BASIC NUTRITION I

Question 1

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

Answer 1

food

Question 2

____ and ____ primarily influence food choice

Answer 2

taste and texture

Question 3

watchwords of nutrition

V, B, M

Answer 3

variety
balance
moderation

Question 4

Macronutrients are ______, ______, ______, and ________

Answer 4

carbohydrates
lipids
proteins
water

Question 5

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

Answer 5

nutrition

Question 6

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

Answer 6

essential nutrient

Question 7

nutrients are classified as

C,L,P,V,M,W

Answer 7

carbohydrates
lipids
proteins
vitamins

minerals water

Question 8

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

Answer 8

malnutrition

Question 9

4 types of malnutrition

USON

Answer 9

undernutrition
specific nutrient deficiency
overnutrition
nutrient imbalance

Question 10

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

Answer 10

RDA to RENI

Question 11

a deficiency of calories or one or more essential nutrients

Answer 11

undernutrition

Question 12

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

Answer 12

overnutrition

Question 13

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

Answer 13

ideal/optimal nutrition

Question 14

determination of nutritional status

actual body weight is >20% of IBW

Answer 14

obesity

Question 15

determination of nutritional status

actual body weight is +/- 10% of IBW

Answer 15

overweight

Question 16

ratio of actual body weight and IBW in percentage

Answer 16

gomez classification

Question 17

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

Answer 17

waterlow classification

Question 18

waterlow classification

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

Answer 18

stunting

Question 19

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

Answer 19

wasting

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Body Mass Index