Nutrition and Health Final Exam
review (2025/2026) questions n
answers
The most energy rich nutrient is.. - correct answer ✔✔Fat
2.) The minimum carbohydrate intake recommended to prevent ketosis is.. - correct answer
✔✔130mg/day
3.) Obesity can increase insulin resistance and increased levels of circulating insulin promote
weight: TRUE or FALSE? - correct answer ✔✔TRUE
4.) A food provides 30 grams of CHO per serving, 5 grams of fat per serving and 10 grams of
protein per serving. How many calories in 1 serving? - correct answer ✔✔205 kcal
5.) A person consumes 60 grams of fat and 2000 total calories. What percentage of total calories
consumed are from fat? - correct answer ✔✔27%
6.) Which of the following nutrients yield energy, but also provide materials that form structures
and working parts of body tissue? - correct answer ✔✔Proteins
7.) The first signal hunger the gi tract sends a message by way of hormones and nerves to the
____. - correct answer ✔✔hypothalamus
8.) Which of the terms is used in an attempt to identify foods that might lend protection against
chronic diseases because of nutrients or other compounds they contain? - correct answer
✔✔functional foods
, 9.) Simple Carbohydrates:
a.) Include both single sugar units and linked pairs of sugar units
b.) Are known as monosaccharides and disaccharides
c.) Are long chains of sugar units
d.) A and b
e.) All of the above - correct answer ✔✔D
10.) Chronic stress can contribute to:
a.) Heart attack b.) irritable bowel syndrome
c.) a weakened immune system d.) both a &b
e.) all of the above - correct answer ✔✔E
11.) _________ are used to set safe amounts of certain nutrients to be added to food/ water
supply.
a.) Daily values
b.) acceptable macro-nutrient distribution range
c.) tolerable upper intake levels
d.) adequate intakes - correct answer ✔✔C
12.) Which valve is located between the stomach and small intestine?
a.) ileocecal
b.) thoracic
c.) pyloric
d.) common bile duct - correct answer ✔✔C
review (2025/2026) questions n
answers
The most energy rich nutrient is.. - correct answer ✔✔Fat
2.) The minimum carbohydrate intake recommended to prevent ketosis is.. - correct answer
✔✔130mg/day
3.) Obesity can increase insulin resistance and increased levels of circulating insulin promote
weight: TRUE or FALSE? - correct answer ✔✔TRUE
4.) A food provides 30 grams of CHO per serving, 5 grams of fat per serving and 10 grams of
protein per serving. How many calories in 1 serving? - correct answer ✔✔205 kcal
5.) A person consumes 60 grams of fat and 2000 total calories. What percentage of total calories
consumed are from fat? - correct answer ✔✔27%
6.) Which of the following nutrients yield energy, but also provide materials that form structures
and working parts of body tissue? - correct answer ✔✔Proteins
7.) The first signal hunger the gi tract sends a message by way of hormones and nerves to the
____. - correct answer ✔✔hypothalamus
8.) Which of the terms is used in an attempt to identify foods that might lend protection against
chronic diseases because of nutrients or other compounds they contain? - correct answer
✔✔functional foods
, 9.) Simple Carbohydrates:
a.) Include both single sugar units and linked pairs of sugar units
b.) Are known as monosaccharides and disaccharides
c.) Are long chains of sugar units
d.) A and b
e.) All of the above - correct answer ✔✔D
10.) Chronic stress can contribute to:
a.) Heart attack b.) irritable bowel syndrome
c.) a weakened immune system d.) both a &b
e.) all of the above - correct answer ✔✔E
11.) _________ are used to set safe amounts of certain nutrients to be added to food/ water
supply.
a.) Daily values
b.) acceptable macro-nutrient distribution range
c.) tolerable upper intake levels
d.) adequate intakes - correct answer ✔✔C
12.) Which valve is located between the stomach and small intestine?
a.) ileocecal
b.) thoracic
c.) pyloric
d.) common bile duct - correct answer ✔✔C
