NUTR 331 FINAL EXAM LATEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
- 2027
what amount of foods do people need and what type of food is part of a
healthy eating pattern? - ANSWERS--Includes foods from each of the
four food groups; Vegetables and Fruit, Grain Products, Milk
and Alternatives and Meat and Alternatives- plus a certain amount of
added oils and fat
What does Canada's food guide help people do? - ANSWERS-Get
enough vitamins, minerals and other nutrients
Reduce the risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, certain types of
cancer and
osteoporosis
Achieve overall health and vitality
Why is variety important in diet? - ANSWERS-Variety is important in a
diet because nutrient content and amounts in foods vary greatly, even
within the same food group
Why should a diet include a wide selection of foods? - ANSWERS-A
diet should include a wide selection of foods in order to create balance
of necessary nutrients
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, NUTR 331 FINAL EXAM LATEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
- 2027
and to avoid monotony and undesirable contaminants in certain foods
What is perceived as a serving size is written in a small print: -
ANSWERS-If food label written in larger print than the information is
not accurate.
ex: Fruit juice (in large letters) may say "made with real blueberries",
but the
ingredients in small print reveals that berries are the second or third
ingredient
-Serving size must be read carefully on Nutrition facts
Potato chips may indicate that a single serving has 150 kCal, however a
"serving" may
be defined as only a quarter of a bag
-Serving size often vary between similar products
Ex: Serving size on oen can of sardines may be 58g(1/2 can) but another
may be 106
grams (whole can).
Serving size is much different that Canadas food guide
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, NUTR 331 FINAL EXAM LATEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
- 2027
Nutrition - ANSWERS-The study of the nutrients and other biologically
active compounds in foods and the body. Sometimes also the study of
human behaviours related to foods
6 major classes of nutrients - ANSWERS-carbs, fats, proteins, vitamins,
minerals, water
Macronutrients - ANSWERS-carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Energy
yielding nutrients
Micronutrients - ANSWERS-vitamins and minerals needed in small
amounts
methods of assessing nutritional status - ANSWERS-Persons diet,
anthropometric measures, physical examination, lab test, food diary, diet
history, 24 hour food recall, food frequency
Persons diet - ANSWERS-history recorded including medical history
and socioeconomic history
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, NUTR 331 FINAL EXAM LATEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
- 2027
anthropometric measurements - ANSWERS-Measurements or estimates
of physical aspects of the body such as height, weight, circumferences,
and body composition.
physical examination - ANSWERS-hair, eyes, skin, tongue, fingernails,
and posture. provides evidence of deficiencies, toxicity status and
imbalances
lab tests - ANSWERS-taking samples of urine, or blood and analyzing
them. Can detect early stages of malnutrition that is not obvious. Cannot
tell if it is dietary related
diet history - ANSWERS-to assess an individuals eating habits or usual
food intake. A diet history can reveal socioeconomic and cultural
influences, food intolerances, food likes and dislikes, seasonal variation
in intakes appetite and taste changes, physical disabilities
food diary - ANSWERS-Individual keeps diary with detailed
information about the foods eaten (amount and method of preparation)
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
- 2027
what amount of foods do people need and what type of food is part of a
healthy eating pattern? - ANSWERS--Includes foods from each of the
four food groups; Vegetables and Fruit, Grain Products, Milk
and Alternatives and Meat and Alternatives- plus a certain amount of
added oils and fat
What does Canada's food guide help people do? - ANSWERS-Get
enough vitamins, minerals and other nutrients
Reduce the risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, certain types of
cancer and
osteoporosis
Achieve overall health and vitality
Why is variety important in diet? - ANSWERS-Variety is important in a
diet because nutrient content and amounts in foods vary greatly, even
within the same food group
Why should a diet include a wide selection of foods? - ANSWERS-A
diet should include a wide selection of foods in order to create balance
of necessary nutrients
END OF
PAGE
1
, NUTR 331 FINAL EXAM LATEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
- 2027
and to avoid monotony and undesirable contaminants in certain foods
What is perceived as a serving size is written in a small print: -
ANSWERS-If food label written in larger print than the information is
not accurate.
ex: Fruit juice (in large letters) may say "made with real blueberries",
but the
ingredients in small print reveals that berries are the second or third
ingredient
-Serving size must be read carefully on Nutrition facts
Potato chips may indicate that a single serving has 150 kCal, however a
"serving" may
be defined as only a quarter of a bag
-Serving size often vary between similar products
Ex: Serving size on oen can of sardines may be 58g(1/2 can) but another
may be 106
grams (whole can).
Serving size is much different that Canadas food guide
END OF
PAGE
2
, NUTR 331 FINAL EXAM LATEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
- 2027
Nutrition - ANSWERS-The study of the nutrients and other biologically
active compounds in foods and the body. Sometimes also the study of
human behaviours related to foods
6 major classes of nutrients - ANSWERS-carbs, fats, proteins, vitamins,
minerals, water
Macronutrients - ANSWERS-carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Energy
yielding nutrients
Micronutrients - ANSWERS-vitamins and minerals needed in small
amounts
methods of assessing nutritional status - ANSWERS-Persons diet,
anthropometric measures, physical examination, lab test, food diary, diet
history, 24 hour food recall, food frequency
Persons diet - ANSWERS-history recorded including medical history
and socioeconomic history
END OF
PAGE
3
, NUTR 331 FINAL EXAM LATEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
- 2027
anthropometric measurements - ANSWERS-Measurements or estimates
of physical aspects of the body such as height, weight, circumferences,
and body composition.
physical examination - ANSWERS-hair, eyes, skin, tongue, fingernails,
and posture. provides evidence of deficiencies, toxicity status and
imbalances
lab tests - ANSWERS-taking samples of urine, or blood and analyzing
them. Can detect early stages of malnutrition that is not obvious. Cannot
tell if it is dietary related
diet history - ANSWERS-to assess an individuals eating habits or usual
food intake. A diet history can reveal socioeconomic and cultural
influences, food intolerances, food likes and dislikes, seasonal variation
in intakes appetite and taste changes, physical disabilities
food diary - ANSWERS-Individual keeps diary with detailed
information about the foods eaten (amount and method of preparation)
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PAGE
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