iPHY 2400 EXAM Questions and
Actual Answers.
nutritional macros - Answer Carbs, fats, and proteins
what is the make up of macro carbs - Answer Carbs:
-carbon and hydrogen
- contains 4 calories per gram
- primary source of energy
Fats:
- made up of carbon and hydrogen
- 9 calories per gram
- primary source of energy
Proteins
- make up is carbon hydrogen and nitrogen
- 4 calories per gram
- last resort of energy source
what is your bodies primary source of fuel during energy expenditure - Answer
carbohydrates, and fats
Nutritional Micros - Answer 2 typed of vitamins
- Fat soluble (ADEK) can be stored within the body, toxicity is possible because the vitamin can
be built up and can cause too much
- Water soluble (B and C) this in excess will be excreted in the urine.
what are the two Minerals that deal with micros - Answer Major( calcium, sodium) need 100
mg per day
Trace (iron, zinc) need 100 mg per day
we measure energy Kilocalories - Answer - Amount of energy required to raise the
temperature of 1 KG of water by 1 degree of Celsius
, what does DRI stand for - Answer dietary reference intake
EAR - Answer Estimated average requirement
- meets the needs of 1/2 of healthy people
RDA means what - Answer - recommended dietary allowance
-meets the needs of 97 to 80 percent of healthy people
AI - Answer -Adaqute intake
- amount of assumed to be adaquate
UL (Tolerable upper intake level) - Answer Amount of assumed to be adaquate
Related to DRI - Answer estimated energy requirement calorie intake that is predicted to
maintain energy balance
- this includes age, height, gender, activity, weight
Nutrient dense food - Answer Provides the most nutrients for the fewest amount of calories
- the most nutrient dense foods are vegetables
Empty Calories - Answer - These are calories that come from solid fats and or added sugars
that provide few or no nutrients
people gaining or loosing weight is depended o what - Answer - Energy balance
- genetics, metabolic, physiological , cultural
- the development of overweight and obesity is usually multifactorial
what is energy balance - Answer - calories in has to be equivalent with calories out, this is
called energy balance, or weight maintent
what are the 5 components of food labels - Answer 1) statement identity
2) net contents of package
3) ingredient lists
4) information of food manufacturer, packer, or distributor
5) nutritional info
Actual Answers.
nutritional macros - Answer Carbs, fats, and proteins
what is the make up of macro carbs - Answer Carbs:
-carbon and hydrogen
- contains 4 calories per gram
- primary source of energy
Fats:
- made up of carbon and hydrogen
- 9 calories per gram
- primary source of energy
Proteins
- make up is carbon hydrogen and nitrogen
- 4 calories per gram
- last resort of energy source
what is your bodies primary source of fuel during energy expenditure - Answer
carbohydrates, and fats
Nutritional Micros - Answer 2 typed of vitamins
- Fat soluble (ADEK) can be stored within the body, toxicity is possible because the vitamin can
be built up and can cause too much
- Water soluble (B and C) this in excess will be excreted in the urine.
what are the two Minerals that deal with micros - Answer Major( calcium, sodium) need 100
mg per day
Trace (iron, zinc) need 100 mg per day
we measure energy Kilocalories - Answer - Amount of energy required to raise the
temperature of 1 KG of water by 1 degree of Celsius
, what does DRI stand for - Answer dietary reference intake
EAR - Answer Estimated average requirement
- meets the needs of 1/2 of healthy people
RDA means what - Answer - recommended dietary allowance
-meets the needs of 97 to 80 percent of healthy people
AI - Answer -Adaqute intake
- amount of assumed to be adaquate
UL (Tolerable upper intake level) - Answer Amount of assumed to be adaquate
Related to DRI - Answer estimated energy requirement calorie intake that is predicted to
maintain energy balance
- this includes age, height, gender, activity, weight
Nutrient dense food - Answer Provides the most nutrients for the fewest amount of calories
- the most nutrient dense foods are vegetables
Empty Calories - Answer - These are calories that come from solid fats and or added sugars
that provide few or no nutrients
people gaining or loosing weight is depended o what - Answer - Energy balance
- genetics, metabolic, physiological , cultural
- the development of overweight and obesity is usually multifactorial
what is energy balance - Answer - calories in has to be equivalent with calories out, this is
called energy balance, or weight maintent
what are the 5 components of food labels - Answer 1) statement identity
2) net contents of package
3) ingredient lists
4) information of food manufacturer, packer, or distributor
5) nutritional info
