Nutrition HOSA Practice Exam with Verified Answers| 100% Correct| 100% Score
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HOSA Nutrition
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HOSA Nutrition
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 he...
Nutrition HOSA Practice Exam with Verified Answers| 100% Correct| 100% Score 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 nutriente s 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 tis sues 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 c ontaining 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 Who is at risk for malnutrition? - ✔✔Overweight and obsese individuals with overnutrition who develop a major traumatic event ar e at risk for malnutrition Nutrient deficiency - ✔✔When a person lacks one or more nutrients over a period of time Secondary deficiencies - ✔✔caused by something other than diet, such as a disease condition that may cause malabsorption, acceleration excr etion, or destruction of the nutrients. nutrient density - ✔✔Nutrient value of foods compared with number of calories Cumulative effects - ✔✔Results of something done repeatedly over many years Atherscelorsis - ✔✔A form of arteriosclerior affecting the intima (inner lining) of the artery walls obesity - ✔✔Excessive body fat and BMI over 30 Deficiency diseases - ✔✔Diseases caused by the lack of one or more specific nutrients iron deficiency - ✔✔A condition in which the body does not have enough usable iron to inadequte intake, bleeding or absorption problems Rickets - ✔✔Deficiency disease caused by the lack of vitamin D and calcium; causes malformed bones and pains in infants and children osteomalacia - ✔✔(in young adults)A condition in which bones become soft, usually in adults because of calcium loss and vitamin D deficiency osteoporosis - ✔✔Condition in which bones become brittle because there have been insufficient miner al deposits, especially calcium goiter - ✔✔Enlarged tissue of the thyroid gland due to deficiency of iodine nutrition assessment - ✔✔Evaluation of one's nutrition condition Dietician nutritionist (RDN) - ✔✔Professioanls who translate the science of nutr ient into practical solutions for improved health Anthropometric measurement - ✔✔of height, weight, head chest and skinfold clincial examination - ✔✔physical observations biochemical tests - ✔✔Laboratory analysis of blood, urine and feces dietary -socia l 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
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