Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
4 types of external forces - CORRECT ANSWER - sensory
cognitive
environmental
health status
sensory force - CORRECT ANSWER - flavor, texture, and appearance
cognitive force - CORRECT ANSWER - habits, comfort foods, advertising, social factors,
nutritional value
environmental force - CORRECT ANSWER - economic, lifestyle, cultural/ religion,
environment
health status force - CORRECT ANSWER - physical restrictions, decline taste related to
age/ medications, age and gender
appetite - CORRECT ANSWER - psychological external influences that encourage us to
find food and consume it
nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. promote growth and development
2. maintain tissues, cells, and bone
3. fuel the body for physical and metabolic work
4. regulate body processes
essential nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER - nutrients that are vital for sustaining our
health
, three functions of six classes of nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. provide energy
2. regulate body processes
3. contribute to cellular and body structure
classifications of nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. macronutrients
2. micronutrients
3. organic
4. inorganic
carbohydrates - CORRECT ANSWER - organic macronutrients
energy source
found in starches and sugars, broken down into glucose
i.e. grains, vegetables, fruits, dairy, legumes
protein - CORRECT ANSWER - organic macronutrients that regulate body process,
provide structure, and are an energy source
made of amino acids
i.e. meats, dairy, legumes, vegetables, grains
lipids/ fats - CORRECT ANSWER - organic macronutrients that regulate body processes,
provide structure, energy source
triglycerides, cholesterol, phospholipids
i.e. fats, oils, meats, dairy products
vitamin - CORRECT ANSWER - organic micronutrient that regulates body processes
fat soluble, water soluble
i.e. all food groups