BIOL 1322 Nutrition & Diet Therapy Test 1 – Accurate
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claims such as "low fat" and "low calorie" used on food labels to help consumers
who don't want to scrutinize the Nutrition Facts panel get an idea of a food's
nutritional profile
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1 nutrient content claims 2 nutrition
what are the energy-yielding
3 calorie 4
nutrients?
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Terms in this set (82)
nutrition •the science that studies food and how food
nourishes our body and influences our health
•Nutrition initially was involved in determining what
caused deficiency diseases
, health fraud conscious deceit practiced for profit, such as the
promotion of a false or an unproven product or
therapy
quackery health fraud; a quack is a person who practices
health fraud
what are the six classes of nutrients? carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals,
water
what are the energy-yielding carbohydrates, fats, proteins
nutrients?
nutrients substances obtained from food and used in the body
to promote growth, maintenance, and repair
essential nutrient a nutrient that must be obtained from food because
the body cannot make it for itself
energy the capacity to do work, such as moving or heating
something
each gram of carbohydrate and 4
protein consumed supplies your body
with how many calories?
each gram of fat provides your body 9
with how many calories?
what regulates the release of energy vitamins and minerals
and other aspects of metabolism?
Each gram of alcohol supplies your 7
body with how many calories?
calorie the unit used to measure energy
Solutions For Every Question
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Practice questions for this set
Learn 1 /7 Study using Learn
claims such as "low fat" and "low calorie" used on food labels to help consumers
who don't want to scrutinize the Nutrition Facts panel get an idea of a food's
nutritional profile
Choose an answer
1 nutrient content claims 2 nutrition
what are the energy-yielding
3 calorie 4
nutrients?
Don't know?
Terms in this set (82)
nutrition •the science that studies food and how food
nourishes our body and influences our health
•Nutrition initially was involved in determining what
caused deficiency diseases
, health fraud conscious deceit practiced for profit, such as the
promotion of a false or an unproven product or
therapy
quackery health fraud; a quack is a person who practices
health fraud
what are the six classes of nutrients? carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals,
water
what are the energy-yielding carbohydrates, fats, proteins
nutrients?
nutrients substances obtained from food and used in the body
to promote growth, maintenance, and repair
essential nutrient a nutrient that must be obtained from food because
the body cannot make it for itself
energy the capacity to do work, such as moving or heating
something
each gram of carbohydrate and 4
protein consumed supplies your body
with how many calories?
each gram of fat provides your body 9
with how many calories?
what regulates the release of energy vitamins and minerals
and other aspects of metabolism?
Each gram of alcohol supplies your 7
body with how many calories?
calorie the unit used to measure energy
