Nutrition Final Exam 2026 | Nursing Nutrition Questions & Answers | Exam Review

NUTRITION./FINAL./EXAMINATION

• Definition./of./―chronic‖./Disease:./diseases./characterized./by./slow./progression./and./
long./duration.
• What. / chronic. / diseases. / may. / be. / affected. / by. / diet?. / Examples. / include. / heart. / disease,
diabetes,./and./some./cancers.
• What./is./a./phytochemical?./Nonnutrient./substances./found./in./plant./food./that./show./
biological./activity./in./the./body
• What./are./the./macronutrients?./Fat,./Protein,./Carbs,
• How./much./energy./per./gram./are./provided./by./the./macronutrients?./By./alcohol?
o Carbs:./4
o Protein:./4
o Fat:./9
o Alcohol:./7
• How./many./milliliters./are./in./1./oz?./30
• How./many./ounces./are./in./one./cup?./30
• What./is./the./kcal./value./of./a./meal./supplying./110./grams./carbs,./25./grams./protein,./
20./grams./fat,./and./5./grams./alcohol?./755
• How./many./vitamins./are./required./by./human./beings?./13
• Vitamins:
o Organic?./YES./(They./are./not./inorganic)
o Essential?./YES
o Destructible?./YES
o kCal./free?./YES
• What./is./a./negative./correlation?./Positive./Correlation?./Examples?
• Overeating./and./gaining./body./weight./is./an./example./of./a./positive./correlation../An./
increase./in./exercise./accompanied./by./a./decrease./in./body./weight./is./an./example./of.
/a./negative./correlation.

• What./is./the./AMDR./for:
o. / Fats?./20-35%
o Carbs?./45-65%
o Proteins?./10-35%
• Are./AMDRs. / ―perfect‖. / for. / 100%. / of. / the. / population?. / The. / recommendations
. / are./neither./minimum./requirements./nor./necessarily./optimal./intakes./for./everybo

dy.
• Do./nutrient./recommendations./apply./to./sick./people?./NO
• Do./recommendations./apply./to./food./intake./only./or./food./intake./+./supplements?. /
The./recommendations./are./designed./to./be./met./through./intake./of./foods./and./not./su
pplements.
• Do./you./need./to./meet./ALL./recommended./intakes./for./ALL./nutrients./EVERY./day
?./It./is./difficulty./and./unnecessary./to./meet./the./recommended./intakes./for./all./nutrie
nts./each./day.
• Describe./the./following./components./of./a./nutrition./assessment:
o Diet./history
o Anthropometrics:./body./weight
o Biochemical./testing
o Physical./examination:./inspection./of./hair,./eyes,./skin,./and./posture

, NUTRITION./FINAL./EXAMINATION

• What./is./a./primary./deficiency?./Leads./to./inadequate./nutrient./intake
• What./is./a./secondary./deficiency?./Caused./by./inadequate./absorption./of./a./nutrient
• What./does./the./word./subclinical./mean?./Is./in./the./early./stages
• What./is./an./OVERT./symptom?./The./overt,./or./outword,./signs./of./an./ion./deficiency.
/appear./at./the./end./of./a./long./sequence./of./events.

• What./is./a./covert./symptom?./Hidden,./as./if./under./covers
• What./is./the./general./goal./of./Healthy./people?./Set./goals./for./the./nation’s./health./ov
er./the./next./10./years
• What. / is. / a. / risk. / factor?. / The. / more. / risk. / factors. / for. / a. / disease,. / the. / greater. / chance. /
of
developing./that./disease.
• What./is./a./registered./dietician./and./what./education/licensure/registration./must./he/s
he./possess?./They./earn./an./undergraduate./degree,./they./complete./approximately./60
./semester./hours./in./nutrition./and./food./science,./and./they./must./pass./a./national./exa

mination./administered./by./the./Academy./of./Nutrition./and./Disease
• What./is./nutrient./density?./Provides./more./nutrients./relative./to./kcalories
o How./do./you./calculate./it?
o How./is./it./expressed?./.01./mg./iron./per./kcalorie
• What./is./nutrient./profiling?./Ranking./foods./based./on./their./nutrient./composition
• What./foods./are./sources./of./vitamin./A?./sweet./potatoes,./carrots,./dark./leafy./greens,.
/lettuce,./etc.

• What. / are. / food. / sources. / of. / vitamin. / C?. / papaya,. / strawberries,. / cantaloupe,. / oran
ge
juice,./raspberries,./lemons,./grapefruits,./etc.
• What. / are. / ―healthy‖. / proteins?. / ½. / cup. / black. / beans,. / 2. / tbsp. / peanut. / butter,. /
1. / cup./spinach
• About./ how. / many. / more. / kcals. / does. / the./ average. / active. / adult. / need. / when. / compared
to./the./average./sedentary./adult?./400-500
• MyPlate
o How./are./portion./sizes./determined?
o What./are./components./of./each./food./group?
o Does./it./treat./food./groups./differently./according./to./nutrients./provided?
• In. / the. / Untied. / States,. / we. / tend. / to. / eat. / more. / carbs. / than. / is. / recommended. /
by. / the./USDA
• What./are./food./exchange./systems?./Diet-planning./tools./that./organize./foods./by./their
proportions./of./carbohydrate,./fat,./and./protein../Foods./on./any./single./list./can./be./used./in
terchangeably.
o Who./was./it./original./developed./for?./People./with./diabetes
o What./groups./are./specific./foods./assigned./to?
▪ Meats?./Meats
▪ Olives?./Fats
• What./is./enrichment?./The./addition./to./a./food./of./specific./nutrients./to./replace./losse
s./that./occur./during./processing./so./that./the./food./will./meet./a./specified./standard
• What. / is. / fortification?. / The. / addition. / to. / a. / food. / of. / nutrients. / that. / was. / either
. / not

originally./present./or./present./in./significant./amounts../This./can./be./used./to./correct./or