PORTAGE NUTRITION 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ TIP
✔✔is also a source of energy, but it is not considered an essential nutrient because,
aside from providing calories, it has no other nutritional function. - ✔✔alcohol
✔✔Although foods are generally composed of more than one energy source, they are
classified according to the nutrient in the ____________ - ✔✔greatest amount
✔✔The energy potential in a food is measured in terms of - ✔✔kilocalories
✔✔It is important to note, a dietary Calorie (capital C) is actually the same as one
_____, and the terms are often interchanged. - ✔✔kilocalorie
✔✔amount of heat needed to raise 1 kilogram of water 1°C - ✔✔kilocalorie
✔✔amount of heat needed to raise 1 gram of water 1°C - ✔✔calorie
✔✔Calorie= - ✔✔=1 kilocalorie = 1,000 calories
✔✔Each macronutrient yields a specific number of kcal per gram.
carbohydrates: - ✔✔4 kcal/g
✔✔Each macronutrient yields a specific number of kcal per gram.
proteins: - ✔✔4 kcal/g
✔✔Each macronutrient yields a specific number of kcal per gram.
fats: - ✔✔9 kcal/g
✔✔Each macronutrient yields a specific number of kcal per gram.
alcohol: - ✔✔7 kcal/g
✔✔It is recommended that____________ of our calories should come from protein,
___________from carbohydrates, and ____________ from fat. - ✔✔10-35%
45-65%
20-35%
✔✔For the purposes of this course, we will use ___________calories as our standard. -
✔✔2,000
, ✔✔_________________ food are foods containing high amounts of vitamins and
minerals that our bodies use as fuel. - ✔✔Nutrient-dense
✔✔___________ foods contain a lot of calories but have little to no nutrient value. -
✔✔empty-calorie
✔✔A person's nutritional status can be classified into one of three categories: - ✔✔(1)
desirable nutrition,
(2) overnutrition, or
(3) undernutrition.
✔✔is achieved by eating a variety of foods that provide all the essential nutrients to
support normal body functions. A balanced diet and regular exercise can help reduce
the risk of chronic disease. - ✔✔Desirable nutrition
✔✔is the excess consumption of calories, fats, saturated fats, and cholesterol, which
increase the risks of chronic disease. In the United States, overconsumption often
results in obesity. In some instances, an overconsumption of some nutrients may be
toxic to the body. - ✔✔over nutrition
✔✔occurs when nutrient intake does not meet the nutrient needs of the body. As
nutrient levels decline over time, the body's metabolic processes begin to slow (or even
stop) and can cause a decline in one's health. Subclinical deficiency describes this initial
phase where deficiency of a nutrient is sufficient to begin to affect one's health and yet
is not yet severe enough to cause outward symptoms. If left untreated and the
deficiency continues, outward symptoms eventually occur and a diagnosis can be
made. - ✔✔undernutrition
✔✔is a collective term that can refer to either overnutrition or undernutrition. Although it
is most often associated with undernutrition, malnutrition ultimately relates to the ill-
effects of an unbalanced diet, which stems from the inadequate or overabundant intake
of one or more nutrients. - ✔✔malnutrition
✔✔measurements of body composition, including weight, height, skin fold
measurements, and body circumference - ✔✔Anthropometric assessment:
✔✔measurement of nutrients in the blood, urine, and feces - ✔✔Biochemical
assessment:
✔✔physical examination evaluating the general appearance of the skin, eyes, tongue,
teeth, and throat; blood pressure and mobility are also often checked - ✔✔Clinical
assessment
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ TIP
✔✔is also a source of energy, but it is not considered an essential nutrient because,
aside from providing calories, it has no other nutritional function. - ✔✔alcohol
✔✔Although foods are generally composed of more than one energy source, they are
classified according to the nutrient in the ____________ - ✔✔greatest amount
✔✔The energy potential in a food is measured in terms of - ✔✔kilocalories
✔✔It is important to note, a dietary Calorie (capital C) is actually the same as one
_____, and the terms are often interchanged. - ✔✔kilocalorie
✔✔amount of heat needed to raise 1 kilogram of water 1°C - ✔✔kilocalorie
✔✔amount of heat needed to raise 1 gram of water 1°C - ✔✔calorie
✔✔Calorie= - ✔✔=1 kilocalorie = 1,000 calories
✔✔Each macronutrient yields a specific number of kcal per gram.
carbohydrates: - ✔✔4 kcal/g
✔✔Each macronutrient yields a specific number of kcal per gram.
proteins: - ✔✔4 kcal/g
✔✔Each macronutrient yields a specific number of kcal per gram.
fats: - ✔✔9 kcal/g
✔✔Each macronutrient yields a specific number of kcal per gram.
alcohol: - ✔✔7 kcal/g
✔✔It is recommended that____________ of our calories should come from protein,
___________from carbohydrates, and ____________ from fat. - ✔✔10-35%
45-65%
20-35%
✔✔For the purposes of this course, we will use ___________calories as our standard. -
✔✔2,000
, ✔✔_________________ food are foods containing high amounts of vitamins and
minerals that our bodies use as fuel. - ✔✔Nutrient-dense
✔✔___________ foods contain a lot of calories but have little to no nutrient value. -
✔✔empty-calorie
✔✔A person's nutritional status can be classified into one of three categories: - ✔✔(1)
desirable nutrition,
(2) overnutrition, or
(3) undernutrition.
✔✔is achieved by eating a variety of foods that provide all the essential nutrients to
support normal body functions. A balanced diet and regular exercise can help reduce
the risk of chronic disease. - ✔✔Desirable nutrition
✔✔is the excess consumption of calories, fats, saturated fats, and cholesterol, which
increase the risks of chronic disease. In the United States, overconsumption often
results in obesity. In some instances, an overconsumption of some nutrients may be
toxic to the body. - ✔✔over nutrition
✔✔occurs when nutrient intake does not meet the nutrient needs of the body. As
nutrient levels decline over time, the body's metabolic processes begin to slow (or even
stop) and can cause a decline in one's health. Subclinical deficiency describes this initial
phase where deficiency of a nutrient is sufficient to begin to affect one's health and yet
is not yet severe enough to cause outward symptoms. If left untreated and the
deficiency continues, outward symptoms eventually occur and a diagnosis can be
made. - ✔✔undernutrition
✔✔is a collective term that can refer to either overnutrition or undernutrition. Although it
is most often associated with undernutrition, malnutrition ultimately relates to the ill-
effects of an unbalanced diet, which stems from the inadequate or overabundant intake
of one or more nutrients. - ✔✔malnutrition
✔✔measurements of body composition, including weight, height, skin fold
measurements, and body circumference - ✔✔Anthropometric assessment:
✔✔measurement of nutrients in the blood, urine, and feces - ✔✔Biochemical
assessment:
✔✔physical examination evaluating the general appearance of the skin, eyes, tongue,
teeth, and throat; blood pressure and mobility are also often checked - ✔✔Clinical
assessment
