NHM 101 Test 1 Review: Key Concepts and Preparation
Actions within the body - correct answer ✔✔ingestion, digestion, absorption, transport, metabolism,
and excretion
factors of food choices - correct answer ✔✔Preferences, Marketing, Ethnic heritage and regional cuisine,
Availability, Convenience, and Economy, Habit, social interaction, Values, Emotion, Nutrition, Pos. and
Neg. associations
What is diet? - correct answer ✔✔- The food or beverage a person eats
6 Classes of nutrients - correct answer ✔✔Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats, Vitamins, Minerals, and Water
- Essential nutrients - correct answer ✔✔· Must be obtained from foods.
· 40 of these
· Needed from outside the body
- Non-essential nutrients - correct answer ✔✔Can be synthesized from the body
- Non- nutrients - correct answer ✔✔· Compounds that do not fit in the 6 classes (Phytochemical's)
How many Kcal are from carbs - correct answer ✔✔4 kcal/gram
How many Kcal are from Fats - correct answer ✔✔7 kcal/gram
How many kcal are from protein - correct answer ✔✔4 kcal/gram
What percent of AMDRs should come from carbs - correct answer ✔✔45%-65%
, What percent of AMDRs should come from fats - correct answer ✔✔20%-35%
What percent of AMDRs should come from protein - correct answer ✔✔10%-35%
Which of the 6 nutrients are micronutrients? - correct answer ✔✔Vitamins and minerals
What are the 4 dietary reference intake? - correct answer ✔✔- Estimated Average Requirement (EAR), -
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA), - Adequate Intake (AI), - Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL)
Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) - correct answer ✔✔Average daily amount of a nutrient that will
maintain a specific function in half the healthy people of a given age and gender group
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) - correct answer ✔✔-Amount of nutrient needed to meet the
requirements of almost all health individuals (97-98%)
-Serve as a goal intake for individuals, not populations
-An EAR is needed to determine tis
Adequate Intake (AI) - correct answer ✔✔· Average daily amount of a nutrient that appears to be
sufficient
· Sufficient scientific evidence is not available to calculate an EAR
Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) - correct answer ✔✔Highest level of daily nutrient intake that is
unlikely to have adverse health effects
What are the meal planning principles? - correct answer ✔✔Adequacy, balance, Kcal (energy) control,
Moderation, Variety, and Nutrient density
healthy eating patterns - correct answer ✔✔Vegetables, fruits, grains, dairy, protein foods
What are the types of whole grains? - correct answer ✔✔Refines, Enriched, Whole
Actions within the body - correct answer ✔✔ingestion, digestion, absorption, transport, metabolism,
and excretion
factors of food choices - correct answer ✔✔Preferences, Marketing, Ethnic heritage and regional cuisine,
Availability, Convenience, and Economy, Habit, social interaction, Values, Emotion, Nutrition, Pos. and
Neg. associations
What is diet? - correct answer ✔✔- The food or beverage a person eats
6 Classes of nutrients - correct answer ✔✔Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats, Vitamins, Minerals, and Water
- Essential nutrients - correct answer ✔✔· Must be obtained from foods.
· 40 of these
· Needed from outside the body
- Non-essential nutrients - correct answer ✔✔Can be synthesized from the body
- Non- nutrients - correct answer ✔✔· Compounds that do not fit in the 6 classes (Phytochemical's)
How many Kcal are from carbs - correct answer ✔✔4 kcal/gram
How many Kcal are from Fats - correct answer ✔✔7 kcal/gram
How many kcal are from protein - correct answer ✔✔4 kcal/gram
What percent of AMDRs should come from carbs - correct answer ✔✔45%-65%
, What percent of AMDRs should come from fats - correct answer ✔✔20%-35%
What percent of AMDRs should come from protein - correct answer ✔✔10%-35%
Which of the 6 nutrients are micronutrients? - correct answer ✔✔Vitamins and minerals
What are the 4 dietary reference intake? - correct answer ✔✔- Estimated Average Requirement (EAR), -
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA), - Adequate Intake (AI), - Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL)
Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) - correct answer ✔✔Average daily amount of a nutrient that will
maintain a specific function in half the healthy people of a given age and gender group
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) - correct answer ✔✔-Amount of nutrient needed to meet the
requirements of almost all health individuals (97-98%)
-Serve as a goal intake for individuals, not populations
-An EAR is needed to determine tis
Adequate Intake (AI) - correct answer ✔✔· Average daily amount of a nutrient that appears to be
sufficient
· Sufficient scientific evidence is not available to calculate an EAR
Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) - correct answer ✔✔Highest level of daily nutrient intake that is
unlikely to have adverse health effects
What are the meal planning principles? - correct answer ✔✔Adequacy, balance, Kcal (energy) control,
Moderation, Variety, and Nutrient density
healthy eating patterns - correct answer ✔✔Vegetables, fruits, grains, dairy, protein foods
What are the types of whole grains? - correct answer ✔✔Refines, Enriched, Whole
