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HOSA BOWL: NUTRITION EXAM SET QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
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HOSA BOWL: NUTRITION EXAM SETQUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Nutrition - Answer-The science of food and the ways in which the body uses the foods
you eat
Nutrients - Answer-Substances in the food that provide energy and help form body
tissues. Necessary for growth and life
Carbohydrates - Answer-Class of energy giving nutrients that include starches, fibers
and sugars. Main source of energy. 4 Calories per gram.
Glucose - Answer-Simple sugar that circulates in the blood. The most important sugar in
the body because it provides energy to the body's cells. Your body changes
carbohydrates into (vocab word).
Glycogen - Answer-Complex carbohydrate made in the body, stored in the liver and
muscle of humans. Extra Glucose is stored as (vocab word). When body needs
glucose, it will change (vocab word) back into glucose.
Fiber - Answer-helps food move through the body, also helps the body get rid of waste.
Can prevent some kinds of cancer. Found mostly in whole wheat bran, fruits, and
vegetables.
Fats - Answer-Class of energy giving nutrients that are also the main form of energy
storage in the body. 9 calories per gram
Protein - Answer-Class of nutrients made up of amino acids. They are needed to build
and repair body structures, and to regulate processes in the body while growing. 4
calories per gram
Amino Acids - Answer-Molecules/nutrients that are the building blocks of proteins;
essential amino acids are those that cannot be made by the body and must be obtained
from food; nonessential amino acids can be made by the body.
Vitamins - Answer-A class of nutrients that contain carbon and are needed in small
amounts to maintain health and allow growth. Either dissolve in fat or water.
Vitamin A - Answer-Fat soluble vitamin needed for strong bones and teeth. The lack of
this vitamin leads to blindness.
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