HOSA NUTRITION CHAPTER 1 (FOOD,
NUTRITION, AND HEALTH) EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Health promotion - Answer-the active engagement in behaviors or programs that
advance positive well-being.
Nutrition - Answer-the sum of the processes involved with the
intake of nutrients as well as assimilating and using them to maintain body tissue and
provide energy, a foundation for life and health.
Nutrition science - Answer-the body of science, developed
through controlled research, that relates to the processes involved in nutrition
internationally, clinically, and in the community.
Dietetics - Answer-the management of the diet and the use of
food: the science concerned with nutrition planning and the preparation of foods.
Registered dietitian (RD) - Answer-a professional dietitian accredited with an academic
degree from an undergraduate or graduate study program who has passed required
registration examinations administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration
(CDR). The RD and RDN (registered dietitian nutritionist) credentials are legally
protected titles that may only be used by authorized practitioners and by the CDR. The
term nutritionist alone is not a legally protected title in most states and may be used by
virtually anyone. See www.eatright.org for more details.
Health - Answer-a state of optimal physical, mental, and social
well-being; relative freedom from disease or disability
Essential nutrient - Answer-nutrients a person must obtain from food because the body
cannot make them for itself in sufficient quantity to meet physiologic needs.
Nonessential nutrient - Answer-a nutrient that can be manufactured in the body by
means of other nutrients. Thus, it is not essential to consume this nutrient regularly in
the diet.
Energy-yielding nutrient - Answer-nutrients that break down to yield energy within the
body, including carbohydrates, fat, and protein.
Metabolism - Answer-the sum of all chemical changes that take
place in the body by which it maintains itself and produces energy for its functioning;
products of the various reactions are called metabolites.
NUTRITION, AND HEALTH) EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Health promotion - Answer-the active engagement in behaviors or programs that
advance positive well-being.
Nutrition - Answer-the sum of the processes involved with the
intake of nutrients as well as assimilating and using them to maintain body tissue and
provide energy, a foundation for life and health.
Nutrition science - Answer-the body of science, developed
through controlled research, that relates to the processes involved in nutrition
internationally, clinically, and in the community.
Dietetics - Answer-the management of the diet and the use of
food: the science concerned with nutrition planning and the preparation of foods.
Registered dietitian (RD) - Answer-a professional dietitian accredited with an academic
degree from an undergraduate or graduate study program who has passed required
registration examinations administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration
(CDR). The RD and RDN (registered dietitian nutritionist) credentials are legally
protected titles that may only be used by authorized practitioners and by the CDR. The
term nutritionist alone is not a legally protected title in most states and may be used by
virtually anyone. See www.eatright.org for more details.
Health - Answer-a state of optimal physical, mental, and social
well-being; relative freedom from disease or disability
Essential nutrient - Answer-nutrients a person must obtain from food because the body
cannot make them for itself in sufficient quantity to meet physiologic needs.
Nonessential nutrient - Answer-a nutrient that can be manufactured in the body by
means of other nutrients. Thus, it is not essential to consume this nutrient regularly in
the diet.
Energy-yielding nutrient - Answer-nutrients that break down to yield energy within the
body, including carbohydrates, fat, and protein.
Metabolism - Answer-the sum of all chemical changes that take
place in the body by which it maintains itself and produces energy for its functioning;
products of the various reactions are called metabolites.
