Nutrition and Health Unit 1
Diet - correct answer-The foods and beverages a person usually eats or drinks
Nutrients - correct answer-Components of food that are indispensable to the body's functions
Non-Energy Yielding Nutrients - correct answer-Water, vitamins and minerals
Energy Yielding - correct answer-Carbs (4 cal/g), Fat (9 cal/g), Protein (4 cal/g)
Estimated Average Requirements - correct answer-Amount of nutrients that meet the known
need of 50% of the population
Recommended Dietary Allowances - correct answer-Known amount of nutrients that will
meet the need of 97% of the population
Adequate Intake - correct answer-Amount of nutrients that appears to meet 97% of the
population
Tolerable Upper Intake Level - correct answer-Negative consequences of consuming above
this level
Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range - correct answer-Carbs: 45-65%
Protein: 10-35%
Fat: 20-35%
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey - correct answer-Asks people what they
eat and records measures of their health status
Adequacy - correct answer-Dietary characteristic of providing all of the essential nutrients,
fiber and energy in amounts sufficient to maintain health and body weight
Balance - correct answer-Providing foods of a number of types in proportion to each other
Energy Control - correct answer-Control of energy intake
Moderation - correct answer-Providing constituents witin set limits, not to excess
Variety - correct answer-Providing a wide selection of foods
Nutrient Density - correct answer-A measure of nutrients provided per calorie of food
Nutrient Dense - correct answer-Provides vitamins, minerals and other benefits with low
calories
Diet - correct answer-The foods and beverages a person usually eats or drinks
Nutrients - correct answer-Components of food that are indispensable to the body's functions
Non-Energy Yielding Nutrients - correct answer-Water, vitamins and minerals
Energy Yielding - correct answer-Carbs (4 cal/g), Fat (9 cal/g), Protein (4 cal/g)
Estimated Average Requirements - correct answer-Amount of nutrients that meet the known
need of 50% of the population
Recommended Dietary Allowances - correct answer-Known amount of nutrients that will
meet the need of 97% of the population
Adequate Intake - correct answer-Amount of nutrients that appears to meet 97% of the
population
Tolerable Upper Intake Level - correct answer-Negative consequences of consuming above
this level
Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range - correct answer-Carbs: 45-65%
Protein: 10-35%
Fat: 20-35%
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey - correct answer-Asks people what they
eat and records measures of their health status
Adequacy - correct answer-Dietary characteristic of providing all of the essential nutrients,
fiber and energy in amounts sufficient to maintain health and body weight
Balance - correct answer-Providing foods of a number of types in proportion to each other
Energy Control - correct answer-Control of energy intake
Moderation - correct answer-Providing constituents witin set limits, not to excess
Variety - correct answer-Providing a wide selection of foods
Nutrient Density - correct answer-A measure of nutrients provided per calorie of food
Nutrient Dense - correct answer-Provides vitamins, minerals and other benefits with low
calories
