HOSA NUTRITION TEST 2024/2025
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Energy imbalance - Answer-eating either too much or too little for the amount of energy
expended
Wellness - Answer-a way of life that integrates body ,mind ,and spirit
Nutrients - Answer-Chemical in food need for good health
Essential nutrients - Answer-nutrients found only in food
Carbohydrates (CHO) - Answer-the nutrient class providing the major
source of energy in the average diet
Proteins - Answer-the only one of the six essential nutrient
classes containing nitrogen
Fats (lipids) - Answer-highest calorie-value nutrient class
vitamins - Answer-organic substances necessary for life
although they do not, independently,
provide energy
minerals - Answer-one of many inorganic substances essential
to life and classified generally as minerals
water - Answer-major constituent of all living cells;
composed of hydrogen and oxygen
circulation - Answer-the body process whereby the blood is
moved throughout the body
respiration - Answer-breathing
digestion - Answer-breakdown of food in the body in
preparation for absorption
elimination - Answer-evacuation of wastes
nutritious - Answer-foods or beverages containing substantial
amounts of essential nutrients
,nourishing - Answer-foods or beverages that provide
substantial amounts of essential nutrients
nutrition - Answer-the result of those processes whereby the
body takes in and uses food for growth,
development, and the maintenance of health
malnutrition - Answer-poor nutrition
nutritional status - Answer-one's physical condition as determined
by diet
nutrient density - Answer-nutrient value of foods compared with
number of calories
cumulative effects - Answer-results of something done repeatedly
over many years
peer pressure - Answer-pressure of one's friends and colleagues
of the same age
atherosclerosis - Answer-a form of arteriosclerosis affecting the
intima (inner lining) of the artery walls
obesity - Answer-excessive body fat, 20% above average
deficiency diseases - Answer-diseases caused by the lack of one or
more specific nutrients
iron deficiency - Answer-intake of iron is adequate, but the body
has no extra iron stored
rickets - Answer-deficiency disease caused by the lack of
vitamin D; causes malformed bones and
pain in infants and children
osteoporosis - Answer-condition in which bones become brittle
because there have been insufficient
mineral deposits, especially calcium
osteomalacia - Answer-a condition in which bones become soft,
usually in adults because of calcium loss
and vitamin D deficiency
goiter - Answer-enlarged tissue of the thyroid gland due
, to a deficiency of iodine
dietitian - Answer-professional trained to assess nutrition
status and recommend appropriate diet
therapy
nutrition assessment - Answer-evaluation of one's nutritional condition
anthropometric measurements - Answer-of height, weight, head, chest, skinfold
clinical examination - Answer-physical observation
biochemical tests - Answer-laboratory analysis of blood, urine, and
feces
dietary-social history - Answer-evaluation of food habits, including client's ability to buy
and prepare food
caliper - Answer-measure
percentage of body fat by skinfold
measurement
Serum albumin level - Answer-measures the main protein in the blood and is
used to determine protein status
Serum transferrin level
. - Answer-above normal if iron stores
24-hour recall - Answer-listing the types, amounts, and preparation
of all foods eaten in past 24 hours
balanced diet - Answer-one that includes all the essential
nutrients in appropriate amounts
Dietary Reference Intakes
(DRIs) - Answer-combines the Recommended Dietary
Allowances, Adequate Intake, Estimated
Average Requirements, and the Tolerable
Upper Intake Levels for individuals into one
value representative of the average daily
nutrient intake of individuals over time
Dietary Guidelines - Answer-Americans
general goals for optimal nutrient intake
MyPyramid - Answer-outline for making selections
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Energy imbalance - Answer-eating either too much or too little for the amount of energy
expended
Wellness - Answer-a way of life that integrates body ,mind ,and spirit
Nutrients - Answer-Chemical in food need for good health
Essential nutrients - Answer-nutrients found only in food
Carbohydrates (CHO) - Answer-the nutrient class providing the major
source of energy in the average diet
Proteins - Answer-the only one of the six essential nutrient
classes containing nitrogen
Fats (lipids) - Answer-highest calorie-value nutrient class
vitamins - Answer-organic substances necessary for life
although they do not, independently,
provide energy
minerals - Answer-one of many inorganic substances essential
to life and classified generally as minerals
water - Answer-major constituent of all living cells;
composed of hydrogen and oxygen
circulation - Answer-the body process whereby the blood is
moved throughout the body
respiration - Answer-breathing
digestion - Answer-breakdown of food in the body in
preparation for absorption
elimination - Answer-evacuation of wastes
nutritious - Answer-foods or beverages containing substantial
amounts of essential nutrients
,nourishing - Answer-foods or beverages that provide
substantial amounts of essential nutrients
nutrition - Answer-the result of those processes whereby the
body takes in and uses food for growth,
development, and the maintenance of health
malnutrition - Answer-poor nutrition
nutritional status - Answer-one's physical condition as determined
by diet
nutrient density - Answer-nutrient value of foods compared with
number of calories
cumulative effects - Answer-results of something done repeatedly
over many years
peer pressure - Answer-pressure of one's friends and colleagues
of the same age
atherosclerosis - Answer-a form of arteriosclerosis affecting the
intima (inner lining) of the artery walls
obesity - Answer-excessive body fat, 20% above average
deficiency diseases - Answer-diseases caused by the lack of one or
more specific nutrients
iron deficiency - Answer-intake of iron is adequate, but the body
has no extra iron stored
rickets - Answer-deficiency disease caused by the lack of
vitamin D; causes malformed bones and
pain in infants and children
osteoporosis - Answer-condition in which bones become brittle
because there have been insufficient
mineral deposits, especially calcium
osteomalacia - Answer-a condition in which bones become soft,
usually in adults because of calcium loss
and vitamin D deficiency
goiter - Answer-enlarged tissue of the thyroid gland due
, to a deficiency of iodine
dietitian - Answer-professional trained to assess nutrition
status and recommend appropriate diet
therapy
nutrition assessment - Answer-evaluation of one's nutritional condition
anthropometric measurements - Answer-of height, weight, head, chest, skinfold
clinical examination - Answer-physical observation
biochemical tests - Answer-laboratory analysis of blood, urine, and
feces
dietary-social history - Answer-evaluation of food habits, including client's ability to buy
and prepare food
caliper - Answer-measure
percentage of body fat by skinfold
measurement
Serum albumin level - Answer-measures the main protein in the blood and is
used to determine protein status
Serum transferrin level
. - Answer-above normal if iron stores
24-hour recall - Answer-listing the types, amounts, and preparation
of all foods eaten in past 24 hours
balanced diet - Answer-one that includes all the essential
nutrients in appropriate amounts
Dietary Reference Intakes
(DRIs) - Answer-combines the Recommended Dietary
Allowances, Adequate Intake, Estimated
Average Requirements, and the Tolerable
Upper Intake Levels for individuals into one
value representative of the average daily
nutrient intake of individuals over time
Dietary Guidelines - Answer-Americans
general goals for optimal nutrient intake
MyPyramid - Answer-outline for making selections
