NUSCTX 10, Midterm 3
Questions And Answers 2025
What is a Healthful Body Weight?
Weight that is appropriate for your age and
physical development
Weight that you can achieve and sustain
without severely curtailing your food intake or
constantly dieting
,Weight that is based on your genetic
background and family history of body shape
and weight
Weight that promotes good eating habits and
allows you to participate in regular physical
activity
Weight that is acceptable to you
High-Fat, Low-Carbohydrate, High-Protein
Diets
Types of diets that generally contain about
55% to 65% of total energy intake as fat, less
than 100g of carbohydrate per day, with the
balance of daily energy intake as protein
Moderate-Fat, High-Carbohydrate, High-Protein
Diets
Types of diets that are balanced in nutrients
which typically contain 20% to 30% of total
energy intake as fat, 55% to 60% of total
energy intake as carbohydrate, and 15% to
20% of energy intake as protein.
Low-Fat and Very-Low Fat Diet
Types of diets that contain 11% to 19% of
total energy as fat, whereas very-low fat diets
contain less than 10% of total energy as fat.
VO2
,Maximum oxygen
consumpton Lipogenesis
, Making fat from nonfat
substances Mostly occurs in
liver cells
If excess calories are consumed,
carbohydrates can be converted to fatty acids
Caratenoids
Some converted to vitamin A
Provide antioxidant
protection
Some decrease the risk of macular
degeneration Flavonoid
Have been proposed to inhibit
inflammation Make capillary blood
vessels stronger
Block carcinogens
Slow the growth of cancer
cells Phytoestrogens
Mimic effect of
estrogen Induce
cancer cell death
Slow the growth of cancer
cells Reduce blood
cholesterol
May reduce risk of
osteoporosis Malnutrition -
Questions And Answers 2025
What is a Healthful Body Weight?
Weight that is appropriate for your age and
physical development
Weight that you can achieve and sustain
without severely curtailing your food intake or
constantly dieting
,Weight that is based on your genetic
background and family history of body shape
and weight
Weight that promotes good eating habits and
allows you to participate in regular physical
activity
Weight that is acceptable to you
High-Fat, Low-Carbohydrate, High-Protein
Diets
Types of diets that generally contain about
55% to 65% of total energy intake as fat, less
than 100g of carbohydrate per day, with the
balance of daily energy intake as protein
Moderate-Fat, High-Carbohydrate, High-Protein
Diets
Types of diets that are balanced in nutrients
which typically contain 20% to 30% of total
energy intake as fat, 55% to 60% of total
energy intake as carbohydrate, and 15% to
20% of energy intake as protein.
Low-Fat and Very-Low Fat Diet
Types of diets that contain 11% to 19% of
total energy as fat, whereas very-low fat diets
contain less than 10% of total energy as fat.
VO2
,Maximum oxygen
consumpton Lipogenesis
, Making fat from nonfat
substances Mostly occurs in
liver cells
If excess calories are consumed,
carbohydrates can be converted to fatty acids
Caratenoids
Some converted to vitamin A
Provide antioxidant
protection
Some decrease the risk of macular
degeneration Flavonoid
Have been proposed to inhibit
inflammation Make capillary blood
vessels stronger
Block carcinogens
Slow the growth of cancer
cells Phytoestrogens
Mimic effect of
estrogen Induce
cancer cell death
Slow the growth of cancer
cells Reduce blood
cholesterol
May reduce risk of
osteoporosis Malnutrition -
