UNH NUTR 400 FINAL Exam
Questions and Answers 100% PASS
essential nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER-must provide exogenously (from diet),
body either cannot make them at all or in sufficient amounts
non essential nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER-can be made endogenously (in the
body) in amounts needed to satisfy physiological requirements
conditionally essential - CORRECT ANSWER-non-essential nutrients can become
essential
ex. sick in the hospital, cannot get in the sun
Micronutrients - CORRECT ANSWER-= small: vitamins, minerals
<l g/day
Macronutrients - CORRECT ANSWER-= big: carbs, proteins, water, lipids
>1 G/Day
vitamin basics - CORRECT ANSWER-organic molecules, yield NO enegery, most
cannot be made by the body, plant+animal sources, & 14 known FAT-SOLUBLE
Fat-Soluble - CORRECT ANSWER-VIT A, D, E, K - "ade k"
,Water- Soluble - CORRECT ANSWER-Vit B, C and chlorine
Transport - CORRECT ANSWER-F: carriers
W: freely
Storage - CORRECT ANSWER-F: fat/liver
W: water
Excretion - CORRECT ANSWER-F: stored in fat
W: kidneys
Toxicity - CORRECT ANSWER-F: potential
W: not typical
Requirments - CORRECT ANSWER-F: Periodically
W: Frequently
All Vitamins: - CORRECT ANSWER-digestive processes begin in the stomach
and pancreas enzymes aid in the release from food
Fat - Soluble Vitamins ONLY - CORRECT ANSWER-bile aids in absorption
and absorbed in SI along with dietary fat carried by chylomicrons into the
lymphatic circulation
Water-Solubles ONLY - CORRECT ANSWER-absorb in the SI release into the
blood
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, Vitamin K ONLY - CORRECT ANSWER-small amounts made by bacteria in SI
+ Colon
T/F: a low fat diet may result in a deficiency of fat soluble vitamin - CORRECT
ANSWER-TRUE
What is the BEST method for preserving nutrients including water-soluble
vitamins, which are sensitive to heat and water - CORRECT ANSWER-
STEAMING
what is it called when nutrients are added back, after lost during processing? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Enrichment
Mineral Basics - CORRECT ANSWER-inorganic, yield NO energy, plant + animal
sources, classification: Major + Trace, not easily destroyed, more stable than
vitamins, can be toxic in excess
Vits & Mins are in BOTH Plants + Animals, but typically vitamins are found in ---
- Sources, and Minerals are found in ---- sources - CORRECT ANSWER-Vits =
Mins =
essential major - CORRECT ANSWER-Calcium Ca,
Phosphorus P,
Magnesium Mg,
Sodium Na,
Questions and Answers 100% PASS
essential nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER-must provide exogenously (from diet),
body either cannot make them at all or in sufficient amounts
non essential nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER-can be made endogenously (in the
body) in amounts needed to satisfy physiological requirements
conditionally essential - CORRECT ANSWER-non-essential nutrients can become
essential
ex. sick in the hospital, cannot get in the sun
Micronutrients - CORRECT ANSWER-= small: vitamins, minerals
<l g/day
Macronutrients - CORRECT ANSWER-= big: carbs, proteins, water, lipids
>1 G/Day
vitamin basics - CORRECT ANSWER-organic molecules, yield NO enegery, most
cannot be made by the body, plant+animal sources, & 14 known FAT-SOLUBLE
Fat-Soluble - CORRECT ANSWER-VIT A, D, E, K - "ade k"
,Water- Soluble - CORRECT ANSWER-Vit B, C and chlorine
Transport - CORRECT ANSWER-F: carriers
W: freely
Storage - CORRECT ANSWER-F: fat/liver
W: water
Excretion - CORRECT ANSWER-F: stored in fat
W: kidneys
Toxicity - CORRECT ANSWER-F: potential
W: not typical
Requirments - CORRECT ANSWER-F: Periodically
W: Frequently
All Vitamins: - CORRECT ANSWER-digestive processes begin in the stomach
and pancreas enzymes aid in the release from food
Fat - Soluble Vitamins ONLY - CORRECT ANSWER-bile aids in absorption
and absorbed in SI along with dietary fat carried by chylomicrons into the
lymphatic circulation
Water-Solubles ONLY - CORRECT ANSWER-absorb in the SI release into the
blood
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law
, Vitamin K ONLY - CORRECT ANSWER-small amounts made by bacteria in SI
+ Colon
T/F: a low fat diet may result in a deficiency of fat soluble vitamin - CORRECT
ANSWER-TRUE
What is the BEST method for preserving nutrients including water-soluble
vitamins, which are sensitive to heat and water - CORRECT ANSWER-
STEAMING
what is it called when nutrients are added back, after lost during processing? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Enrichment
Mineral Basics - CORRECT ANSWER-inorganic, yield NO energy, plant + animal
sources, classification: Major + Trace, not easily destroyed, more stable than
vitamins, can be toxic in excess
Vits & Mins are in BOTH Plants + Animals, but typically vitamins are found in ---
- Sources, and Minerals are found in ---- sources - CORRECT ANSWER-Vits =
Mins =
essential major - CORRECT ANSWER-Calcium Ca,
Phosphorus P,
Magnesium Mg,
Sodium Na,
