Lutz's Nutrition Chapter 1 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
nutrition - CORRECT ANSWER science of food and its relationship to health
health - CORRECT ANSWER state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
primary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER avert the occurrence of disease; maintaining
healthy body weight
secondary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER monitoring techniques to discover disease
early enough to provide the opportunity to control their effects; fasting blood glucose level
tertiary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER treatment techniques after a disease has
occurred to prevent complications or to promote maximum adaptation; medications
nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER chemical substances supplied by food that the body
needs for growth, maintenance, and repair
six classes of nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER carbohydrates, fats (lipids), proteins,
minerals, vitamins, water
essential nutrient - CORRECT ANSWER human body requires but cannot manufacture in
sufficient amounts to meet bodily needs. They must be supplied by food in the diet. Vitamin C,
vitamin A, and calcium are three of more than 40 essential nutrients
nonessential nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER not needed in the diet because the body can
make them from other substances; amino acid alanine
, conditionally essential nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER under most circumstances, a
healthy body can manufacture in sufficient quantities; amino acid tyrosine
all nutrients perform one or more of the following functions - CORRECT
ANSWER source of energy or heat, growth and maintenance of tissue, aid in regulation of
basic body processes
metabolism - CORRECT ANSWER sum of all physical and chemical changes that take
place in the body
energy - CORRECT ANSWER capacity to do work
energy forms (types) - CORRECT ANSWER electric thermal (heat), chemical,
mechanical, and nuclear
all food - CORRECT ANSWER enters the body as chemical energy
energy nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER carbohydrates, fats, proteins
Kilocalories (kcals) - CORRECT ANSWER energy both in foods and in the body is
measured in
nutrient classes that contribute in a major way to building body structures - CORRECT
ANSWER water, proteins, fats, and minerals
functional foods - CORRECT ANSWER whole foods along with fortified, enriched, or
enhanced foods that have potentially beneficial effect on health when consumed as part of a
varied diet on a regular basis at effective levels based on significant standards of evidence;
bluberries, cranberry juice, cruciferous vegetables: broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, brussels
sprouts, green tea, mushrooms, some nuts, oatmeal, tomatoes
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
nutrition - CORRECT ANSWER science of food and its relationship to health
health - CORRECT ANSWER state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
primary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER avert the occurrence of disease; maintaining
healthy body weight
secondary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER monitoring techniques to discover disease
early enough to provide the opportunity to control their effects; fasting blood glucose level
tertiary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER treatment techniques after a disease has
occurred to prevent complications or to promote maximum adaptation; medications
nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER chemical substances supplied by food that the body
needs for growth, maintenance, and repair
six classes of nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER carbohydrates, fats (lipids), proteins,
minerals, vitamins, water
essential nutrient - CORRECT ANSWER human body requires but cannot manufacture in
sufficient amounts to meet bodily needs. They must be supplied by food in the diet. Vitamin C,
vitamin A, and calcium are three of more than 40 essential nutrients
nonessential nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER not needed in the diet because the body can
make them from other substances; amino acid alanine
, conditionally essential nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER under most circumstances, a
healthy body can manufacture in sufficient quantities; amino acid tyrosine
all nutrients perform one or more of the following functions - CORRECT
ANSWER source of energy or heat, growth and maintenance of tissue, aid in regulation of
basic body processes
metabolism - CORRECT ANSWER sum of all physical and chemical changes that take
place in the body
energy - CORRECT ANSWER capacity to do work
energy forms (types) - CORRECT ANSWER electric thermal (heat), chemical,
mechanical, and nuclear
all food - CORRECT ANSWER enters the body as chemical energy
energy nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER carbohydrates, fats, proteins
Kilocalories (kcals) - CORRECT ANSWER energy both in foods and in the body is
measured in
nutrient classes that contribute in a major way to building body structures - CORRECT
ANSWER water, proteins, fats, and minerals
functional foods - CORRECT ANSWER whole foods along with fortified, enriched, or
enhanced foods that have potentially beneficial effect on health when consumed as part of a
varied diet on a regular basis at effective levels based on significant standards of evidence;
bluberries, cranberry juice, cruciferous vegetables: broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, brussels
sprouts, green tea, mushrooms, some nuts, oatmeal, tomatoes
