FNES 163 NUTRITION TEST CHAPTERS 1-3 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Nutrition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the study of food
Nutrition Research - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅focuses on supporting health and preventing & treating
chronic disease
Food - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the plants and animals we consume
Nutrition focuses on how food..... - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅NOURISHES the body
&
INFLUENCES our health
Nutrition involves the study of - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-food consumption
-food digestion
-food absorption
-food storage
-food safety
-global food supply
-factors that influence eating patterns
-recommended amounts of types of food
What does nutrition support? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Health & Wellness
chronic disease - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅diseases that come on slowly and persist for years, despite
treatment
,Essential - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅absolutely necessary --> body cant produce it. has to be taken in from
diet.
Wellness - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a multi-dimensional active process by which people make choices to
enhance their LIFESTYLE
a series of changes physically, emotionally,
spiritually, socially, and occupationally
The critical components of Wellness - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅nutrition & physical activity
Physical Health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅includes nutrition and physical activity
Spiritual Health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅includes spiritual values and beliefs
Emotional Health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅includes POSITIVE feelings about oneself and life
Social Health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅includes family, community, and social environment
Occupational Health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅includes meaningful work or vocation
Obesity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the PRIMARY link between POOR NUTRITION & MORTALITY
Nutrient-Deficiency Diseases - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Scurvy
-Pellagra
-Iron-Deficiency Anemia
Diseases STRONGLY associated with Poor Nutrition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Heart Disease
,-Stroke
-Diabetes
-Obesity
-High Blood Pressure
Diseases in which nutrition plays a some role - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Osteoarthritis
-Osteoporosis
-Some forms of cancer
Blue Zones - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅regions that have the largest amounts of people living over the age
of 100
what's the commonality?
social interaction daily
What has become a national health goal? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Nutrition
Goals of Healthy People 2020 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. attain high-quality, longer lives free of
preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death
2. achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups
3. create social and physical environments that promote good health for all
4. promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages
Nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the CHEMICALS in foods that are critical to human GROWTH and
FUNCTION
, How many groups of essential nutrients are there? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅SIX
6 groups of essential nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅carbohydrates
vitamins
fats & oils
minerals
proteins
water
Calories is another word for.... - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Energy
*when nutrients (like carbohydrates) are providing energy, they are providing calories
MACROnutrients - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅nutrients required in relatively LARGE amounts
provide ENERGY aka calories
MICROnutrients - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅nutrients required in SMALLER amounts
Types of MACROnutrients - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-carbohydrates
-fats & oils
-proteins
Types of MICROnutrients - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-vitamins
-minerals
Kilocalories (kcal) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅amount of ENERGY required to RAISE TEMPERATURE of 1kg
of water by 1°C
AND ANSWERS
Nutrition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the study of food
Nutrition Research - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅focuses on supporting health and preventing & treating
chronic disease
Food - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the plants and animals we consume
Nutrition focuses on how food..... - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅NOURISHES the body
&
INFLUENCES our health
Nutrition involves the study of - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-food consumption
-food digestion
-food absorption
-food storage
-food safety
-global food supply
-factors that influence eating patterns
-recommended amounts of types of food
What does nutrition support? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Health & Wellness
chronic disease - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅diseases that come on slowly and persist for years, despite
treatment
,Essential - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅absolutely necessary --> body cant produce it. has to be taken in from
diet.
Wellness - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a multi-dimensional active process by which people make choices to
enhance their LIFESTYLE
a series of changes physically, emotionally,
spiritually, socially, and occupationally
The critical components of Wellness - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅nutrition & physical activity
Physical Health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅includes nutrition and physical activity
Spiritual Health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅includes spiritual values and beliefs
Emotional Health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅includes POSITIVE feelings about oneself and life
Social Health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅includes family, community, and social environment
Occupational Health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅includes meaningful work or vocation
Obesity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the PRIMARY link between POOR NUTRITION & MORTALITY
Nutrient-Deficiency Diseases - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Scurvy
-Pellagra
-Iron-Deficiency Anemia
Diseases STRONGLY associated with Poor Nutrition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Heart Disease
,-Stroke
-Diabetes
-Obesity
-High Blood Pressure
Diseases in which nutrition plays a some role - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Osteoarthritis
-Osteoporosis
-Some forms of cancer
Blue Zones - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅regions that have the largest amounts of people living over the age
of 100
what's the commonality?
social interaction daily
What has become a national health goal? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Nutrition
Goals of Healthy People 2020 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. attain high-quality, longer lives free of
preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death
2. achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups
3. create social and physical environments that promote good health for all
4. promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages
Nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the CHEMICALS in foods that are critical to human GROWTH and
FUNCTION
, How many groups of essential nutrients are there? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅SIX
6 groups of essential nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅carbohydrates
vitamins
fats & oils
minerals
proteins
water
Calories is another word for.... - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Energy
*when nutrients (like carbohydrates) are providing energy, they are providing calories
MACROnutrients - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅nutrients required in relatively LARGE amounts
provide ENERGY aka calories
MICROnutrients - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅nutrients required in SMALLER amounts
Types of MACROnutrients - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-carbohydrates
-fats & oils
-proteins
Types of MICROnutrients - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-vitamins
-minerals
Kilocalories (kcal) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅amount of ENERGY required to RAISE TEMPERATURE of 1kg
of water by 1°C
