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Nutrition & Diet therapy Test #1 chapter 1, 2,
3 Questions and Answers (Expert Solutions)
Q: Malnutrition
ANS 🗹🗹: -Body does not receive enough nutrients, leading to increased morbidity
and mortality
Q: Nutrition
ANS 🗹🗹: *Branch of science that studies nutrients in food
*Food
-Fuel that sustains human life
-Quality of food consumed helps determine health, growth, and development
Q: Wellness
ANS 🗹🗹: -Not just absence of disease
-Active process of individuals making informed choices toward optimal well-being
-Holistic perspective in terms of mind, body, and spirit
Q: Nutrients and Their Functions
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ANS 🗹🗹: Chemical substances necessary for life
*Functions:
-Provide energy
-Build and repair tissue
-Regulate body processes
Circulation, respiration, digestion, and elimination
Q: Six classes
ANS 🗹🗹: 1.Carbohydrates (CHO)
2.Fats (lipids)
3.Proteins
4.Vitamins
5.Minerals
6.Water
Q: Essential nutrients
ANS 🗹🗹: Found only in foods
Q: Organic nutrients
ANS 🗹🗹: Must be broken down to be used by body; contain hydrogen, oxygen, and
carbon
Q: Inorganic nutrients
ANS 🗹🗹: Already in their smallest components when ingested
Q: Carbohydrates
ANS 🗹🗹: Provide energy
Q: Fats
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ANS 🗹🗹: Provide energy; highest caloric value
Q: Proteins
ANS 🗹🗹: Build and repair tissues and provide energy
Q: Vitamins
ANS 🗹🗹: Regulate body processes
Q: Minerals
ANS 🗹🗹: Regulate body processes
Q: Water
ANS 🗹🗹: Regulate body processes; major constituent of all living cells
Q: Characteristics of Nutritional Status Good
ANS 🗹🗹: Alert expression, Shiny hair, Clear complexion, Good color, Bright, clear
eyes, Pink, firm gums and well-developed teeth,
Firm abdomen, Firm, well-developed muscles, Well-developed bone structure,
Normal weight for height, Erect posture,
Emotional stability, Good stamina, Seldom ill, Healthy appetite, Healthy, normal
sleep habits, Normal elimination
Q: Characteristics of Nutritional Status Poor
Nutrition & Diet therapy Test #1 chapter 1, 2,
3 Questions and Answers (Expert Solutions)
Q: Malnutrition
ANS 🗹🗹: -Body does not receive enough nutrients, leading to increased morbidity
and mortality
Q: Nutrition
ANS 🗹🗹: *Branch of science that studies nutrients in food
*Food
-Fuel that sustains human life
-Quality of food consumed helps determine health, growth, and development
Q: Wellness
ANS 🗹🗹: -Not just absence of disease
-Active process of individuals making informed choices toward optimal well-being
-Holistic perspective in terms of mind, body, and spirit
Q: Nutrients and Their Functions
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ANS 🗹🗹: Chemical substances necessary for life
*Functions:
-Provide energy
-Build and repair tissue
-Regulate body processes
Circulation, respiration, digestion, and elimination
Q: Six classes
ANS 🗹🗹: 1.Carbohydrates (CHO)
2.Fats (lipids)
3.Proteins
4.Vitamins
5.Minerals
6.Water
Q: Essential nutrients
ANS 🗹🗹: Found only in foods
Q: Organic nutrients
ANS 🗹🗹: Must be broken down to be used by body; contain hydrogen, oxygen, and
carbon
Q: Inorganic nutrients
ANS 🗹🗹: Already in their smallest components when ingested
Q: Carbohydrates
ANS 🗹🗹: Provide energy
Q: Fats
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ANS 🗹🗹: Provide energy; highest caloric value
Q: Proteins
ANS 🗹🗹: Build and repair tissues and provide energy
Q: Vitamins
ANS 🗹🗹: Regulate body processes
Q: Minerals
ANS 🗹🗹: Regulate body processes
Q: Water
ANS 🗹🗹: Regulate body processes; major constituent of all living cells
Q: Characteristics of Nutritional Status Good
ANS 🗹🗹: Alert expression, Shiny hair, Clear complexion, Good color, Bright, clear
eyes, Pink, firm gums and well-developed teeth,
Firm abdomen, Firm, well-developed muscles, Well-developed bone structure,
Normal weight for height, Erect posture,
Emotional stability, Good stamina, Seldom ill, Healthy appetite, Healthy, normal
sleep habits, Normal elimination
Q: Characteristics of Nutritional Status Poor
