HNSC 1210 Notes for First midterm Questions With Complete Solutions.

Nutrition correct answer: The study of: - nutrients in food - how the body uses the nutrients - human behaviour related to food Diet correct answer: Any food or beverage that a person eats or drinks Food correct answer: - Any substance that the body can take in and assimilate that will enable it to stay alive and healthy - Carrier of nutrients The nutrients in food support... correct answer: - growth, maintenance, and repair of the body. Malnutrition correct answer: Any conditioned caused by excess or deficient food energy or nutrient intake or by an imbalance of nutrients. Chronic Disease correct answer: Long-duration degenerative diseases characterized by deterioration of the body's organs. eg. Heart disease, cancer, diabetes. Health correct answer: The state of a human when it functions optimally without evidence of disease or abnormality Energy correct answer: The capacity to do work. The energy in food is __________________ energy. correct answer: Chemical. How can food energy be converted in the body? correct answer: - mechanical