BANK WITH COMPLETE 120 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRCT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALE|AGRADE
Disease Prevention - ANSWER -the process of reducing risks
and alleviating disease to promote, preserve, and restore health
and minimize suffering and distress
Primary Prevention - ANSWER -methods to avoid occurrence of
disease
(ex. Low fat, high fiber diet)
healthy weight - ANSWER -a weight at which a person can
physically move comfortably, maintain without undue
restriction of food intake or without excessive exercise, and
live without experiencing any weight related associative
disorders
ways to measure body fat composition - ANSWER -
densitometry bioelectric impedence analysis
,set point - ANSWER -the weight that the body regulates as its
most natural weight
6 components of health - ANSWER
-physical intellectual emotional
social
spiritual
environmental
community nutrition - ANSWER -a reflection of the nutritional
health of the individuals within a community
GI tract organs - ANSWER -mouth
esophagus
small intestine
large intestine
mechanical
digestion -
ANSWER -
chewing,
peristalsis,
segmentation,
and the action
of the sphincter
muscles, which
, regulate the
movement of
foodstuff
through organ
to the next
chemical digestion - ANSWER -the actual breakdown of
substances resulting from the production and/or storage of the
gastric and digestive secretions
where do nutrients go once they are absorbed? - ANSWER -
they are transported through the blood circulatory system or
the lymphatic system becoming available to all cells
what happens once the nutrients meet the cells? - ANSWER -
metabolism may occur at once. metabolism allows the
nutrients to fulfill many cell functions
major minerals needed in what amounts - ANSWER -100mg or
greater
trace minerals needed in what amounts - ANSWER -20mg or
less