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This document covers Nutrition Test 1 TCAT preparation material, including foundational nutrition concepts, nutrients, dietary principles, and health-related topics. It contains practice questions with answers to help students review essential material and prepare for the first nutrition assessment. The material is designed to support focused exam preparation and course review.

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Nutrition test 1 tcat
Nutrition test 1 tcat
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1. Nutrtion The food people eat and how their body uses it

2. Nutrition Science The body scientific knowledge that governs nutrition requirements

3. Dietectics The health professionals responsible for applying nutrition science to promote
human health and treat disease

4. Registered Dietit- Carries major responsibility of nutrition care for pt
ian Nutritionist
(RDN)

5. health Absence of disease must include attention to the roots of health for the meeting
of basic needs

6. Wellness Seeks the full development of potential for all people within their given environ-
ment and positive dynamic state

7. preventive ap- Identify and minimise risk factors before disease develops
proach

8. triditional ap- Treatment after symptoms of illness or disease exist
proach

9. Healthy people A society in what all people live long healthy lives
2030

10. Signs of good nu- Physical appearance, anthropometric measurements, biochemical markers
trition

11. essential nutri- 1 carb , 2 proteins , 3 fats vitamins, minerals , water
ents

12. fiber Is important but not retained
Is not an essential nutrient

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13. Functions of nu- To sustain life , the nutrients in food must be provide energy, build tissue, regulate
trients metabolic processes

14. Metabolism All of the chemical reactions that occur to break down food

15. Nutrition interac- Close relationship exist among all nutrients and their metabolic products
tions

16. kilocalorie a unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories

17. Primary energy carbohydrates , quick energy stored as glycogen , 45%-65% of total kilocalories
source

18. secondary ener- fats , storage form of energy 20%-35% of total kilocalories
gy source

19. Used for corral Proteins , may be drawn on energy 10%-35% of total kilocalories
functions

20. Tissue building Proteins provide amino acids necessary for building and repairing tissue

21. Vitamin c Used in developing collagen

22. Calcium and Used for bone tissue
phosphate

23. Iron Contributes to building haemoglobin

24. fatty acids Building Blocks of Lipids
Facilitate the transport of fat soluble nutrients

25. vitamins and Many functions as coenzyme factors in the governing of chemical reactions during
minerals metabolism

26. Water and fiber
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