SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE RESPONSES
◉ Functional foods. Answer: foods that have a potentially beneficial
effect on health when consumed as part of a varied diet on a regular
basis at effective levels
◉ phytochemicals. Answer: non nutrient compounds found in
plants. some phytochemical have biological activity in the body.
◉ energy. Answer: the capacity to do work. The energy in food is
chemical energy. The body can convert this chemical energy to
mechanical, electrical, or heat energy
◉ nutrients. Answer: chemical substances obtained from food and
used in the body to provide energy, structural materials, and
regulating gents to support growth, maintenance, and repair of the
body's tissues. Nutrients may also reduce the risks of some diseases.
◉ inorganic. Answer: not containing carbon or pertaining to living
organisms. The two classes of nutrients that are inorganic are
minerals and water
,◉ organic. Answer: in chem, substances or molecules containing
carbon-carbon bonds or carbon-hydrogen bones that are
characteristic of living organisms. The four classes of nutrients that
are organic are carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and vitamins
◉ essential nutrients. Answer: nutrients a person must obtain from
food because the body cannot make them for itself in sufficient
quantity to meet physiological needs; also called indispensable
nutrients. About 40 nutrients are currently know to be essential for
human beings.
◉ ethnic foods. Answer: food associated with particular culture
◉ cultural competence. Answer: having an awareness and
acceptance of cultures and the ability to interact effectively with
people of diverse cultures
◉ functional food. Answer: foods that have a potentially beneficial
effect on health when consumed as part of a varied diet on a regular
basis at effective levels
◉ photochemicals. Answer: nonutreint compounds found in plants.
Some phytochemical have biological activity in the body.
,◉ energy. Answer: the capacity to do work. The energy in food is
chemical energy. The body can convert this chemical energy to
mechanical, electrical, or heat energy
◉ nutreints. Answer: chemical substances obtained from food and
used in the body to provide energy, structural materials, and
regulating agents to support growth, maintenance , and repair of the
body's tissues. Nutrients may also reduce the risk of some diseases.
◉ inorganic. Answer: not containing carbon or pertaining to living
organisms. The two classics of nutrients that are inorganic are
minerals and water
◉ organic. Answer: in chem, substances or molecules containing
carbon-carbon bones are carbon-hydrogen bonds that are
characteristics of living organisms. the four classes of nutrients that
are organic are carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and vitamins
◉ essential nutreints. Answer: nutrients a person must obtain from
food because the body cannot make them for itself in he sufficient
quantity to meet physiological needs, also called indispensable
nutrients
◉ energy yielding nutrients. Answer: the nutrients that break down
to yield energy the body can use
, -carbohydrates
-fat
- protien
◉ calories. Answer: a measure of heat. energy needed to raise 1 g of
water 1 degree celsius. energy from food is measured in Kcals
◉ energy density. Answer: a measure of the energy a food provides
relative to the weight of the food (kcalroies per gram)
◉ yields 4 kcals/g. Answer: carbohydrates
◉ yields 9kcals/g. Answer: fats
◉ yields 4kcal/g. Answer: protien
◉ vitamins. Answer: organic essential nutrients required in small
amount by the body for health
◉ minerals. Answer: inorganic elements, Some minerals are
essential nutrients required in small amounts by the body for health