NDSU HNES 250 Exam 4 Questions and
Answers
How many Kcal/gram are there in carbs, lipids, proteins, and alcohol? - Answer-Carbs: 4 kcal/g
Lipids: 9 kcal/g
Protein: 4 kcal/g
Alcohol: 7 kcal/g
What percent of total energy intake should be furnished by Carbs? Proteins? Lipids? - Answer-Carbs: 45-
65%
Proteins: 10-35%
Lipids: 20-35%
What are daily values? - Answer-set by the FDA for adults and children over the age of 4, they are the
average amount of what people east based on a 2,000 calorie diet
How are the daily values used? - Answer-food labels
What is the most highly fortified/enriched food on the market today? - Answer-breakfast cereals
What is the primary site for the absorption of nutrients? - Answer-the small intestines (microvilli)
, Soluble fiber, sources? - Answer-fiber that dissolves in water, citrus fruits and berries
Insoluble fiber? - Answer-fiber that does not dissolve in water, whole grains and vegetables
What are the effects of a high sugar diet? - Answer-nutrient deficiencies, alter bond lipids, and dental
problems
What is the primary storage form of carbohydrates in the body? - Answer-glycogen
What makes a lipid more saturated or less saturated? - Answer-more saturated: all single bonds and
saturated with hydrogen
less saturated: double bonds and more kinked makes it more liquid
What are characteristics of fats that are more saturated? - Answer-solid at room temp
Characteristics of cholesterol? - Answer-storing place for bile acids, sex hormones, adrenal hormones,
and vitamin D mostly found in cells
What foods are high in cholesterol? - Answer-animal products, egg yolks, milk, butter
What is a desirable lipid profile for heart health? - Answer-Cholesterol <200
LDL <100
HDL >40
Triglycerides <150
Answers
How many Kcal/gram are there in carbs, lipids, proteins, and alcohol? - Answer-Carbs: 4 kcal/g
Lipids: 9 kcal/g
Protein: 4 kcal/g
Alcohol: 7 kcal/g
What percent of total energy intake should be furnished by Carbs? Proteins? Lipids? - Answer-Carbs: 45-
65%
Proteins: 10-35%
Lipids: 20-35%
What are daily values? - Answer-set by the FDA for adults and children over the age of 4, they are the
average amount of what people east based on a 2,000 calorie diet
How are the daily values used? - Answer-food labels
What is the most highly fortified/enriched food on the market today? - Answer-breakfast cereals
What is the primary site for the absorption of nutrients? - Answer-the small intestines (microvilli)
, Soluble fiber, sources? - Answer-fiber that dissolves in water, citrus fruits and berries
Insoluble fiber? - Answer-fiber that does not dissolve in water, whole grains and vegetables
What are the effects of a high sugar diet? - Answer-nutrient deficiencies, alter bond lipids, and dental
problems
What is the primary storage form of carbohydrates in the body? - Answer-glycogen
What makes a lipid more saturated or less saturated? - Answer-more saturated: all single bonds and
saturated with hydrogen
less saturated: double bonds and more kinked makes it more liquid
What are characteristics of fats that are more saturated? - Answer-solid at room temp
Characteristics of cholesterol? - Answer-storing place for bile acids, sex hormones, adrenal hormones,
and vitamin D mostly found in cells
What foods are high in cholesterol? - Answer-animal products, egg yolks, milk, butter
What is a desirable lipid profile for heart health? - Answer-Cholesterol <200
LDL <100
HDL >40
Triglycerides <150
