NR 228 - Chapter 1 Wellness Nutrition
Nutrients - Answer substances in foods required by the body for energy, growth,
maintenance, and repair
Essential Nutrients - Answer cannot be made by the human body and must be provided
by foods
Nonessential Nutrients - Answer manufactured in the body
Dimensions of Health - Answer physical health
intellectual health
emotional health
social health
spiritual health (cultural)
environmental health
Wellness - Answer a lifestyle that enhances our level of health
Health Promotion - Answer consists of strategies used to raise the level of the health of
individuals, families, groups, and communities. this requires positive change in lifesyle
Healthy People 2020 - Answer a society in which all people live long, healthy lives
1. attain high quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and
premature death
2. achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups
3. create social and physical environments that promote good health for all
4. promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life
stages
Primary Level of Prevention - Answer health promotion
specific protection
Secondary Level of Prevention - Answer early diagnosis
prompt treatment
disability limitation
Tertiary Level of Prevention - Answer restoration
rehabilitation
Health Literacy - Answer the ability to acquire and comprehend basic health concepts,
such as nutrition, and apply them to one's own health decisions
, Formal Education - Answer school setting
Nonformal Education - Answer hospital
clinic
community centers (YMCA)
Informal Education - Answer watching TV
newspapers
facebook
magazines
internet
Carbohydrates - Answer (4 Kcal) provides energy (main source) broken down into
glucose
Proteins - Answer (4 Kcal) provides energy
regulates body processes
aids in growth and repair. made up of amino acids
Lipids (fats) - Answer (9 Kcal) provides energy
regulates body processes and repair. densest form of energy. broken down into glycerol
Vitamins - Answer aids in energy
regulates body functions. essential to life, blood health, bone health, and energy.
required in small amounts. exposure to light, heat, and food preparation destroy them.
good for preventing cancer and hypertension
Minerals - Answer aids in energy
regulates body functions
aids in growth and healing.
sodium/electrolyte fluid regulation
potassium/electrolyte fluid regulation
muscle function
bone health
Water - Answer regulates body processes
aids in growth and repair
Alcohol (Kcal) - Answer 7 Kcal
Complex Carbs - Answer cereals
grain
pasta
fruit
vegetables
Nutrients - Answer substances in foods required by the body for energy, growth,
maintenance, and repair
Essential Nutrients - Answer cannot be made by the human body and must be provided
by foods
Nonessential Nutrients - Answer manufactured in the body
Dimensions of Health - Answer physical health
intellectual health
emotional health
social health
spiritual health (cultural)
environmental health
Wellness - Answer a lifestyle that enhances our level of health
Health Promotion - Answer consists of strategies used to raise the level of the health of
individuals, families, groups, and communities. this requires positive change in lifesyle
Healthy People 2020 - Answer a society in which all people live long, healthy lives
1. attain high quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and
premature death
2. achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups
3. create social and physical environments that promote good health for all
4. promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life
stages
Primary Level of Prevention - Answer health promotion
specific protection
Secondary Level of Prevention - Answer early diagnosis
prompt treatment
disability limitation
Tertiary Level of Prevention - Answer restoration
rehabilitation
Health Literacy - Answer the ability to acquire and comprehend basic health concepts,
such as nutrition, and apply them to one's own health decisions
, Formal Education - Answer school setting
Nonformal Education - Answer hospital
clinic
community centers (YMCA)
Informal Education - Answer watching TV
newspapers
magazines
internet
Carbohydrates - Answer (4 Kcal) provides energy (main source) broken down into
glucose
Proteins - Answer (4 Kcal) provides energy
regulates body processes
aids in growth and repair. made up of amino acids
Lipids (fats) - Answer (9 Kcal) provides energy
regulates body processes and repair. densest form of energy. broken down into glycerol
Vitamins - Answer aids in energy
regulates body functions. essential to life, blood health, bone health, and energy.
required in small amounts. exposure to light, heat, and food preparation destroy them.
good for preventing cancer and hypertension
Minerals - Answer aids in energy
regulates body functions
aids in growth and healing.
sodium/electrolyte fluid regulation
potassium/electrolyte fluid regulation
muscle function
bone health
Water - Answer regulates body processes
aids in growth and repair
Alcohol (Kcal) - Answer 7 Kcal
Complex Carbs - Answer cereals
grain
pasta
fruit
vegetables
