NUTRITION

Question 1

• Adequate dietary intake is necessary for the maintenance of health.
• Nutrients present in the foods that we eat are chemical substances that keep the body healthy, supply materials for
  growth and repair of tissues and provide energy for work and physical activity.

Answer 1

NUTRITION

Question 2

give the two major nutrients

Answer 2

MACRONUTRIENTS AND MICRONUTRIENTS

Question 3

protein, carbohydrates, fats

Answer 3

MACRONUTRIENTS

Question 4

vitamins and minerals

Answer 4

MICRONUTRIENTS

Question 5

• These are food pattern to help a person to select the right kind of food everyday and guide in planning.
• Selecting and preparing meals for the family.

Answer 5

THREE BASIC FOOD GROUPS

Question 6

• These are foods that make the body grow.
• These are foods rich in protein, iodine, iron and
  vitamin B.

Answer 6

BODY-BUILDING FOODS

Question 7

• These are foods that give us
  energy we need in doing everyday task.
• Food that is rich in carbohydrates and fats (e.g. potato, bread, butter, corn, cassava, coconut milk)

Answer 7

ENERGY-GIVING FOODS

Question 8

• These are foods that keep all
  or organs working and in good
  condition, help in fighting
  common illnesses.
• These foods are rich in
  vitamins and minerals (e.g.
  green leafy vegetables, fruits)

Answer 8

BODY-REGULATING FOODS

Question 9

• Essential for growth and repair of body tissues since they constitute the major part of the body’s building blocks
• Vital in the regulation of body processes
• The source are fish, poultry, meat, eggs, dried beans
• When dietary —– is deficient, there is a failure of growth and development in infants and children or loss of body tissues in adult

Answer 9

PROTEIN

Question 10

this leads to Kwashiorkor and
Marasmus

Answer 10

PROTEIN ENERGY MALNUTRITION

Question 11

• Mixed deficiency of both
  Protein and calories, resulting
  in severe wasting in infants.
• Body weight is below 60% of
  that expected age, the infant
  looks ‘old’, has thin sparse hair, is pallid and apathetic. Lacks skin fat, and has subnormal temperature.

Answer 11

MARASMUS

Question 12

• A form of malnutrition due to diet deficient in protein and energy producing foods, common among certain African tribes.
• develops when, after
  prolonged breast feeding, the child is weaned onto an inadequate traditional family diet.

Answer 12

KWASHIORKOR

Question 13

three major types of dietary
carbohydrates

Answer 13

STARCH, SUGAR, AND FIBER

Question 14

provides bulk resulting in the
modulation of peristalsis movement and the prevention of constipation

Answer 14

DIETARY FIBER

Question 15

It modulate the production of insulin and other hormones as
well as synthesis of lipoproteins and cholesterol

Answer 15

DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES

Question 16

two classification of dietary fibers

Answer 16

SOLUBLE AND INSOLUBLE FIBERS

Question 17

• dissolves in water to form as gel within the digestive tract and serves to slow the rate at which food passes through small intestine.
• Found in beans, legumes and some fruits like apple and some grains like oats and barley.

Answer 17

SOLUBLE

Question 18

• it has lowering effects because it increases production of short-chain fatty acids by fermentation in the large intestine.
• This fiber increases bulk in the GI tract and promotes
  GI motility, hastening movement of gut contents.
• Found in vegetables and whole wheat grain.

Answer 18

INSOLUBLE

Question 19

• Essential nutrients, beneficial if consumes in the right amount and if is of the right type
• Concentrated source
  of energy
• Provides essential fatty acid
• Also helps absorb and store fat-soluble vitamins

Answer 19

FATS

Question 20

• Organic compounds essential in the diet for normal growth and maintenance of life
• They are active in the regulation and metabolism and transformation of energy
• Some vitamins are concerned
  with intracellular respiration, providing chemical groupings
  essential for intracellular
  oxidations and reductions.

Answer 20

VITAMINS

Question 21

regulates physical and mental development and metabolic rate

Answer 21

IODINE

Question 22

essential in the formation
of blood, prevents anemia

Answer 22

IRON

Question 23

essential for normal growth
and development of immunity

Answer 23

ZINC

Question 24

necessary for absorption and the use of iron in the formation of hemoglobin

Answer 24

COPPER

Question 25

involves in the formation
of bones and teeth

Answer 25

FLUORIDE

Question 26

work with insulin and is required for release of energy from glucose.

Answer 26

CHROMIUM

Question 27

The desirable contribution total energy intake should range from:

Answer 27

 55-70% carbohydrates
 20-30% fats
 10-15% proteins

Question 28

The nutrient intake of an individual should meet the?

Answer 28

Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)

Question 29

• level of daily intake of energy and essential nutrients considered adequate to maintain health and promote
  reasonable levels of reserves in the body tissues of practically all healthy persons.
• The recommended about depends on one’s body size, age, sex, physiological state and level of physical activity.

Answer 29

Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)

Question 30

Height must convert to inches by multiplying to?

Answer 30

.025

Question 31

Weight must convert to pounds by multiplying to?

Answer 31

0.45

Question 32

to get the BMI, weight is divided by?

Answer 32

HEIGHT

Question 33

<18.5 BMI

Answer 33

UNDERWEIGHT

Question 34

18.5-24.9 BMI

Answer 34

NORMAL

Question 35

25-29.9 BMI

Answer 35

OVERWEIGHT

Question 36

30-34.9 BMI

Answer 36

OBESE

Question 37

> 35 BMI

Answer 37

EXTREMELY OBESE

Question 38

> 35 BMI

Answer 38

EXTREMELY OBESE