NUTRITION BASICS AN ACTIVE
APPROACH 2ND EDITION ZIMMERMAN
TEST BANK 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS ACCURATE PRACTICE
SOLUTION
⩥ How is disease defined? Answer: Any abnormal condition that affects
the health of an organism, characterized by specific signs and symptoms.
⩥ What is nutrition? Answer: The sum of all processes involved in how
organisms obtain nutrients, metabolize them, and use them to support all
of life's processes.
⩥ What are the six classes of nutrients essential for health? Answer:
Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins, minerals, and water.
⩥ What are macronutrients? Answer: Nutrients needed in large amounts,
including carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and water.
⩥ What are micronutrients? Answer: Nutrients needed in smaller
amounts, including vitamins and minerals.
, ⩥ What is nutrient density? Answer: The amount of essential nutrients a
food contains relative to the amount of energy it has.
⩥ What are the three energy-yielding nutrients? Answer: Carbohydrates,
proteins, and lipids.
⩥ What role does good nutrition play in health? Answer: It provides a
mechanism to promote health and prevent disease.
⩥ What are some diet-related conditions and diseases? Answer: Type 2
diabetes, cardiovascular disease, some cancers, and osteoporosis.
⩥ What is the scientific method? Answer: An organized process of
inquiry that involves making observations, forming hypotheses, testing
them, and drawing conclusions.
⩥ What types of studies are used in nutritional science? Answer:
Epidemiological studies, observational studies, and randomized clinical
trials.
⩥ Why is it important for scientific studies to be replicated? Answer: To
confirm or deny conclusions from previous studies.
APPROACH 2ND EDITION ZIMMERMAN
TEST BANK 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS ACCURATE PRACTICE
SOLUTION
⩥ How is disease defined? Answer: Any abnormal condition that affects
the health of an organism, characterized by specific signs and symptoms.
⩥ What is nutrition? Answer: The sum of all processes involved in how
organisms obtain nutrients, metabolize them, and use them to support all
of life's processes.
⩥ What are the six classes of nutrients essential for health? Answer:
Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins, minerals, and water.
⩥ What are macronutrients? Answer: Nutrients needed in large amounts,
including carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and water.
⩥ What are micronutrients? Answer: Nutrients needed in smaller
amounts, including vitamins and minerals.
, ⩥ What is nutrient density? Answer: The amount of essential nutrients a
food contains relative to the amount of energy it has.
⩥ What are the three energy-yielding nutrients? Answer: Carbohydrates,
proteins, and lipids.
⩥ What role does good nutrition play in health? Answer: It provides a
mechanism to promote health and prevent disease.
⩥ What are some diet-related conditions and diseases? Answer: Type 2
diabetes, cardiovascular disease, some cancers, and osteoporosis.
⩥ What is the scientific method? Answer: An organized process of
inquiry that involves making observations, forming hypotheses, testing
them, and drawing conclusions.
⩥ What types of studies are used in nutritional science? Answer:
Epidemiological studies, observational studies, and randomized clinical
trials.
⩥ Why is it important for scientific studies to be replicated? Answer: To
confirm or deny conclusions from previous studies.
