BASIC NUTRITION I Flashcards

1
Q

_______ rather than nutrient supplements deserve the major focus in diet planning

A

food

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2
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____ and ____ primarily influence food choice

A

taste and texture

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3
Q

watchwords of nutrition

V, B, M

A

variety
balance
moderation

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4
Q

Macronutrients are ______, ______, ______, and ________

A

carbohydrates
lipids
proteins
water

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5
Q

the science of food, nutrients, and other substances therein, their action, and interaction, and balance in relation to health and disease

A

nutrition

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6
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substance which the body cannot synthesize in sufficient amounts to meet the demands of the body and therefore must be supplied in the diet

A

essential nutrient

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7
Q

nutrients are classified as

C,L,P,V,M,W

A

carbohydrates
lipids
proteins
vitamins

minerals water

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8
Q

pathologic state resulting from a relative lack or absolute decifiency or excess of one or more essential nutrients

A

malnutrition

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9
Q

4 types of malnutrition

USON

A

undernutrition
specific nutrient deficiency
overnutrition
nutrient imbalance

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10
Q

revised edition of dietary standards is changed from _____ to _______ to emphasize that the standards are in terms of nutrients and not foods or diets

A

RDA to RENI

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11
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a deficiency of calories or one or more essential nutrients

A

undernutrition

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12
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results from long standing dietary practices that is excessive of the normal needs of the body

A

overnutrition

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13
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adequate intake and utilization of essential nutrients which reserves for energy and ability to fight diseases

A

ideal/optimal nutrition

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14
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determination of nutritional status

actual body weight is >20% of IBW

A

obesity

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15
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determination of nutritional status

actual body weight is +/- 10% of IBW

A

overweight

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16
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ratio of actual body weight and IBW in percentage

A

gomez classification

17
Q

uses weight for height and height for age
separate calculations for wasting and stunting

A

waterlow classification

18
Q

waterlow classification

index of chronic malnutrition
when you are stunted you are getting older but not getting taller

A

stunting

19
Q

index of acute malnutrition
when you are ____ you are getting taller but not getting heavier

A

wasting

20
Q

correlates highly with %body fat and is largely independent on height

A

Body Mass Index