1. What is the difference between hunger and appetite?:
Hunger: Internal drive that prompts negative sensations for us to find
food and eat
Appetite: External drive that is a positive sensation; a desire to
consume specific foods.
2. List
two examples of Cognitive external forces that
can influence eating habits and comment on your
personal experience with each of them.: Habits, Comfort
foods, Advertising, Social Factors, Nutritional Value
3. 1. is the internal drive to find and eat
food. Often experi- enced as a 2. sensation.: 1.
Hunger
2. negative
4. Vitamins are considered both:
a. Macronutrients and Inorganic
b. Macronutrients and Organic
c. Micronutrients and Organic
d. Micronutrients and Inorganic: b. Macronutrients and Organic
5. Define macronutrients: nutrients needed in large amounts in
the body
6. If
a fudge brownie has 14 grams of carbohydrates, 2
gram of protein and 9 grams of fat. How many calories
are in the brownie?: 14 x 4 = 56
2x4=8
9 x 9 = 81
56 + 8 + 81 = 145 calories
7. The
current recommendation to maintain your body
weight is 2000 calories daily. You should not consume
any more than 65% of your calories from car-
bohydrates. How many grams of carbohydrates should
,you eat in a day?: 325 grams
(2000 x .65 = 1300)
1300 calories / 4 = 325 grams of carbs
8. 1.
The state of nutrition can be achieved
by eating a variety of foods which provide all the
essential nutrients.
2. Malnutrition can either be a nutritional state of or
nutrition.: 1. desirable
2. A. over B. under
,9. An
individual's health can be assessed using the
ABCDEs of nutritional assessment. Give a brief
description of what A stands for.: Anthropometrics-
measurements of body composition such as height and weight
10. Accordingto MyPlate, what types of food should
we increase in our diet?: fruits, vegetables, whole grains,
low fat dairy
11. Based on the nutritional label shown below, how
many calories would you consume if you ate the entire
container of macaroni and cheese?: 250 calories per serving
x 2 servings per container = 500 calories
12. Specific
parts of the GI tract include the (A) ,
esophagus, stomach, (B) , large intestine
and rectum. Other organs such as the liver, (C)
and pancreas aid in digestion but are not
considered part of the GI tract.: A. mouth
B. small intestine
C. gallbladder
13. Explain the cause and symptoms of heartburn.:
Heartburn is a burning sensation in the esophagus due to an
improper closing of a sphincter that allows stomach acids to enter
into the esophagus.
14. Sphinctersplay an important role in the GI tract.
Name two sphincters discussed in the module and
using your own words, briefly describe their
functions: The esophageal sphincter prevents the contents of
the stomach from reentering the esophagus.
The pyloric sphincter controls the release of chyme into the small
, intestines from the stomach.
The ileocecal sphincter prevents the contents of the large intestine
from entering the small intestine.
15. Define
the role of enzymes in digestion.
Are enzymes an example of the chemical or mechanical
process of diges- tion?: Enzymes role is to breakdown food
particles into smaller parts and readies the nutrients for absorption.
Enzymes are an example of chemical digestion.
16. Carbohydrates can be classified as
monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides
and fiber. Match the following with the descriptions.
a. Monosaccharides
b. Disaccharides
c. Insoluble Fiber
d. Soluble Fiber
e. Functional Fiber
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