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NS 1410 Exam 1 Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Nutrition Study Guide

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This 100% correct exam guide for NS 1410 covers digestion, absorption, essential nutrients, DRI standards, food labels, and GI tract anatomy — essential for college nutrition students preparing for Exam 1.

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NS 1410 - EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS



2 Types of digestion - correct answer - +Mechanical-
Physical:
-Chewing
-Mixing
-Squeezing
+Chemical
-Enzymes/acids, etc.


3 processes food undergoes - correct answer - -
Digestion
-Absorption
-Elimination


2010 U.S. Dietary Guidelines - key messages,
recommendations for all components - correct answer
- -balance calories to maintain weight
-foods to increase (fruits, veggies, grains)
-foods to reduce (sodium and sugary drinks)
-follow healthy eating patterns

,A healthful diet - correct answer - -Provides proper
combination of energy and nutrients
-A healthful diet is:
+Adequate
+Moderate
+Balanced
+Varied


A healthful diet is ADEQUATE - correct answer - -
Provides enough energy, nutrients, fiber, and vitamins to
support a person's health
-Under nutrition occurs if a persons' diet contains
inadequate level of several nutrients for a long period of
time


A healthful diet is BALANCED - correct answer - -
Contains the right combinations of foods to provide the
proper balance of nutrients


A healthful diet is MODERATE - correct answer - -
Refers to eating the right amounts of foods to maintain a
healthful weight and optimize the body's metabolic
processes

, A healthful diet is VARIED - correct answer - -Refers
to eating many different foods from the food groups on a
regular basis


Absorption - correct answer - -Process of taking
molecules across a cell membrane and into the cells of
the body


Active diffusion - correct answer - -Requires energy
and a protein carrier to transport nutrients


AI - correct answer - ADEQUATE INTAKE
-Recommended average daily intake level
-Based on observations and experimentally determined
estimates of nutrient intakes by healthy people
-Used when RDA is not yet established - calcium, vitamin
D, vitamin K, fluoride


AMDR - correct answer - ACCEPTABLE
MACRONUTRIENT DISTRIBUTION RANGE
-describes the portion of the energy intake that should
come form each macronutrient


AMDR for CHO, protein, fat - correct answer - -Carbs:
45-65%

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