Nutrition HOSA Practice Exam with Verified
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Anthropometric measurement - ✔✔of height, weight, head chest and skinfold
clincial examination - ✔✔physical observations
biochemical tests - ✔✔Laboratory analysis of blood, urine and feces
dietary-social history - ✔✔Evalution of food habits, including client's abulity to buy and prepare food
caliper - ✔✔mechancical devise used to measure percentage of body fat by skinfold measurement
24-hour recal - ✔✔listing the types, amounts, and preperation of all foods eaten in the past 24 hours
food diary - ✔✔Written record of all food and drink ingested in a specified period
foodways - ✔✔The food traditions or customs of a group of people
fusion - ✔✔A style of cooking that combines ingredients and techniques from different cultures
or countries
Food customs - ✔✔Food habits
,Dietary laws - ✔✔Rules to be followed in meal planning in some religions
Native American influence - ✔✔Diet was probably more nutritionally
adequate -today may be deficient in calcium, vitamin A and C
US Southern influences - ✔✔Food influenced by the South is so much a part of our national food culture
African American Influence - ✔✔-too much fat and sodium are consumed
-This diet has too many carbohydrates but could be deficient in iron, calcium, fiber, potassium, and
vitamin C
French American Influence - ✔✔Cajun and Creole cuisine fusion of French and Spanish cooking
Mexican Influence - ✔✔A combination of Spanish and Native Americans: beans, rice, tomatoes,
onions, jalapeños, other chilled and masa harina
Italian influence - ✔✔A healthy mix of pasta rice, neams, olive, fruits, vegetables and
seafood -Cheese is important for Italian cooking
Masa harina (Hispanics) - ✔✔Traditional flour made from field corn
Lactose intolerance - ✔✔Inability to digest lactose because of a lack of the enzyme lactase;
causes abdominal cramps and diarrhea
Mediterranean influence - ✔✔Healthiest in the world -- use of olive oil and eating of small portions
-Italians on the Mediterranean have the lowest incision e of heart disease due to their eating habits
,Nutrition - ✔✔is the branch of science that studies nutrients in foods in relation to
growth, maintenance, and health of the body
Food - ✔✔the fuel that sustains human life and it is required for virtually all body processes-- quality of
food that individual consume over time will determine their health and growth
health disparities - ✔✔differences in health outcomes among groups
Wellness - ✔✔A state of physical, mental, and social well-being
Nutrients - ✔✔chemical substances found in food that are necessary for good health
Essential nutrients - ✔✔Nutrients found only in food
health literacy - ✔✔The capcity to obtain, process and understand basis health information needed
to make appropriate health decisions
Diabetes, heart disease, and stroke - ✔✔attributed to poor diet and lifestyle habits
Inorganic nutrientes are: - ✔✔Carbohydrates, proteins and fats
Carbohydrates (CHO) - ✔✔The nutrient class providing the major source of energy in the average diet
Proteins - ✔✔The only one of the 6 essential nutrient classes containing nitrogen
--build and repair body tissues with the help of vitamins and minerals
, Fats (lipids) - ✔✔Highest calorie-value nutrient class
Furnish energy - ✔✔Proteins, fat and carbohydrate
Vitamins - ✔✔Organic substances necessary for life, although they do not, indpendently provide energy
minerals - ✔✔Elements found in food that are used by the
body **one of the many inorganic substances essential to life
water - ✔✔major constituent of all living cells; composed of hydrogen and oxygen
Circulation - ✔✔The body process whereby the blood is moved throughout the body
Respiration - ✔✔breathing
Digestion - ✔✔breakdown of food in the body in prepreation for absorption
Elimination - ✔✔Evacuation of wastes
Nutritious - ✔✔Foods or beverages containing substantial amounts of essential nutrients
nutrition - ✔✔The result of those processes whereby the body takes in and uses food for
growth, development and the maintenance of health
Nutritious status - ✔✔One's physical condition as determined by diet
Malnutrition - ✔✔is a condition that results when the body does not recieve enough
nutrients --any nutrition imbalance
Answers| 100% Correct| 100% Score
Anthropometric measurement - ✔✔of height, weight, head chest and skinfold
clincial examination - ✔✔physical observations
biochemical tests - ✔✔Laboratory analysis of blood, urine and feces
dietary-social history - ✔✔Evalution of food habits, including client's abulity to buy and prepare food
caliper - ✔✔mechancical devise used to measure percentage of body fat by skinfold measurement
24-hour recal - ✔✔listing the types, amounts, and preperation of all foods eaten in the past 24 hours
food diary - ✔✔Written record of all food and drink ingested in a specified period
foodways - ✔✔The food traditions or customs of a group of people
fusion - ✔✔A style of cooking that combines ingredients and techniques from different cultures
or countries
Food customs - ✔✔Food habits
,Dietary laws - ✔✔Rules to be followed in meal planning in some religions
Native American influence - ✔✔Diet was probably more nutritionally
adequate -today may be deficient in calcium, vitamin A and C
US Southern influences - ✔✔Food influenced by the South is so much a part of our national food culture
African American Influence - ✔✔-too much fat and sodium are consumed
-This diet has too many carbohydrates but could be deficient in iron, calcium, fiber, potassium, and
vitamin C
French American Influence - ✔✔Cajun and Creole cuisine fusion of French and Spanish cooking
Mexican Influence - ✔✔A combination of Spanish and Native Americans: beans, rice, tomatoes,
onions, jalapeños, other chilled and masa harina
Italian influence - ✔✔A healthy mix of pasta rice, neams, olive, fruits, vegetables and
seafood -Cheese is important for Italian cooking
Masa harina (Hispanics) - ✔✔Traditional flour made from field corn
Lactose intolerance - ✔✔Inability to digest lactose because of a lack of the enzyme lactase;
causes abdominal cramps and diarrhea
Mediterranean influence - ✔✔Healthiest in the world -- use of olive oil and eating of small portions
-Italians on the Mediterranean have the lowest incision e of heart disease due to their eating habits
,Nutrition - ✔✔is the branch of science that studies nutrients in foods in relation to
growth, maintenance, and health of the body
Food - ✔✔the fuel that sustains human life and it is required for virtually all body processes-- quality of
food that individual consume over time will determine their health and growth
health disparities - ✔✔differences in health outcomes among groups
Wellness - ✔✔A state of physical, mental, and social well-being
Nutrients - ✔✔chemical substances found in food that are necessary for good health
Essential nutrients - ✔✔Nutrients found only in food
health literacy - ✔✔The capcity to obtain, process and understand basis health information needed
to make appropriate health decisions
Diabetes, heart disease, and stroke - ✔✔attributed to poor diet and lifestyle habits
Inorganic nutrientes are: - ✔✔Carbohydrates, proteins and fats
Carbohydrates (CHO) - ✔✔The nutrient class providing the major source of energy in the average diet
Proteins - ✔✔The only one of the 6 essential nutrient classes containing nitrogen
--build and repair body tissues with the help of vitamins and minerals
, Fats (lipids) - ✔✔Highest calorie-value nutrient class
Furnish energy - ✔✔Proteins, fat and carbohydrate
Vitamins - ✔✔Organic substances necessary for life, although they do not, indpendently provide energy
minerals - ✔✔Elements found in food that are used by the
body **one of the many inorganic substances essential to life
water - ✔✔major constituent of all living cells; composed of hydrogen and oxygen
Circulation - ✔✔The body process whereby the blood is moved throughout the body
Respiration - ✔✔breathing
Digestion - ✔✔breakdown of food in the body in prepreation for absorption
Elimination - ✔✔Evacuation of wastes
Nutritious - ✔✔Foods or beverages containing substantial amounts of essential nutrients
nutrition - ✔✔The result of those processes whereby the body takes in and uses food for
growth, development and the maintenance of health
Nutritious status - ✔✔One's physical condition as determined by diet
Malnutrition - ✔✔is a condition that results when the body does not recieve enough
nutrients --any nutrition imbalance
