Nutrition Exam 1

Question 1

Nutrients found in food and in the body include:

Answer 1

Carbs, Protein, Fat, Vitamins, Minerals, and Water

Question 2

Dietary Reference Intake (DRI)

Answer 2

Standards that define the amounts of energy, nutrients, and other dietary components that best support health; a reference for all healthy individuals based on extensive research.

Question 3

Estimated Average Requirement (EAR)

Answer 3

The average daily amount of a nutrient that will maintain a specific biochemical or physiological function in half of the healthy people of a given age and sex group.

Question 4

Recommended Dietary Allowance (EAR)

Answer 4

The top end of the range of the estimated requirements for everyone, set as a recommendation for a population.

Question 5

Adequate Intake (AI)

Answer 5

Used when there is insufficient evidence to determine a requirement or recommendation; reflects the amount of a nutrient that most healthy people consume.

Question 6

Which of the following are a type of vegetable subgroup?
*red-orange
*legumes
*dark-green
*all of these

Answer 6

All of these

Question 7

The American diet does not include enough of which nutrient?
*calcium
*potassium
*vitamin D
*all of these

Answer 7

All of these

Question 8

Many factors influence food choices, including:

Answer 8

Preferences, Habit, Availability, Values, and Emotions.

Question 9

Fat has ___ calories per gram.

Answer 9

9

Question 10

There are currently ___ identified essential nutrients.

Answer 10

40

Question 11

Three parts of the small intestine:

Answer 11

Duodenum, Ilium, Jejunum.

Question 12

A ___ is an educated guess or unproven statement that is used in the scientific method.

Answer 12

Hypothesis

Question 13

A sedentary male age 19-20 needs about ___ calories per day.

Answer 13

2600

Question 14

A __ is a measure of heat energy.

Answer 14

Calorie

Question 15

When food enters the mouth and travels through the esophagus, it is in the form of ___, or lump of food.

Answer 15

A bolus

Question 16

Determined by the DRI committee, the acceptable macronutrient distribution ranges (AMDR) for fats are:

Answer 16

20-35% of calories

Question 17

Even though minerals do not provide energy, there are ___ essential minerals that are needed by the body.

Answer 17

16

Question 18

The five major food groups include all of the following, EXCEPT:
*dessert
*fruits and veggies
*milk and milk products
*grains

Answer 18

Desserts

Question 19

Which nutrients are more complex, made of hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon?
*carbs
*lipids
*vitamins
*all of the above

Answer 19

All of the above

Question 20

AMDR for protein:

Answer 20

10-35% of calories

Question 21

The definition of diet is

Answer 21

What food and beverages a person normally consumes.

Question 22

How many vitamins are recognized for their roles in the release of energy from carbs, protein, and fat?

Answer 22

13

Question 23

___ provides the environment for all the body’s functions and composes more than 60% of the body

Answer 23

Water

Question 24

The most important piece of information on a food label is the grams of sugar (T/F)

Answer 24

False

Question 25

A ___ is a harmless medication given to provide comfort and hope and/or sham a treatment used in controlled research studies.

Answer 25

Placebo

Question 26

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans are research based, developed by a committee of nutrition experts, and published every ___ years.

Answer 26

5

Question 27

___ are foods that provide calories but lack protein, vitamins, and minerals

Answer 27

Empty-calorie foods

Question 28

It's what you eat ___ days that is ___ important.

Answer 28

Most, most

Question 29

When a nutrient amount fails to meet the body's needs and results in malnutrition, a nutrient ___ is diagnosed.

Answer 29

Deficiency

Question 30

The food label on a granola bar reads: - 15g of carbs - 2g of protein - 1g of fat How many total calories are in the granola bar?

Answer 30

77 calories.

Question 31

If your client is 71in tall, how tall is your client in feet and inches?

Answer 31

5' 11"

Question 32

The Dietary Guidelines of Americans influence federal, state, and local food laws, including what is served for meals in schools, daycares, nursing homes, and hospitals. (T/F).

Answer 32

True

Question 33

Processed foods include:

Answer 33

Frozen vegetables, fruit juices, smoked meats and cheese, and baked bread.

Question 34

Determined by the DRI Committee, the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDR) for carbs are:

Answer 34

46-65% of calories.

Question 35

The study of nutrients and other substances in foods and how the body handles them is known as ___.

Answer 35

Nutrition.

Question 36

Protein has ___ calories per gram.

Answer 36

4

Question 37

A sedentary female ages 19-25 needs about ___ calories per day.

Answer 37

2000

Question 38

The capacity to do work is called ___.

Answer 38

Energy

Question 39

Macronutrients are needed in ___ quantities than micronutrients.

Answer 39

Larger

Question 40

How many pounds are in 1 kg?

Answer 40

2.2

Question 41

One kcal is equal to the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one kg of water ___ degrees celcius.

Answer 41

1

Question 42

If your client is 6' 2", how many in tall is your client.

Answer 42

74 in

Question 43

The CDRR (Chronic Disease Risk Reduction) for sodium is ___ mg/dy.

Answer 43

2300

Question 44

When food has been churned and blended by the stomach and is ready to enter the small intestine, it is in the form of ___.

Answer 44

Chyme

Question 45

Carbs have ___ cals per g

Answer 45

4

Question 46

The Dietary Guidelines expanded it scope from "all individuals over the age of 2" to addressing the needs of people at each stage of life (pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood). (T/F).

Answer 46

True

Question 47

Energy balance is created when energy in ___ energy out.

Answer 47

Equals

Question 48

Too much of a good thing can be bad, so some nutrients have a toxic level, also known as the ___.

Answer 48

UL

Question 49

If your client reports their height as 180 cm, how many in tall is your client?

Answer 49

71

Question 50

Which nutrients have the most simple chemical structure and are made of only single atoms?

Answer 50

Minerals

Question 51

How many cm are in 1 in?

Answer 51

2.54

Question 52

If your pt is 60 in tall, how many ft tall is your pt?

Answer 52

5