NUTR-1020 - Exam 1 WITH ANSWERS
Where are the feeding and satiety centers located in the
brain? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Hypothalmus
When is the feeding center stimulated? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔When you haven't eaten in a while
When is the satiety center stimulated? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔When the nutrient content of the blood
rises
Factors influencing food choices - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Flavor, texture, appearance, early influences,
availability, convenience, marketing and advertisements,
restaurants, time, cost, sustainability, nutrition
Essential Nutrient - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Substance
that must be obtained from the diet because the body
cannot make it in sufficient quantity to meet its needs
Diabetes - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A condition in which
the body is unable to produce enough insulin, the
hormone required for the metabolism of sugar
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,What causes type 1 diabetes? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Immune system destroys pancreas cells that produce
insulin
What causes type 2 diabetes? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Obesity and inactivity
kcal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1000 calories or 1 food
Calorie
Test to determine kcals in food - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Amount of heat it takes to raise the temperature of 1
gram of water by 1 degree Celsius
6 classes of nutrients - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔carbs,
fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, water
Phytochemicals - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Chemicals in
plant-based foods that are not nutrients but that have
effects on the body
How many kcals in 1g of carbs? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔4 kcal
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, How many kcals in 1g of fat? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔9
kcal
How many kcals in 1g of protein? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔4 kcal
How many kcals in 1g of alcohol? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔7 kcal
Variety - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Eating different foods
from all the food groups
Moderation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔eating neither too
much nor too little
Nutrient dense - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Large amount of
nutrients for a relatively small amount of calories
Calorie dense - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔High in calories
but low in nutrients
What is the Mediterranean diet? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔- High intake of fruits, vegetables, whole grains,
legumes, potatoes, nuts, seeds, some dairy (yogurt)
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Where are the feeding and satiety centers located in the
brain? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Hypothalmus
When is the feeding center stimulated? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔When you haven't eaten in a while
When is the satiety center stimulated? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔When the nutrient content of the blood
rises
Factors influencing food choices - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Flavor, texture, appearance, early influences,
availability, convenience, marketing and advertisements,
restaurants, time, cost, sustainability, nutrition
Essential Nutrient - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Substance
that must be obtained from the diet because the body
cannot make it in sufficient quantity to meet its needs
Diabetes - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A condition in which
the body is unable to produce enough insulin, the
hormone required for the metabolism of sugar
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,What causes type 1 diabetes? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Immune system destroys pancreas cells that produce
insulin
What causes type 2 diabetes? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Obesity and inactivity
kcal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1000 calories or 1 food
Calorie
Test to determine kcals in food - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Amount of heat it takes to raise the temperature of 1
gram of water by 1 degree Celsius
6 classes of nutrients - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔carbs,
fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, water
Phytochemicals - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Chemicals in
plant-based foods that are not nutrients but that have
effects on the body
How many kcals in 1g of carbs? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔4 kcal
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, How many kcals in 1g of fat? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔9
kcal
How many kcals in 1g of protein? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔4 kcal
How many kcals in 1g of alcohol? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔7 kcal
Variety - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Eating different foods
from all the food groups
Moderation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔eating neither too
much nor too little
Nutrient dense - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Large amount of
nutrients for a relatively small amount of calories
Calorie dense - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔High in calories
but low in nutrients
What is the Mediterranean diet? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔- High intake of fruits, vegetables, whole grains,
legumes, potatoes, nuts, seeds, some dairy (yogurt)
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