Nutrition 101 Exam (A+ GUARANTEED)

6 Classes of Nutrients correct answers 1. Water 2. Carbohydrates 3. Lipids 4. Proteins 5. Vitamins 6. Minerals Energy Yield for Carbohydrate correct answers 4 kcal/g Energy Yield for Fat (lipid) correct answers 9 kcal/g Energy Yield for Protein correct answers 4 kcal/g Energy Yield ...

What are the organs in the GI tract? (5) correct answers Mouth, Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine, Large Intestine Function of the Mouth & enzymes/secretions? correct answers food is broken down mechanically (chewing) and chemically (saliva/salivary amylase which breaks down carbs) Function ...

What are essential nutrients? correct answers biological function Recent surveys indicate that the most commonly purchased foods in America are correct answers cereal, bottled water What are the three nutrition-related diseases that are leading causes of death in the United States? correct ans...

Recent surveys indicate that the most commonly purchased foods in America are ____________________ correct answers Milk, ready-to-eat cereal, bottled water, soft drinks, and bread What are essential nutrients? correct answers Fats, minerals, proteins, carbohydrates, water, and vitamins What ar...

nutrition correct answers the study of food - how food nourishes our bodies - how food influences our health nutrients correct answers food in the chemical form of chemical compounds - provide energy, growth, & maintenance six classes of nutrients correct answers carbohydrates: provide ener...

Nutrients correct answers Life sustaining chemicals in food Nutrition correct answers Scientific study of nutrients and how the body uses these chemicals Diet correct answers Usual pattern of food choices Chronic Disease correct answers A disease that persists for a long time, generally can...

Definition of Nutrition correct answers the science of foods and their components Definition of Nutrient correct answers a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life. General functions of nutrients correct answers Normal growth/development, maintaining...

essential nutrients correct answers nutrients necessary for normal body functioning that must be obtained from food 3 nutrition-related diseases that are the leading causes of death in the U.S. correct answers Heart disease, cancer and stroke Recent surveys indicate that the most commonly purc...

nutrient density correct answers a measure of the amount of nutrients in a food relative to it's calorie content fortified foods correct answers foods to which one or more nutrients have been added dietary supplements correct answers products sold to supplement the diet - may include nutrient...