2026\Complete Questions & Accurate Detailed
Answers \Graded A+ (MIDTERM & FINAL EXAM 2026)
What are nutrients? chemical compounds in foods to provide fuel forenergy,
growth, and maintenance, and to regulate
bodyprocesses
Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins: provide energy in
What are the 6 classes
theform of kilocalories• Kilocalories = calories
of nutrients?
Vitamins, minerals, water: help regulate many
bodyprocesses, including metabolism
- Taste and culture
- Social reasons and trends
What drives our food
- Cost, time, and convenience
choices?
- Habits and emotions
,What is nutrition? The science that studies how nutrients andcompounds
in foods nourish you, help you function, andaffect body
functions and health
What are some of the Disease/Cause of Death, Heart Disease, Cancer, COVID-
leading causes of death
19, Unintentional Injury,
in the US?
Stroke, Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease, Alzheimer
Disease, Diabetes, Influenza and Pneumonia, Kidney
Disease
- Disease prevention and health promotion objectives for
Americans tomeet over the third decade of twenty-
first century
- Attain healthy, thriving lives and well-being free of
preventable disease,disability, injury, and premature
What are the goals of death
Healthy People 2030? - Eliminate health disparities, achieve health equity,
and attain healthliteracy to improve health and
well-being of all.
- Create social, physical, and economic environments
that promoteattaining the full potential for health and
well-being for all.
- Promote healthy development, healthy behaviors,
and well-being acrossall life stages.
- Engage leadership, key constituents, and the public
across multiplesectors to take action and design
policies that improve the health andwell-being of all.
- Was the research finding published in a peer-reviewedjournal?
What are some questions to - Was the study done using animals or humans?
ask before believing a media - Do the study participants resemble me?
report? - Is this the first time I've heard about this
, involes looking at factors in two or more gorups of
What is observation research?
subjects to see if there is a relationship to certain
health outcomes
What is epidemiological study of populations of people
research
What is experimental involves at least two groups of subjects: control and
research? experimental group
Registered dietitian nutritionist. completeled at least a
bachelor's degree at an accredited U.S. college or
university and a supervised practice, and passed a
What is a RDN?
national exam administered by the Academy of
Nutrition and Dietetics
(they have an understanding of medical nutrition
therapy, which is an integration of nutrition counseling
and dietary chagnes based on an individuals medical
history
and current health needs to improve that person's health
may have a degree in nutrition but is not an RDN (if
What is a Public Health
Nurtionist? they didn't complete supervised practice, they are not
eligible to tale the AND exam)
What is a LDN? Licenses Dietition Nutrionist. licensed by a state licensing agencie
1. Who runs the site?
2. Who pays for the site?
3. What Is the Source of Information?
4. How Do You Know the Information is Accurate?
5. Is the Information Reviewed by Experts?
What are the 10 questions to
6. How Current Is the Information?
consider when veiwing a
7. What Is the Sites Policy about Linking to OtherSites?
health-related website?
8. How Does the Site Collect and Handle PersonalInformation? Is
the Site Secure?
9. Can You Communicate with the Owner of theWebsite?
10. Is It Safe to Link to Social Media through aWebsite?
▪ There is a quick fix for what ails you.
▪ Their product causes miraculous cures.
▪ One product does it all.
What are some red flags? ▪ You can lose weight in a short
amount of time without dieting or
exercising.
▪ Other folks are claiming that the product worked for them.
• The FTC site provides the most recent scam alerts.
, long-term outcome of consuming a diet that doesn't meet
what is malnourished?
nutrition needs. form both under and over nutrition
- 1. Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs)
▪ Nutrient recommendations
- 2. Dietary Guidelines for Americans
▪ General dietary and lifestyle advice
What are some tools to help - 3. MyPlate
▪ Food recommendations based on DRIs
avoid under adn over
and the advice from the Dietary
nutrition?
Guidelines
- Nutrition Facts panel on food labels
▪ Contain Daily Values which can help
you decide which foods to buy
tell you how much of each nutrient you need to
What are dietary reference consume to: maintain good health, prevent chroic
intakes?
diseases, avoid unhealthy excesses. issued by U.S.
National Academics of Scienses, Enginerring, and
Medicine.
Estimated Average Requirement. Average amount of a
What is EAR? nutrient known to meet the needs of 50% of individuals
of same age and gender. starting point for determining
the other values
Recommended dieetary Allowance. based on the EAR,
What is RDA?
but set higher. average amount of nutrient that meets
the needs of nearly all individuals (97-98%)
Adequate Intake. used if scientific data to determine
What is AI?
EAR and RDA are insufficient. next best estimate of
amount of nutrient needed to maintain good health.
Tolerable Upper Intake Level. highest amount of
What is UL? nutrient that is unlikely to cause harm is consumed
daily. comsuimg amount higher than the UL daily may
cause toxicity
Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range.
What is AMDR?
recommended range of intake for energy-containing
nutrients.
Waht is the AMDR for 45-65% of daily caloric intake
carbohydrates?