Nutrition And Metabolism

Question 1

How calories are women/ men supposed to take/day

Answer 1

Women- 2000
Men-2500

Question 2

-Total fat
Population average no more than —% food energy
-saturated fatty acids
Population average no more than —% food energy
-trans fatty acids
Populations average no more than —% food energy
-total carbohydrates
Populations average no more than —% food energy
-Non-milk extrinsic sugars (NMES) [added sugars]
Population average no more than —% food e n e r g y
-Non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) [fibre]
Adult population average at least —g per day
-salt
Adult population average no more than —g/day

Answer 2

-Total fat
Population average no more than 35% food energy
-saturated fatty acids
Population average no more than 11% food energy
-trans fatty acids
Populations average no more than 2% food energy
-total carbohydrates
Populations average no more than 50% food energy
-Non-milk extrinsic sugars (NMES) [added sugars]
Population average no more than 11% food e n e r g y
-Non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) [fibre]
Adult population average at least 18g per day
-salt
Adult population average no more than 6g/day

Question 3

State who needs more in adult men and women
- mg
-Fe
-selenium
Adult is from — to —- years

Answer 3

-men
-women
-men
19 to 50

Question 4

——— are the basic unit of energy used for measuring the energy in food

Answer 4

Calories

Question 5

% of calories from
-carbohydrates
-fats
-protein

Answer 5

-50 to 60
-30
-12 to 20

Question 6

Calorie equivalent of 1g of
- carbohydrate
- protein
- fat

Answer 6

-4
-4
-9

Question 7

Factors affecting BMR

Answer 7

• age
• sex
• fever
• stress
• thyroid hormone
• climate
• exercise
• fasting

Question 8

BMR( increases/decreases?) in cold environment and (increases/decreases?)in hot environment

Answer 8

Increases
Decreases

Question 9

Regarding race
BMR is —— in blacks and Asian but —— in European

Answer 9

Lower but higher

Question 10

Dietetic habits
prolonged ingestion of protein increase
BMR about—% more than BMR with mixed diet.
.2 Climate
•
BMR increase — % above normal in cold countries.
•
BMR decrease — % below normal in hot countries.

Answer 10

Dietetic habits
prolonged ingestion of protein increase
BMR about 10% more than BMR with mixed diet.
.2 Climate
•
BMR increase 10 % above normal in cold countries.
•
BMR decrease 10 % below normal in hot countries.

Question 11

weight gain results from an imbalance between ——— and ——

Answer 11

weight gain results from an imbalance between energy expenditure and energy intake

Question 12

Energy expenditure includes

Answer 12

Basal metabolism
• Thermogenesis
Physical Activity

Question 13

Energy intake include

Answer 13

• Food intake
  • Alcohol consumption

Question 14

When energy intake is higher than energy output it is called——balance

Answer 14

Positive balance

Question 15

When energy loss is higher than energy intake it is called——balance

Answer 15

Negative balance

Question 16

Factors that contribute to negative balance include

Answer 16

Exercise
Physical activity
Emotional activity
Fasting

Question 17

Effects of excessively high energy intake leading to positive balance

Answer 17

Diabetes
Artherosclerosis
Respiratory problem
Cardiovascular disease
Liver failure
Cancer