UNDERSTANDING NUTRITION EXAM SCRIPT
2026 EXAMPREP COMPLETE SOLVED
QUESTIONS FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ What is malnutrition?
Answer: A condition resulting from a lack of proper nutrients in the
diet.
◉ Who is at risk for malnutrition in the United States?
Answer: Older adults who are socially isolated or living on fixed
incomes, homeless people, children with low socioeconomic status,
pregnant teenagers, and people with substance abuse problems.
◉ What are the primary macronutrients?
Answer: Proteins, carbohydrates, and fats.
◉ What is the primary function of carbohydrates?
Answer: They serve as the primary source for quick energy.
◉ What is the energy yield of proteins and carbohydrates?
Answer: Both yield 4 kcals/g.
,◉ What is the energy yield of fats?
Answer: Fats yield 9 kcals/g.
◉ What are the two types of fats?
Answer: Saturated fats (generally solid) and unsaturated fats
(healthier form of fat).
◉ What role do vitamins and minerals play in nutrition?
Answer: They do not supply calories but are essential for regulating
and maintaining physiological processes necessary for health.
◉ What is a calorie?
Answer: The amount of heat that raises the temperature of 1 g of
water by 1 degree Celsius.
◉ What is the general daily calorie requirement for adult women?
Answer: 1600 to 2400 calories per day.
◉ What is the general daily calorie requirement for adult men?
Answer: 2000 to 3000 calories per day.
◉ What are amino acids?
, Answer: Chemical compounds composed of nitrogen, carbon,
hydrogen, and oxygen that are responsible for building and repairing
cells.
◉ How many amino acids have been identified?
Answer: 22 amino acids.
◉ What are essential amino acids?
Answer: 9 amino acids that must be obtained from food because the
body cannot synthesize them.
◉ What are nonessential amino acids?
Answer: 13 amino acids that can be manufactured in the body.
◉ What are complete proteins?
Answer: Proteins that contain adequate amounts of essential amino
acids, typically obtained from animal and plant sources.
◉ What are incomplete proteins?
Answer: Proteins that do not contain sufficient amounts of one or
more amino acids.
◉ What is protein complementation?
2026 EXAMPREP COMPLETE SOLVED
QUESTIONS FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ What is malnutrition?
Answer: A condition resulting from a lack of proper nutrients in the
diet.
◉ Who is at risk for malnutrition in the United States?
Answer: Older adults who are socially isolated or living on fixed
incomes, homeless people, children with low socioeconomic status,
pregnant teenagers, and people with substance abuse problems.
◉ What are the primary macronutrients?
Answer: Proteins, carbohydrates, and fats.
◉ What is the primary function of carbohydrates?
Answer: They serve as the primary source for quick energy.
◉ What is the energy yield of proteins and carbohydrates?
Answer: Both yield 4 kcals/g.
,◉ What is the energy yield of fats?
Answer: Fats yield 9 kcals/g.
◉ What are the two types of fats?
Answer: Saturated fats (generally solid) and unsaturated fats
(healthier form of fat).
◉ What role do vitamins and minerals play in nutrition?
Answer: They do not supply calories but are essential for regulating
and maintaining physiological processes necessary for health.
◉ What is a calorie?
Answer: The amount of heat that raises the temperature of 1 g of
water by 1 degree Celsius.
◉ What is the general daily calorie requirement for adult women?
Answer: 1600 to 2400 calories per day.
◉ What is the general daily calorie requirement for adult men?
Answer: 2000 to 3000 calories per day.
◉ What are amino acids?
, Answer: Chemical compounds composed of nitrogen, carbon,
hydrogen, and oxygen that are responsible for building and repairing
cells.
◉ How many amino acids have been identified?
Answer: 22 amino acids.
◉ What are essential amino acids?
Answer: 9 amino acids that must be obtained from food because the
body cannot synthesize them.
◉ What are nonessential amino acids?
Answer: 13 amino acids that can be manufactured in the body.
◉ What are complete proteins?
Answer: Proteins that contain adequate amounts of essential amino
acids, typically obtained from animal and plant sources.
◉ What are incomplete proteins?
Answer: Proteins that do not contain sufficient amounts of one or
more amino acids.
◉ What is protein complementation?
