HNF 150 - MSU Exam 1 Test Questions with 100% Verified
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What is nutrition? - ANSWER -study of how *usually whole foods
food nourishes the body
Why measure diet and nutrition? -
Vitamin C - ANSWER -protects cells ANSWER -- characterize dietary patterns of
against damage individuals
important for healthy gums and skin - assess exposure to food, nutrients and non-
helps absorb iron nutrients
prevents scurvy - identify population groups who do not have
adequate nutrition for preventing diseases
What are nutrients? - ANSWER -
components of food that are indispensable to the How do we measure diet and nutrition? -
body's functioning ANSWER -Anthropometric methods
Clinical examination
Diet Questionaries
What do nutrients provide? - ANSWER - Biomarkers
energy
serve as building material
maintain or repair body parts Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) -
supports growth ANSWER -measures usual amounts of
foods commonly eaten over a time period
"Essential" Nutrients - ANSWER -must be
obtained from an external source because we Biomarkers - ANSWER -measure nutrients
can't make them ourselves or can't make enough or metabolites in bio fluids (blood, urine, saliva,
tissues, hair nails, skin, etc.)
Type of Nutrients - ANSWER -Water
Carbohydrates Type of Studies - ANSWER -Case studies
Lipids Epidemiological studies
Proteins Intervention studies
Vitamins Laboratory studies
Minerals
Case Studies - ANSWER -studies of
What are calories? - ANSWER -1 calorie = individuals
the amount of heat needed to raise the
temperature of 1 liter of water 1 degree Celsius
Epidemiological Studies - ANSWER -
studies of population, often used in nutrition to
Nutrient Density - ANSWER -foods rich in search for correlations between dietary habits
nutrients relative to their energy content and disease incidence
(calories)
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Energy-yielding nutrients - ANSWER -
Intervention Studies - ANSWER -studies of nutrients the body can use for energy: carbs, fats,
population in which observation is accompanied proteins
by experimental manipulation of some population
members
Saturated fat free - ANSWER -<.5 of
saturated and trans fat
Laboratory Studies - ANSWER -studies
that are performed under tightly controlled
conditions and are designed to pinpoint cause Trans fat free - ANSWER -<.5 of saturated
and effect and trans fat
Experimental Group - ANSWER -group or High fiber - ANSWER -foods containing a
animals participating in an experiment that high amount of carbohydrates: grains, fruits,
receives the treatment under investigation vegetables
Control Group - ANSWER -group of "Less, fewer, or reduced" - ANSWER -
individuals who are similar in all possible Containing at least 25% less of a nutrient or
respects to the group being treated, but receive a calories than reference food
sham treatment(placebo)
Healthy claim - ANSWER -Need for
Energy Yield - ANSWER -provide kcalories scientific evidence; FDA report card; claims
linking food constituents w/disease
Refined - ANSWER -lost nutrients during
processing Nutrient claim - ANSWER -Feed FDA
definitions
Enriched - ANSWER -added back in
Hormonal system - ANSWER -Glands that
monitor a condition that produces one or more
Fortified - ANSWER -added, not natural hormones to regulate it. each hormone acts as a
messenger that stimulates various organs to take
appropriate action
Functional foods - ANSWER -any healthy
food claimed to have a health promoting or
disease preventing property beyond the basic Nervous system - ANSWER -Receives and
function of supplying nutrient intergrates information from sensory receptors all
over the body
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What is nutrition? - ANSWER -study of how *usually whole foods
food nourishes the body
Why measure diet and nutrition? -
Vitamin C - ANSWER -protects cells ANSWER -- characterize dietary patterns of
against damage individuals
important for healthy gums and skin - assess exposure to food, nutrients and non-
helps absorb iron nutrients
prevents scurvy - identify population groups who do not have
adequate nutrition for preventing diseases
What are nutrients? - ANSWER -
components of food that are indispensable to the How do we measure diet and nutrition? -
body's functioning ANSWER -Anthropometric methods
Clinical examination
Diet Questionaries
What do nutrients provide? - ANSWER - Biomarkers
energy
serve as building material
maintain or repair body parts Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) -
supports growth ANSWER -measures usual amounts of
foods commonly eaten over a time period
"Essential" Nutrients - ANSWER -must be
obtained from an external source because we Biomarkers - ANSWER -measure nutrients
can't make them ourselves or can't make enough or metabolites in bio fluids (blood, urine, saliva,
tissues, hair nails, skin, etc.)
Type of Nutrients - ANSWER -Water
Carbohydrates Type of Studies - ANSWER -Case studies
Lipids Epidemiological studies
Proteins Intervention studies
Vitamins Laboratory studies
Minerals
Case Studies - ANSWER -studies of
What are calories? - ANSWER -1 calorie = individuals
the amount of heat needed to raise the
temperature of 1 liter of water 1 degree Celsius
Epidemiological Studies - ANSWER -
studies of population, often used in nutrition to
Nutrient Density - ANSWER -foods rich in search for correlations between dietary habits
nutrients relative to their energy content and disease incidence
(calories)
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, HNF 150 - MSU Exam 1 Test Questions with 100% Verified
Answers Graded A+!!
Energy-yielding nutrients - ANSWER -
Intervention Studies - ANSWER -studies of nutrients the body can use for energy: carbs, fats,
population in which observation is accompanied proteins
by experimental manipulation of some population
members
Saturated fat free - ANSWER -<.5 of
saturated and trans fat
Laboratory Studies - ANSWER -studies
that are performed under tightly controlled
conditions and are designed to pinpoint cause Trans fat free - ANSWER -<.5 of saturated
and effect and trans fat
Experimental Group - ANSWER -group or High fiber - ANSWER -foods containing a
animals participating in an experiment that high amount of carbohydrates: grains, fruits,
receives the treatment under investigation vegetables
Control Group - ANSWER -group of "Less, fewer, or reduced" - ANSWER -
individuals who are similar in all possible Containing at least 25% less of a nutrient or
respects to the group being treated, but receive a calories than reference food
sham treatment(placebo)
Healthy claim - ANSWER -Need for
Energy Yield - ANSWER -provide kcalories scientific evidence; FDA report card; claims
linking food constituents w/disease
Refined - ANSWER -lost nutrients during
processing Nutrient claim - ANSWER -Feed FDA
definitions
Enriched - ANSWER -added back in
Hormonal system - ANSWER -Glands that
monitor a condition that produces one or more
Fortified - ANSWER -added, not natural hormones to regulate it. each hormone acts as a
messenger that stimulates various organs to take
appropriate action
Functional foods - ANSWER -any healthy
food claimed to have a health promoting or
disease preventing property beyond the basic Nervous system - ANSWER -Receives and
function of supplying nutrient intergrates information from sensory receptors all
over the body
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