Exam 1

Question 1

Functional Food

Answer 1

Foods that have a potentially beneficial effect on health when consumed as part of varied diet

Question 2

Fortified foods

Answer 2

vitamins and minerals added to food that weren’t orignally in food

Question 3

enriched foods

Answer 3

nutrients that were lost during food processing have been added back

Question 4

Kilojoules

Answer 4

Unit of energy. Refers to the energy value of food and amount of energy our bodies burn.

Question 5

kilocalories

Answer 5

Energy provided by foods and beverages is measured by this

(kcal or kcalories)

Question 6

Nutritional genomics

Answer 6

Science of how nutrients affects the activities of genes and how genes affect the interactions b/w diet and disease

Question 7

Placebo

Answer 7

pills of similar appearance and taste containing an inactive ingredient

Question 8

6 categories of nutrients

Answer 8

• Carbohydrates
• Fat
• Protein
• Vitamins
• Minerals
• Water

Question 9

Macronutrients

Answer 9

Structural and energy-giving caloric components of our foods that most of us are familiar with. (carbohydrates, fats, and proteins)

Question 10

Micronutrients

Answer 10

Vitamins, minerals, trace elements, phytochemicals, and antioxidants that are essential for good health

Question 11

Essential nutrient

Answer 11

Life-sustaining, needed from outside body (from diet) ex. essential fatty acids, 9 essential amino acids

Question 12

nonessential nutrient

Answer 12

Life-sustaining, ex. 11 amino acids, cholesterol, vitamin D

Question 13

Organic

Answer 13

No chemical fertilizers or pesticides, not processed using irradiation

Question 14

Which nutrients are energy-yielding and which are not?

Answer 14

vitamins, minerals and water doesn’t yield energy

Question 15

Dietary Reference intakes

Answer 15

Set of nutrient intake values for healthy people in the US and Canada