Exam 1 NTR 501 Questions With Complete Solutions

Substance that is needed in a metabolic reaction or a tissue structure that cannot be synthesized in humans. a. indispensible nutrient b. conditionally essential nutrient c. mineral element d. dispensible nutrient correct answer: a. indispensible nutrient The concept that "food is made up of nutriment, medicines, and poisons" can traced as far back as... a. ancient Greek philosophers. b. the Bible. c. the Koran. d. Advanced Nutrition and Metabolism: What is the Quest? (first edition) correct answer: a. ancient Greek philosophers. UL refers to: a. "Intolerable Upper Intake Level" is a nutrient intake above which harm will occur. b. "Tolerable Upper Intake Limit" is a nutrient intake above which the risk for harm begins to increase. c. "Underwriters Laboratory" tests the nutrient composition of all foods sold in the U.S. d. "Usual Lethality" is an intake that will cause death in half of the population. correct answer: b. "Tolerable Upper Intake Limit" is a nutrient intake above which the risk for harm begins to increase. "Reference height and weight" refers to a. A table relating the ideal weights for an individual at different heights b. The body size that will result from a healthy individual consuming the Recommended Dietary Allowance for all nutrients. c. Height and weight of American men and women with a healthy BMI, used to provide a representative nutrient intake for a population for nutrients that should be consumed in quantities based on body weight or energy intake. d. An individual's weight divided by the square of their height. correct answer: c. Height and weight of American men and women with a healthy BMI, used to provide a representative nutrient intake for a population for nutrients that should be consumed in quantities based on body weight or energy intake. Hormone produced in the stomach that signals hunger so as to elicit food-seeking behavior