CNIH Nutrition Test #1 Exam Latest Update with
Approved Questions and Answers
Why is nutrition education important to a dental hygienist? - ✔✔Scope of practice. to
contribute to the well-being of the client.
Food - ✔✔any substance usually plant or animal that supplies vital nutrients to the body
for energy
nutrition - ✔✔the process by which living things use food for energy, growth,
development, and maintenance.
Energy - ✔✔the ability to do work. food's energy is measured in calories.
Nutrients - ✔✔a food or substance that is required to be taken in from an outside
source.
Calorie - ✔✔simply a unit of energy
Macronutrients - ✔✔Energy providing; only proteins, carbs, and fats provide energy.
What are three things that provide energy? - ✔✔Proteins, carbs and fats
What are essential to the body but cannot be used for energy? - ✔✔Vitamins and
minerals along with water.
What are the 6 classes of nutrients? - ✔✔water, proteins, carbs, fats, minerals and
vitamins.
Which are MACROnutrients and which are MICROnutrients? - ✔✔Macro: proteins,
carbs and fats Micro: vitamins, minerals and water
What is the "hub" of all biochemical processes in the body? (A most important nutrient
in the body) - ✔✔WATER
What is water good for? - ✔✔Transporting nutrients to cells, aids in digestion, and for
moving waste out of the body.
What are factors that influence food intake - ✔✔Age, culture, upbringing, education,
budget, lifestyle, illness, allergies, etc
Approved Questions and Answers
Why is nutrition education important to a dental hygienist? - ✔✔Scope of practice. to
contribute to the well-being of the client.
Food - ✔✔any substance usually plant or animal that supplies vital nutrients to the body
for energy
nutrition - ✔✔the process by which living things use food for energy, growth,
development, and maintenance.
Energy - ✔✔the ability to do work. food's energy is measured in calories.
Nutrients - ✔✔a food or substance that is required to be taken in from an outside
source.
Calorie - ✔✔simply a unit of energy
Macronutrients - ✔✔Energy providing; only proteins, carbs, and fats provide energy.
What are three things that provide energy? - ✔✔Proteins, carbs and fats
What are essential to the body but cannot be used for energy? - ✔✔Vitamins and
minerals along with water.
What are the 6 classes of nutrients? - ✔✔water, proteins, carbs, fats, minerals and
vitamins.
Which are MACROnutrients and which are MICROnutrients? - ✔✔Macro: proteins,
carbs and fats Micro: vitamins, minerals and water
What is the "hub" of all biochemical processes in the body? (A most important nutrient
in the body) - ✔✔WATER
What is water good for? - ✔✔Transporting nutrients to cells, aids in digestion, and for
moving waste out of the body.
What are factors that influence food intake - ✔✔Age, culture, upbringing, education,
budget, lifestyle, illness, allergies, etc
