol in the body which, in turn,
increased the risk of heart disease and stroke.
What are the benefits of good nutrition? - answer• Supports good physical and mental
well-being• Helps maintain a healthy weight • Boosts the functioning of the immune
system • Delays the effects of aging• Lowers the risk of certain conditions and diseases
(e.g., obesity, heart disease, cancer, and diabetes)
Define diet. - answer Consists of the food and drink an individual consumes each day.
To promote sound nutrition, an individual's diet should include a proper balance of
nutrients.
Define dietician. - answer a professional specially trained to assess the nutritional status
of an individual and to recommend appropriate nutrition therapy.
Define malnutrition. - answer A condition that can occur because of an excess or
deficiency of one or more nutrients.
What are macronutrients needed by the body? - answer they include carbohydrates, fat,
and protein.
What macronutrient is the chief source of energy for the body? - answerCarbohydrates
What is an example of an empty calorie food? - answerprocessed foods and refined
sugars such as candy, cake, cookies, pastries, sweetened beverages, table sugar,
syrup, and honey
What do complex carbohydrates consist of? - answermany sugar units, they take more
time for the body to break down.
What are some examples of complex carbohydrates? - answerpasta, rice, bread,
cereal, potatoes, and legumes
What functions does fat serve in the body? - answerProviding energy for the body,
transporting fat-soluble vitamins, providing essential fatty acids for the body, assisting in
the transmission of nerve impulses, and insulating and cushioning the body.
What are the two types of trans fat? - answer• natural trans fat
• artificial trans fat
What is the disadvantage of trans fat? - answerincreases the level of LDL (bad)
cholesterol and decreases the level of HDL (good) cholesterol in the body which, in turn,
increased the risk of heart disease and stroke.
