Wales questions well answered
2025/2026
What is the best way to obtain essential nutrients? - correct answer ✔✔Through eating foods
full of them; always go for eating foods rich in essential nutrients before going for supplements.
What Makes up a healthy diet? (ABCMV) - correct answer ✔✔Adequacy
Balance
Calories
Moderate
Variety
What is meant by nutrient density? - correct answer ✔✔Foods that provide many nutrients for
calories offered.
Name the 6 categories of nutrients. - correct answer ✔✔- Proteins
- Minerals
- Lipids
- Water
- Vitamins
- Carbohydrates
Macronutrients are: - correct answer ✔✔carbohydrates, proteins, and fats
, Micronutrients are: - correct answer ✔✔vitamins and minerals
Homeostasis - correct answer ✔✔A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state;
the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose, around a particular level
basal metabolic rate - correct answer ✔✔the body's resting rate of energy expenditure
AMDR for fat - correct answer ✔✔20-35% of total calories
AMDR for protein - correct answer ✔✔10-35% of total calories
AMDR for carbohydrates - correct answer ✔✔45-65% of total calories
AMDR - correct answer ✔✔Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range
Small Intestine - correct answer ✔✔Digestive organ where most chemical digestion and
absorption of food takes place
large intestine - correct answer ✔✔The last section of the digestive system, where water is
absorbed from food and the remaining material is eliminated from the body
Pancreas - correct answer ✔✔Regulates the level of sugar in the blood
Liver functions - correct answer ✔✔Responsible for: The metabolism of fats, proteins, and
carbohydrates. Excretion of bilirubin, cholesterol, hormones, and drugs. Enzyme activation.
Storage of glycogen, vitamins, and minerals. Synthesis of plasma proteins, such as albumin, and
clotting factors. Blood detoxification and purification. Bile production and secretion.