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NUTR 2351 Exam #1 with correct |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




answers

What is nutrition science? - correct answer✔✔comprises the body of scientific knowledge that
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governs food requirements for maintenance, growth, activity, reproduction and lactation.
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What factors affect peoples' food choices? - correct answer✔✔-availability
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-cost/socioeconomic status |||\\\




-culture

-advertising |||\\\




-dieting

-allergies |||\\\




-geography

-how you were raised/taste
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-convenience/time

-knowledge

-religious beliefs |||\\\




-holidays/time of year/traditions |||\\\ |||\\\




What are nutrients (and non-nutrients) and how they are classified? - correct
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answer✔✔Nutrients are compounds in food that serve as building blocks for body compounds |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




& sustain body processes
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-water

-carbohydrates

-proteins

-minerals

, -vitamins

-lipids |||\\\




Classified: essential (must be consumed from food), nonessential (can be made by body),
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conditionally essential (nonessential can become essential), macronutrients (needed in large |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




quantities; ex. carbohydrates & water), & micronutrients (needed in small quantities; ex.
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minerals & vitamins) |||\\\ |||\\\




Non-nutrients are also found in food |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




-non-digestible fiber |||\\\ |||\\\




-chemicals

-alcohol

-antioxidants: phytochemical (plants foods) & zoochemical (animal foods) |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




How is the energy content in foods calculated (including how much energy comes from each of
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the macronutrients and what percentage of total energy comes from each of the
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macronutrients) - correct answer✔✔Energy is the capacity to do work = stored in ATP, |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




released when bonds are broken |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Kilocalorie (kcal) or Calorie: amount of energy needed to raise temperature of 1kg of water by
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1 degree Celcius
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Carbohydrates: 45-65% of total energy |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




4kcal/gram



Fat: 20-35% of total energy
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9kcal/gram



Protein: 10-35% of total energy |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




4kcal/gram |||\\\

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