BYU Nutrition Final Exam | 162 Questions and Answers
Can help in preventing heart diseases or lowering
Identify the ways that nutrition cholesterol levels. It can also affect the amount of
affects health. energy a person feels. Good nutrition promotes good
health and a balanced/happy lifestyle. Keeps the body
functioning. Helps maintain a good immune system (won't
get sick as often.)
Water-constantly used in the body and
must be replaced, carbohydrates-
Identify the six major nutrients, energy (4 calories per gram),
their roles in the body, and fat-energy (9 calories per gram),
the calorie values of the protein-energy and forms structures and working parts of
three macronutrients and body tissue (4 calories per gram), minerals and vitamins-assist
alcohol. in all body processes; considered "micronutrients" Alcohol = 7
calories per gram (*NOT A MAJOR NUTRIENT*)
Adequacy: (getting enough - ex: if you eat too little iron, you
can develop iron- deficiency anemia);
Balance: (equal amounts)not eating too much of one food
GROUP; Calorie control (helps to maintain weight);
Moderation: (not too much of one specific kind of food - ex:
List and define the 5
don't pile up on the fats and sugars);
characteristics of a healthy
Variety: (different array - ex: don't eat the same meal day after
diet.
day...can cause toxins or contaminants)
ABCMV
, Scientific Method:
1. observation
Use knowledge of the scientific 2. hypothesis
method to find and 3. experiment
recognize credible sources
4. results & interpret
of information.
5. supported v. not supported
6. theory v. new question
look at one individual or a small group of people, can go into
Case study
lots of analysis, be careful not to apply generalization
, looking at an entire country's eating habits and correlations
Epidemiology Study
between diseases and eating from the people as a whole
Intervention Study altering a person's diet in order to see the results
altering specific variables in an experiment in order to
Experiment/Laboratory Study
produce concrete results that can prove causation, must
have more than one study to prove legitimacy.
comparing one group who received a specific treatment to
Controlled Clinical Trial
another group that received a placebo, best if double-
blinded
a group of people are followed over time to study the
Cohort Study
development of a disease or health condition
Cross-Sectional Study Studies behaviors or health at one point in time. Often a survey
compares people with a known disease to people without
Case-Control Study
that disease, asks about past health habits that may or
may not have led to disease
Precontemplation (no intent on changing);
Contemplation (admits need for change - weighs pros
and cons); Preparation (sets goals for change);
Identify the stages of behavior Action (commits time and energy to make a change -
change. follows a plan); Maintenance (strives to make change
permanent);
Moving on/Adoption (new behavior is permanent)
1 cup = 8 fluid ounces
4 cups = 1 quart (qt)
3 teaspoons =1 tablespoon
4 tablespoons =
¼ cup 1 ounce =
Can help in preventing heart diseases or lowering
Identify the ways that nutrition cholesterol levels. It can also affect the amount of
affects health. energy a person feels. Good nutrition promotes good
health and a balanced/happy lifestyle. Keeps the body
functioning. Helps maintain a good immune system (won't
get sick as often.)
Water-constantly used in the body and
must be replaced, carbohydrates-
Identify the six major nutrients, energy (4 calories per gram),
their roles in the body, and fat-energy (9 calories per gram),
the calorie values of the protein-energy and forms structures and working parts of
three macronutrients and body tissue (4 calories per gram), minerals and vitamins-assist
alcohol. in all body processes; considered "micronutrients" Alcohol = 7
calories per gram (*NOT A MAJOR NUTRIENT*)
Adequacy: (getting enough - ex: if you eat too little iron, you
can develop iron- deficiency anemia);
Balance: (equal amounts)not eating too much of one food
GROUP; Calorie control (helps to maintain weight);
Moderation: (not too much of one specific kind of food - ex:
List and define the 5
don't pile up on the fats and sugars);
characteristics of a healthy
Variety: (different array - ex: don't eat the same meal day after
diet.
day...can cause toxins or contaminants)
ABCMV
, Scientific Method:
1. observation
Use knowledge of the scientific 2. hypothesis
method to find and 3. experiment
recognize credible sources
4. results & interpret
of information.
5. supported v. not supported
6. theory v. new question
look at one individual or a small group of people, can go into
Case study
lots of analysis, be careful not to apply generalization
, looking at an entire country's eating habits and correlations
Epidemiology Study
between diseases and eating from the people as a whole
Intervention Study altering a person's diet in order to see the results
altering specific variables in an experiment in order to
Experiment/Laboratory Study
produce concrete results that can prove causation, must
have more than one study to prove legitimacy.
comparing one group who received a specific treatment to
Controlled Clinical Trial
another group that received a placebo, best if double-
blinded
a group of people are followed over time to study the
Cohort Study
development of a disease or health condition
Cross-Sectional Study Studies behaviors or health at one point in time. Often a survey
compares people with a known disease to people without
Case-Control Study
that disease, asks about past health habits that may or
may not have led to disease
Precontemplation (no intent on changing);
Contemplation (admits need for change - weighs pros
and cons); Preparation (sets goals for change);
Identify the stages of behavior Action (commits time and energy to make a change -
change. follows a plan); Maintenance (strives to make change
permanent);
Moving on/Adoption (new behavior is permanent)
1 cup = 8 fluid ounces
4 cups = 1 quart (qt)
3 teaspoons =1 tablespoon
4 tablespoons =
¼ cup 1 ounce =
