DHO Health Science – Nutrition: Questions And
Answers
Nutrition Right Ans - all body processes relating to food, including
digestion, absorption, metabolism, circulation, and elimination
Nutritional status Right Ans - state or condition of one's nutrition
Hypertension Right Ans - high blood pressure
Causes of hypertension Right Ans - excess amount of fat or salt in diet
Effects of hypertension Right Ans - diseases in heart, blood vessels, and
kidneys
Atherosclerosis Right Ans - arteries are narrowed by accumulation of fatty
surfaces
Causes of atherosclerosis Right Ans - high amount of saturated fats and
cholesterol in diet
Effects of atherosclerosis Right Ans - heart attack or stroke
Osteoporosis Right Ans - bones become porous and break easily
Causes of osteoporosis Right Ans - long term deficiencies of calcium,
magnesium, and vitamin D
Diabetes mellitus Right Ans - insufficient secretion of insulin, leading to
increased level of glucose in bloodstream
Causes of diabetes mellitus Right Ans - heredity, obesity, lack of exercise,
diets high in carbs and sugars
Malnutrition Right Ans - state of poor nutrition, symptoms such as
depression, being overweight or underweight
, Causes of malnutrition Right Ans - Poor diet or illness, drug therapy, living
in poverty
Effects of malnutrition Right Ans - deficiency diseases, poor muscular and
skeletal development, death
Six essential nutrient groups Right Ans - carbs, lipids, proteins, vitamins,
minerals, water
Carbohydrate functions Right Ans - provides heat and energy; supplies
fiber for digestion and elimination
Carbohydrate foods Right Ans - breads, cereals, pastas, grains, fruits,
sugars
Lipid functions Right Ans - provides fatty acids for growth; provides heat
and energy; carries fat-soluble vitamins to body cells
Lipid foods Right Ans - butter, oils, fatty meats, cheeses, egg yolks
Protein functions Right Ans - builds and repairs body tissue; provides heat
and energy; helps produce antibodies
Complete protein foods Right Ans - meats, fish, milk, cheeses, eggs
Incomplete protein foods Right Ans - cereals, beans, peas, corn, nuts
Vitamin functions Right Ans - regulates body functions; builds and repairs
body tissue
Water functions Right Ans - carries nutrients and wastes to and from body
cells; regulates body functions
Metabolism Right Ans - use of nutrients by the body
Digestion Right Ans - process by which body breaks down food and moves
it through digestive system
Answers
Nutrition Right Ans - all body processes relating to food, including
digestion, absorption, metabolism, circulation, and elimination
Nutritional status Right Ans - state or condition of one's nutrition
Hypertension Right Ans - high blood pressure
Causes of hypertension Right Ans - excess amount of fat or salt in diet
Effects of hypertension Right Ans - diseases in heart, blood vessels, and
kidneys
Atherosclerosis Right Ans - arteries are narrowed by accumulation of fatty
surfaces
Causes of atherosclerosis Right Ans - high amount of saturated fats and
cholesterol in diet
Effects of atherosclerosis Right Ans - heart attack or stroke
Osteoporosis Right Ans - bones become porous and break easily
Causes of osteoporosis Right Ans - long term deficiencies of calcium,
magnesium, and vitamin D
Diabetes mellitus Right Ans - insufficient secretion of insulin, leading to
increased level of glucose in bloodstream
Causes of diabetes mellitus Right Ans - heredity, obesity, lack of exercise,
diets high in carbs and sugars
Malnutrition Right Ans - state of poor nutrition, symptoms such as
depression, being overweight or underweight
, Causes of malnutrition Right Ans - Poor diet or illness, drug therapy, living
in poverty
Effects of malnutrition Right Ans - deficiency diseases, poor muscular and
skeletal development, death
Six essential nutrient groups Right Ans - carbs, lipids, proteins, vitamins,
minerals, water
Carbohydrate functions Right Ans - provides heat and energy; supplies
fiber for digestion and elimination
Carbohydrate foods Right Ans - breads, cereals, pastas, grains, fruits,
sugars
Lipid functions Right Ans - provides fatty acids for growth; provides heat
and energy; carries fat-soluble vitamins to body cells
Lipid foods Right Ans - butter, oils, fatty meats, cheeses, egg yolks
Protein functions Right Ans - builds and repairs body tissue; provides heat
and energy; helps produce antibodies
Complete protein foods Right Ans - meats, fish, milk, cheeses, eggs
Incomplete protein foods Right Ans - cereals, beans, peas, corn, nuts
Vitamin functions Right Ans - regulates body functions; builds and repairs
body tissue
Water functions Right Ans - carries nutrients and wastes to and from body
cells; regulates body functions
Metabolism Right Ans - use of nutrients by the body
Digestion Right Ans - process by which body breaks down food and moves
it through digestive system
