WILLIAMS BASIC NUTRITION AND DIET
THERAPY 15TH EDITION TEST BANK 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
⩥ What is a Registered Dietitian? Answer: A professionally trained and
educated (person) in dietetics
⩥ What is nutrition? Answer: Nourishment, the food we eat and how the
body uses it
⩥ What are the signs of good nutrition? Answer: Well developed body
Good muscle development
Clear eyes
Smooth skin
Good posture
Glossy hair
Alert
Ideal weight for body composition (ration of muscle mass to height)
Positive outlook
Resists infections
Normal appetite
,Digestion & Elimination
Extended years of normal functioning
⩥ What is metabolism? Answer: The sum of all chemical changes that
take place in the body by which it maintains itself and produces energy
for its functioning (products of the various reactions are called
metabolites)
⩥ To sustain life, nutrients in food must perform what three basic
functions? Answer: Provide energy
Build tissue
Regulate metabolic processes
⩥ What is the major function of protein? Answer: To build tissue
⩥ In the functions of nutrients in food, what are the two energy sources?
Answer: Primary energy source
Secondary energy source
⩥ What nutrient in food does primary energy source consist of? Answer:
Carbohydrates
⩥ What nutrients in food does secondary energy source consist of?
Answer: Fats
, Proteins
⩥ What is the Primary energy source of fuel for heat and energy in the
body? Answer: Carbohydrates
⩥ What is the primary energy source that maintains the body's back-up
store of quick energy? Answer: Carbohydrates
⩥ What primary energy source should provide 45% to 65% of total
kilocalories for the body? Answer: Carbohydrates
⩥ What is a secondary energy source that provides a SECONDARY
(storage) form of heat and energy? Answer: Fats
⩥ What secondary energy source should provide no more than 20% to
35% of total kilocalorie for the body? Answer: Fats
⩥ What is a secondary energy source that it's primary function is tissue
building? Answer: Proteins
⩥ What secondary energy source should provide no more than 10% to
35% of total kilocalories for the body? Answer: Proteins
THERAPY 15TH EDITION TEST BANK 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
⩥ What is a Registered Dietitian? Answer: A professionally trained and
educated (person) in dietetics
⩥ What is nutrition? Answer: Nourishment, the food we eat and how the
body uses it
⩥ What are the signs of good nutrition? Answer: Well developed body
Good muscle development
Clear eyes
Smooth skin
Good posture
Glossy hair
Alert
Ideal weight for body composition (ration of muscle mass to height)
Positive outlook
Resists infections
Normal appetite
,Digestion & Elimination
Extended years of normal functioning
⩥ What is metabolism? Answer: The sum of all chemical changes that
take place in the body by which it maintains itself and produces energy
for its functioning (products of the various reactions are called
metabolites)
⩥ To sustain life, nutrients in food must perform what three basic
functions? Answer: Provide energy
Build tissue
Regulate metabolic processes
⩥ What is the major function of protein? Answer: To build tissue
⩥ In the functions of nutrients in food, what are the two energy sources?
Answer: Primary energy source
Secondary energy source
⩥ What nutrient in food does primary energy source consist of? Answer:
Carbohydrates
⩥ What nutrients in food does secondary energy source consist of?
Answer: Fats
, Proteins
⩥ What is the Primary energy source of fuel for heat and energy in the
body? Answer: Carbohydrates
⩥ What is the primary energy source that maintains the body's back-up
store of quick energy? Answer: Carbohydrates
⩥ What primary energy source should provide 45% to 65% of total
kilocalories for the body? Answer: Carbohydrates
⩥ What is a secondary energy source that provides a SECONDARY
(storage) form of heat and energy? Answer: Fats
⩥ What secondary energy source should provide no more than 20% to
35% of total kilocalorie for the body? Answer: Fats
⩥ What is a secondary energy source that it's primary function is tissue
building? Answer: Proteins
⩥ What secondary energy source should provide no more than 10% to
35% of total kilocalories for the body? Answer: Proteins
