HOSA NUTRITION- CARBOHYDRATES
2024/2025 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Carbohydrates - Answer-These foods can be rapidly oxidized by the body to release
energy and its product, heat
Carbs are a _______ source of energy for humans - Answer-Primary
Carbs are... - Answer-Least expensive and most abundant
Carbs can ______ grow in most climates, they _______ well, and are _________ to
digest - Answer-Easily, store, easy
Carbs provide ________ calories for ppl living in the United States - Answer-Half
In some parts of the world fats and proteins are scarce, so carbs = ______ of diet -
Answer-80-100%
Carbs are composed of - Answer-carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
Each gram of carbs provide - Answer-4 calories
Body stores about ____ days supplies of carbs in the live and muscles to use as
needed - Answer-1/2
In the muscles and liver carbs are called - Answer-Glycogen
When enough carbs (50-100g/day) are ingested to supply a person’s energy needs,
they spare proteins for their primary function of building and repairing body tissue -
Answer-Protein-sparing action
_________ fat metabolism requires an adequate supply of carbohydrates - Answer-
Normal
Ketones - Answer-Substances which fatty acids are broken down in the liver
Ketoacidosis - Answer-Condition in which ketones collet in the blood, caused by
insufficient glucose available for energy
ketoacidosis can lead to _____ or ________ - Answer-Coma, death
2024/2025 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Carbohydrates - Answer-These foods can be rapidly oxidized by the body to release
energy and its product, heat
Carbs are a _______ source of energy for humans - Answer-Primary
Carbs are... - Answer-Least expensive and most abundant
Carbs can ______ grow in most climates, they _______ well, and are _________ to
digest - Answer-Easily, store, easy
Carbs provide ________ calories for ppl living in the United States - Answer-Half
In some parts of the world fats and proteins are scarce, so carbs = ______ of diet -
Answer-80-100%
Carbs are composed of - Answer-carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
Each gram of carbs provide - Answer-4 calories
Body stores about ____ days supplies of carbs in the live and muscles to use as
needed - Answer-1/2
In the muscles and liver carbs are called - Answer-Glycogen
When enough carbs (50-100g/day) are ingested to supply a person’s energy needs,
they spare proteins for their primary function of building and repairing body tissue -
Answer-Protein-sparing action
_________ fat metabolism requires an adequate supply of carbohydrates - Answer-
Normal
Ketones - Answer-Substances which fatty acids are broken down in the liver
Ketoacidosis - Answer-Condition in which ketones collet in the blood, caused by
insufficient glucose available for energy
ketoacidosis can lead to _____ or ________ - Answer-Coma, death
