NUTRITION AND DIETS (HOSA) EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Nutrition - Answer-Includes all body processes relating to food
Nutritional status - Answer-State or condition of one's nutrition
Wellness - Answer-Hey state of good health with optimal body function
Hypertension - Answer-My blood pressure, maybe caused by excessive amount of fat
or salt in the diet
Arthrosclerosis - Answer-Condition in which arteries are narrow by the accumulation of
fatty substances or they're in our surfaces
Osteoporosis - Answer-Condition in which bones become porous and break easily, one
cause it's a long term deficiencies of calcium, magnesium, and vitamin D
Malnutrition - Answer-State of poor nutrition, maybe caused by poor diet or illness
Essential nutrients - Answer-Composed of chemical elements found in food
Carbohydrates - Answer-Major source of readily usable human energy
Cellulose - Answer-Fibrous, indigestible form of plant carbohydrate
Lipids - Answer-Commonly called fats and oils; organic compound
Cholesterol - Answer-Sterol Lipid found in body cells and animal products
Proteins - Answer-Basic components of all body cells
Vitamins - Answer-Organic compounds that are essential to life
Antioxidants - Answer-Organic molecules that help protect the body from harmful
chemicals called free radicals
Minerals - Answer-In organic element found in all body tissues
What do you carbohydrates do? - Answer-Provide heat energy, supply fiber for good
digestion and elimination
What do lipids do? - Answer-Provide fatty acids needed for growth and development
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Nutrition - Answer-Includes all body processes relating to food
Nutritional status - Answer-State or condition of one's nutrition
Wellness - Answer-Hey state of good health with optimal body function
Hypertension - Answer-My blood pressure, maybe caused by excessive amount of fat
or salt in the diet
Arthrosclerosis - Answer-Condition in which arteries are narrow by the accumulation of
fatty substances or they're in our surfaces
Osteoporosis - Answer-Condition in which bones become porous and break easily, one
cause it's a long term deficiencies of calcium, magnesium, and vitamin D
Malnutrition - Answer-State of poor nutrition, maybe caused by poor diet or illness
Essential nutrients - Answer-Composed of chemical elements found in food
Carbohydrates - Answer-Major source of readily usable human energy
Cellulose - Answer-Fibrous, indigestible form of plant carbohydrate
Lipids - Answer-Commonly called fats and oils; organic compound
Cholesterol - Answer-Sterol Lipid found in body cells and animal products
Proteins - Answer-Basic components of all body cells
Vitamins - Answer-Organic compounds that are essential to life
Antioxidants - Answer-Organic molecules that help protect the body from harmful
chemicals called free radicals
Minerals - Answer-In organic element found in all body tissues
What do you carbohydrates do? - Answer-Provide heat energy, supply fiber for good
digestion and elimination
What do lipids do? - Answer-Provide fatty acids needed for growth and development
