HUN 2201 - EXAM 1 (UCF) QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
According to your textbook author, nutrition science would be completely defined as: -
answer -the study of how nutrients, food components, dietary intake, and eating
behaviors influence overall human health
Is it possible to be overweight and/or obese and be nutrient deficient at the same time?
(yes or no) - answer -yes
An eating pattern based primarily on __________ can decrease the risk of many
chronic diseases. - answer -whole plant foods
Which of the following nutrients is an energy producing macronutrient? - answer -
carbohydrates
Which of the following knowledge bases are needed to understand the study of nutrition
- answer -all of these (agriculture, economic, and physiology knowledge) would be
needed
A major reason why plants (fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, and seeds) prevent the
development of chronic disease is because plant-foods are the only foods that contain
__________? - answer -phytochemicals and fiber (phyto means plant)
Alcohol provides the human body with energy (7kcal/g) however it is not considered a
nutrient, why? - answer -it is a toxic chemical
Nutrition scientists follow a system of steps that involve the development of a
hypothesis, implementation of measurement, data gathering, analysis, and constructive
interpretation of results. This process is also known as...? - answer -the scientific
method
A form of malnutrition that affects americans today is, obesity. (true or false) - answer -
true
Healthful diets that are rich in plant-based foods can decrease the leading cause of
death in america, which is... - answer -heart disease
Match the energy dense food with its nutrient dense substitute. In other words, this is
better than that! (there is only 1 possible answer for each food item):
-orange juice
-french fries
-white bread
-fried okra - answer -- whole orange
- baked potato
According to your textbook author, nutrition science would be completely defined as: -
answer -the study of how nutrients, food components, dietary intake, and eating
behaviors influence overall human health
Is it possible to be overweight and/or obese and be nutrient deficient at the same time?
(yes or no) - answer -yes
An eating pattern based primarily on __________ can decrease the risk of many
chronic diseases. - answer -whole plant foods
Which of the following nutrients is an energy producing macronutrient? - answer -
carbohydrates
Which of the following knowledge bases are needed to understand the study of nutrition
- answer -all of these (agriculture, economic, and physiology knowledge) would be
needed
A major reason why plants (fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, and seeds) prevent the
development of chronic disease is because plant-foods are the only foods that contain
__________? - answer -phytochemicals and fiber (phyto means plant)
Alcohol provides the human body with energy (7kcal/g) however it is not considered a
nutrient, why? - answer -it is a toxic chemical
Nutrition scientists follow a system of steps that involve the development of a
hypothesis, implementation of measurement, data gathering, analysis, and constructive
interpretation of results. This process is also known as...? - answer -the scientific
method
A form of malnutrition that affects americans today is, obesity. (true or false) - answer -
true
Healthful diets that are rich in plant-based foods can decrease the leading cause of
death in america, which is... - answer -heart disease
Match the energy dense food with its nutrient dense substitute. In other words, this is
better than that! (there is only 1 possible answer for each food item):
-orange juice
-french fries
-white bread
-fried okra - answer -- whole orange
- baked potato
