What is a Calorie? - ANSWER Unit of energy
What are the dietary guidelines for Americans? - ANSWER Recommendations for
physical activity
recommendations for smart eating
Healthy People 2020 focuses on the ultimate vision of - ANSWER A society in
which all people live long, healthy lives.
Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020 - ANSWER Limit calories from sugars and
fats... Follow a healthy eating pattern for a full lifespan... Choose nutrient dense
foods
ODPHP - ANSWER Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Healthy Eating Guidelines - ANSWER Reduce intake of saturated fat, sugar and
salt.
Increase intake of fruit, vegetables, fiber, water, iron, and calcium.
Kilocalorie (kcal) - ANSWER Measure that represents the amount of energy in
food.
The most important and unique role of dietary protein - ANSWER Build tissue
Forms of malnutrition include - ANSWER Overnutrition and undernutrition.
A good food choice to recommend to increase dietary fiber in diet : - ANSWER
Whole-grain toast with apple slices.
Flatus - ANSWER gas formed in the intestines
Examples of refined grains - ANSWER Popcorn and steel cut oats
Food item to provide the quickest source of energy - ANSWER Orange Juice
Person most likely with the highest energy needs per unit of body weight? -
ANSWER 7-month-old baby
Glycogen stores - ANSWER Serves to maintain normal blood glucose levels during
sleep hours
Indirect calorimetry - ANSWER Determined by measure of a patient's metabolic
rate
, Retinol - ANSWER The chemical name of vitamin A; the name is derived from the
vitamin's visual functions
Deficiency of Vitamin D - ANSWER Causes rickets and osteomalacia
Vitamin K - ANSWER Essential for maintaining the normal blood concentrations of
four blood-clotting factors
Vitamin K deficiencies - ANSWER Hemorrhaging
Vitamin A deficiencies - ANSWER Night blindness, dry skin
Vitamin D deficiencies - ANSWER Rickets, Osteomalacia, Osteoporosis
Deficiency of Thiamin - ANSWER Beriberi: loss of sensation in hands and feet,
muscular weakness, a paralyzing disease.
Minerals is a constituent of bones and teeth - ANSWER Phosphorus
prevention of pancreatitis - ANSWER Avoid Diets high in cholesterol
Anabolism - ANSWER Metabolic activities involve the synthesis of substances
needed to build, maintain, and repair body tissues.
Catabolism - ANSWER Metabolism is also responsible for the breakdown of larger
molecules into smaller molecules so that energy is available.
Peristalsis - ANSWER Wavelike motions of involuntary muscles within the walls of
the organs
Beneficial for a 65-year-old woman to consume foods with calcium - ANSWER
Yogurt
Aging causes which change in the gastrointestinal system? - ANSWER Diminished
senses of taste and smell
Elevated levels of blood fats are referred to as: - ANSWER Hyperlipidemia
Consumption of 1800 calories, of which 50 grams were from fat. What percent of
calories are provided from fat - ANSWER 25%
Bile from the gallbladder serves as a (an) _______rather than an enzyme in the
chemical digestive process. - ANSWER Emulsifier
BMI Underweight - ANSWER less than 18.5
BMI Normal range - ANSWER 18.5-24.9
BMI Overweight range - ANSWER 25-29.9