NUTRITION NDFS 100 EXAM 1 BYU COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED
A+ | LATEST UPDATE 2026-2027
Identify ways that nutrition affects health
Ans: 4 leading causes of death are directly related to health:
hear disease, cancer, strokes, diabetes
Others related to health: dental and bone diseases
Question: 6 major essential nutrients
Ans:
Carbohydrates protein
fat vitamins minerals
water
Question: Carbohydrates role in body
-4cal/g
-energy-yielding nutrient
-2 groups: simple & complex
Simple: sugars Complex: starch & dietary fiber
-energy used first to fuel muscles and brain
,-(45-65% of calories should come from carbohydrates
-sources: grain products such as breads, cereals, pasta and rice as well as
fruits and vegetables
Question: essential nutrients
Ans: nutrients body cannot make itself
Question: Fat's role in the body
Ans: -9 kcal/g
-energy-yielding nutrient
-includes mixture of saturated and unsaturated fats
-Higher in saturated fat: animal-based foods- meats and milk products -
higher in unsaturated fats: vegetable oils
-Fat maintains skin and hair, cushions vital organs, provides insulation,
and is necessary for the production and absorption of certain vitamins and
hormones
-no more than 30% calories as fat
-no more than 10% calories as unsaturated fat
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Question: Vitamins role in body
-REGULATE chemical reactions in the body
13 vitamins most vitamins cannot be made in body, so we must obtain
them through the diet
-not a source of energy
, -best consumed through a varied diet rather than as a supplement bc there
is little chance of taking too high a dose
Question: What does SOLUBLE fiber (a carbohydrate) do?
Ans: -fruits, legumes, nuts, seeds, brown rice, oats, barley, rice brans
-lowers blood cholesterol and helps to control blood sugar levels while
providing very little energy
Question: What does INSOLUBLE fiber (a carbohydrate) do?
Ans: -wheat & corn bran, whole grain breads and cereals, vegetables,
fruit skins, nuts
-don't provide any calories
-helps alleviate digestive disorders like constipation or diverticulitis and
may prevent colon cancer
Question: Minerals role in body
Ans: -REGULATOR
-assist in all body processes
-components of foods that are involved in many body functions
-ex: calcium & magnesium important for bone structure
-ex: iron needed for red blood cells to transport oxygen
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED
A+ | LATEST UPDATE 2026-2027
Identify ways that nutrition affects health
Ans: 4 leading causes of death are directly related to health:
hear disease, cancer, strokes, diabetes
Others related to health: dental and bone diseases
Question: 6 major essential nutrients
Ans:
Carbohydrates protein
fat vitamins minerals
water
Question: Carbohydrates role in body
-4cal/g
-energy-yielding nutrient
-2 groups: simple & complex
Simple: sugars Complex: starch & dietary fiber
-energy used first to fuel muscles and brain
,-(45-65% of calories should come from carbohydrates
-sources: grain products such as breads, cereals, pasta and rice as well as
fruits and vegetables
Question: essential nutrients
Ans: nutrients body cannot make itself
Question: Fat's role in the body
Ans: -9 kcal/g
-energy-yielding nutrient
-includes mixture of saturated and unsaturated fats
-Higher in saturated fat: animal-based foods- meats and milk products -
higher in unsaturated fats: vegetable oils
-Fat maintains skin and hair, cushions vital organs, provides insulation,
and is necessary for the production and absorption of certain vitamins and
hormones
-no more than 30% calories as fat
-no more than 10% calories as unsaturated fat
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741484450
Question: Vitamins role in body
-REGULATE chemical reactions in the body
13 vitamins most vitamins cannot be made in body, so we must obtain
them through the diet
-not a source of energy
, -best consumed through a varied diet rather than as a supplement bc there
is little chance of taking too high a dose
Question: What does SOLUBLE fiber (a carbohydrate) do?
Ans: -fruits, legumes, nuts, seeds, brown rice, oats, barley, rice brans
-lowers blood cholesterol and helps to control blood sugar levels while
providing very little energy
Question: What does INSOLUBLE fiber (a carbohydrate) do?
Ans: -wheat & corn bran, whole grain breads and cereals, vegetables,
fruit skins, nuts
-don't provide any calories
-helps alleviate digestive disorders like constipation or diverticulitis and
may prevent colon cancer
Question: Minerals role in body
Ans: -REGULATOR
-assist in all body processes
-components of foods that are involved in many body functions
-ex: calcium & magnesium important for bone structure
-ex: iron needed for red blood cells to transport oxygen
