Chapter 7 Nutritional Health And Wellness

Question 1

Functions of Food

Answer 1

Survival, Pleasure, Emotional Comfort, Social Connection

Question 2

Essential Amino Acid

Answer 2

1.) Histidine
2.) Leucine
3.) Isoleucine
4.) Lysine
5.) Methionine
6.) Phenyalnine
7.) Threonine
8.) Tryptophan
9.) Valine

Question 3

Nonessential Amino Acid

Answer 3

1.) Alanine
2.) Arginine
3.) Asparagine
4.) Aspartic acid
5.) Cysteine
6.) Glutamic acid
7.) Glutamine
8.) Glycine
9.) Ornithine
10.) Serine
11.) Tyrosine

Question 4

Reccomended daily consumption of water

Answer 4

Divide body weight in pounds in half; that number is the number of ounce as you should drink (a 160 pound person should get 80 ounces)

Question 5

Fitness apps

Answer 5

My Fitness Pal, Life Sun, My net diary, Lose it

Question 6

Nutritional resources

Answer 6

Benchmarks, Dietary guidelines, food labels, software applications, dietary plans, professional assistance

Question 7

Benefits of nutrition apps

Answer 7

Identifying dietary needs
Evaluating nutritional characteristics of foods
Logging dietary consumption
Assessing nutritional intake
Planning meals
Creating shopping lists
Tracking Fitness
Increasing motivation with goal setting, social support, and education

Question 8

Popular topics

Answer 8

Allergies and intolerances
Gluten
Genetically modified organisms (GMOS)
Supplements
Fasting

Question 9

Food allergy

Answer 9

A damaging immune response by the body to a substance, especially pollen, fur, a particular food, or dust, to which it has become hypersensitive

Question 10

1% of population

Answer 10

Has celiac disease

Question 11

5% of Americans

Answer 11

Are Vegetarian

Question 12

3% of Americans

Answer 12

Are vegan

Question 13

Food Intolerance

Answer 13

Difficulty digesting certain foods and having an unpleasant physical reaction to them

Question 14

Food allergy symptoms

Answer 14

Tingling, swelling of throat, lips, tongue, cramps, hives, antiflimatic

Question 15

Calories

Answer 15

The amount of energy necessary to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree Celsius

Question 16

Average American consumes about

Answer 16

A ton of food each year or about 5.5 pounds

Question 17

60% of our body

Answer 17

Is made up of water

Question 18

Soluble fiber

Answer 18

Dissolves in water to form a gel and can help lower blood cholesterol and and control blood sugar levels. Oats, peas, beans, and citrus fruits

Question 19

Insoluble fiber

Answer 19

Does not dissolve in water and helps prevent constipation and other bowel disorders. Often called roughage, insoluble fiber is commonly found in whole wheat flour, wheat bran, nuts, beans, and vegetables such as cauliflower, green beans, and potatoes