PERSONAL WELLNESS CHAPTER 5 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Nutrition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the study of nutrients and how they are processed by the body
Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅an umbrella term for four sets of dietary
recommendations designed to promote optimal health and prevent both nutritional deficiencies and
chronic diseases
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the average daily amount of any one
nutrient an individual needs to protect against nutritional deficiency
Daily Values (DV) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅standards used on food labels; a condensed system to allow
consumers to make comparisons
Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (AMDR) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅intake ranges that
provide adequate nutrition and that are associated with reduced risk of chronic disease
Dietary Guidelines for Americans - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅set of scientifically based recommendations
designed to promote health and reduce the risk for many chronic diseases through diet and physical
activity
MyPlate - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅graphic nutritional tool developed by the USDA that can be
customized depending on your calorie needs
Daily Values - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅set of dietary standards used on food labels to indicate how a
particular food contributes to the recommended daily intake of major nutrients in a 2,000 calorie diet
Essential Nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅chemical substances used by the body to build, maintain,
and repair tissues and regulate body functions
What is special about essential nutrients? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅they can't be manufactured by the
body and must be obtained from foods or supplements
, Macronutrients - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅needed by the body in large amounts because they provide the
body with the energy it needs
Electrolytes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅mineral components that carry electrical charges and conduct
nerve impulses
Simple Carbohydrates - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅easily digestible carbohydrates composed of one or two
units of sugar
Monosaccharides - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅fructose and glucose
Disaccharides - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅lactose and sucrose
Polysaccharides - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅whole grains
Glyogen - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the complex carbohydrate form in which glucose is stored in the liver
and muscles
Added Sugars - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅sugars that are added to foods when they are processed
Complex Carbohydrates - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅carbohydrates that are composed of multiple sugar
units and that must be broken down further before they can used by the body
Starches - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅complex carbohydrates found in many plant foods
Dietary Fiber - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a complex carbohydrate found in plants that cannot be broken
down in the digestive tract
Functional Fiber - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅natural or synthetic fiber that has been added to food
Nutrition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the study of nutrients and how they are processed by the body
Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅an umbrella term for four sets of dietary
recommendations designed to promote optimal health and prevent both nutritional deficiencies and
chronic diseases
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the average daily amount of any one
nutrient an individual needs to protect against nutritional deficiency
Daily Values (DV) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅standards used on food labels; a condensed system to allow
consumers to make comparisons
Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (AMDR) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅intake ranges that
provide adequate nutrition and that are associated with reduced risk of chronic disease
Dietary Guidelines for Americans - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅set of scientifically based recommendations
designed to promote health and reduce the risk for many chronic diseases through diet and physical
activity
MyPlate - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅graphic nutritional tool developed by the USDA that can be
customized depending on your calorie needs
Daily Values - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅set of dietary standards used on food labels to indicate how a
particular food contributes to the recommended daily intake of major nutrients in a 2,000 calorie diet
Essential Nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅chemical substances used by the body to build, maintain,
and repair tissues and regulate body functions
What is special about essential nutrients? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅they can't be manufactured by the
body and must be obtained from foods or supplements
, Macronutrients - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅needed by the body in large amounts because they provide the
body with the energy it needs
Electrolytes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅mineral components that carry electrical charges and conduct
nerve impulses
Simple Carbohydrates - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅easily digestible carbohydrates composed of one or two
units of sugar
Monosaccharides - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅fructose and glucose
Disaccharides - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅lactose and sucrose
Polysaccharides - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅whole grains
Glyogen - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the complex carbohydrate form in which glucose is stored in the liver
and muscles
Added Sugars - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅sugars that are added to foods when they are processed
Complex Carbohydrates - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅carbohydrates that are composed of multiple sugar
units and that must be broken down further before they can used by the body
Starches - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅complex carbohydrates found in many plant foods
Dietary Fiber - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a complex carbohydrate found in plants that cannot be broken
down in the digestive tract
Functional Fiber - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅natural or synthetic fiber that has been added to food
