PORTAGE LEARNING NUTRITION 2026 EXAMS SCRIPT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔ABCDE's of nutritional assessment - ✔✔Anthropometric assessment
Biochemical assessment
Clinical assessment
Dietary assessment
Environmental assessment
✔✔Anthropometric assessment - ✔✔measurements of body composition, including
weight, height, skin fold measurements, and body circumference
✔✔Biochemical assessment - ✔✔measurement of nutrients in the blood, urine, and
feces
✔✔Clinical assessment - ✔✔physical examination evaluating the general appearance
of the skin, eyes, tongue, teeth, and throat; blood pressure and mobility are also often
checked
✔✔Dietary assessment - ✔✔evaluation an individual's dietary intake to determine if
there are any deficiencies or other problematic areas
✔✔Environmental assessment - ✔✔review of the person's living conditions as well as
their background history, which includes medical history, medication review, social
history (marital status, living conditions), level of education, and economic status
✔✔three key dietary principles of the Dietary Guidelines to Make Every Bite Count -
✔✔1. Meet nutritional needs primarily from nutrient dense foods and beverages
2. Choose a variety of options from each food group
3. Pay attention to portion size
✔✔Desirable Nutrition - ✔✔Achieved by eating a variety of foods that provide all the
essential nutrients to support normal body functions
✔✔Overnutrition - ✔✔the excess consumption of calories, fats, saturated fats, and
cholesterol, which increase the risks of chronic disease
✔✔Undernutrition - ✔✔occurs when nutrient intake does not meet the nutrient needs of
the body
✔✔Malnutrition - ✔✔a collective term that can refer to either overnutrition or
undernutrition
✔✔Health Claim - ✔✔These claims are closely regulated by the FDA
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔ABCDE's of nutritional assessment - ✔✔Anthropometric assessment
Biochemical assessment
Clinical assessment
Dietary assessment
Environmental assessment
✔✔Anthropometric assessment - ✔✔measurements of body composition, including
weight, height, skin fold measurements, and body circumference
✔✔Biochemical assessment - ✔✔measurement of nutrients in the blood, urine, and
feces
✔✔Clinical assessment - ✔✔physical examination evaluating the general appearance
of the skin, eyes, tongue, teeth, and throat; blood pressure and mobility are also often
checked
✔✔Dietary assessment - ✔✔evaluation an individual's dietary intake to determine if
there are any deficiencies or other problematic areas
✔✔Environmental assessment - ✔✔review of the person's living conditions as well as
their background history, which includes medical history, medication review, social
history (marital status, living conditions), level of education, and economic status
✔✔three key dietary principles of the Dietary Guidelines to Make Every Bite Count -
✔✔1. Meet nutritional needs primarily from nutrient dense foods and beverages
2. Choose a variety of options from each food group
3. Pay attention to portion size
✔✔Desirable Nutrition - ✔✔Achieved by eating a variety of foods that provide all the
essential nutrients to support normal body functions
✔✔Overnutrition - ✔✔the excess consumption of calories, fats, saturated fats, and
cholesterol, which increase the risks of chronic disease
✔✔Undernutrition - ✔✔occurs when nutrient intake does not meet the nutrient needs of
the body
✔✔Malnutrition - ✔✔a collective term that can refer to either overnutrition or
undernutrition
✔✔Health Claim - ✔✔These claims are closely regulated by the FDA
