Answers | Latest Update 2025/2026
Nutrient correct answers chemical substance that the body uses from consumed food
Essential Nutrient correct answers nutrients not made in the body- need to be supplied
by diet
Macronutrients correct answers (1) Water
(2) Carbs
(3) Proteins
(4) Fats
Micronutrients correct answers (1) Vitamins
(2) Minerals
Skinfold correct answers high variability and often not used when measuring body
composition in nursin
Bioelectrical Impedance correct answers Ions react with muscle more than fat
Biochemical Analyses correct answers (1) blood urine assays
(2) Bone/live biopsies
Diabetic Urine (has high level of _____? ) correct answers keytones
Worthless measures of Nutritional Status correct answers Hair, nail cuttings, sublingual
"challenge"
- do not encompass fat OR water soluble nutrients
DRI correct answers - standards used for recommended nutrient intake based on
HEALTHY individuals
(Dietary Reference Intake)
EAR correct answers - Average daily intake expected to satisfy 50% of each age group
(Estimated Average Requirements)
RDA correct answers Average daily intake sufficient for 97%-98% each age group
(Recommended Daily Value)
AI correct answers Suggested intake- not enough evidence to become RDA
(Adequate Intake)
, UL correct answers highest level of intake before risking toxicity
(tolerable upper level intake)
Problems with RDA correct answers -set by a committee
-knowledge limited for some populations
-safety margins vary
-Vary by country
DRV correct answers - replace RDA's on food labels, based on MALE RDA's (except
iron-female)
Required DRV correct answers Vitamin A-VitaminC-Calcium-Iron-Folate
or with nutritional claims/fortification
Carbohydrate (kcals/gram?) correct answers 4 kcals/gram (c)
Protein (kcals/gram?) correct answers 4 kcals/gram (p)
Fat (kcal's/gram?) correct answers 9 kcals/gram
Alcohol (kclas/gram?) correct answers 7 kcals/gram
"Organic" correct answers produced without genetic engineering, with materials on the
USDA 'organic' list
"natural" correct answers no regulation as with "organic"- could just mean that its whole
wheat
"high" correct answers nutrient > 20%
"low" correct answers Nutrient<5%
"reduced" correct answers Nutrient< 25% standard product
"light" correct answers Nutrient < 50% standard product
"Enriched" correct answers adding nutrients BACK INTO product that may have been
lost during production
"Fortified" correct answers Adding a nutrient that was never originally in the food.
Calorie correct answers Amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1g of
H2O by 1 Degree Celsius
Recommended Exercise correct answers 2hours30mins exercise a week