Nutrition and Diet UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
nutritional status - Correct answers✔✔state or condition of one's nutrition
hypertension - Correct answers✔✔high blood pressure
malnutrition - Correct answers✔✔state of poor nutrition caused by diet or illness
carbohydrates - Correct answers✔✔commonly called starches or sugars, major source of energy
cholesterol - Correct answers✔✔fatty substance found in body cells and animal fats; produced
by the liver
proteins - Correct answers✔✔essential nutrients that build and repair tissue and provide heat or
energy
digestion - Correct answers✔✔process of breaking down food into smaller parts and changing it
chemically
absorption - Correct answers✔✔process where blood or lymph capillaries pick up digested
nutrients
anorexia - Correct answers✔✔complete loss of appetite
, therapeutic diet - Correct answers✔✔modifications of normal diet used to improve specific
health conditions
osteoporosis - Correct answers✔✔a condition in which bones become porous and break easily
cellulose - Correct answers✔✔fibrous indigestible form of carbohydrate that provides bulk in the
digestive tract
5 functions of fats - Correct answers✔✔(1) provide most concentrated form of energy
(2) maintain body temperature: insulation
(3) cushion organs and bones
(4) aid in the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins
(5) provide flavor to meals
saturated fats - Correct answers✔✔solid at room temperature
polyunsaturated fats - Correct answers✔✔soft or oily at room temperature
3 functions of proteins - Correct answers✔✔(1) building and repairing tissue
(2) regulating bodily functions
(3) providing energy and heat
water-soluble vitamins - Correct answers✔✔vitamins that dissolve in water and are easily
destroyed by cooking, air, and light
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
nutritional status - Correct answers✔✔state or condition of one's nutrition
hypertension - Correct answers✔✔high blood pressure
malnutrition - Correct answers✔✔state of poor nutrition caused by diet or illness
carbohydrates - Correct answers✔✔commonly called starches or sugars, major source of energy
cholesterol - Correct answers✔✔fatty substance found in body cells and animal fats; produced
by the liver
proteins - Correct answers✔✔essential nutrients that build and repair tissue and provide heat or
energy
digestion - Correct answers✔✔process of breaking down food into smaller parts and changing it
chemically
absorption - Correct answers✔✔process where blood or lymph capillaries pick up digested
nutrients
anorexia - Correct answers✔✔complete loss of appetite
, therapeutic diet - Correct answers✔✔modifications of normal diet used to improve specific
health conditions
osteoporosis - Correct answers✔✔a condition in which bones become porous and break easily
cellulose - Correct answers✔✔fibrous indigestible form of carbohydrate that provides bulk in the
digestive tract
5 functions of fats - Correct answers✔✔(1) provide most concentrated form of energy
(2) maintain body temperature: insulation
(3) cushion organs and bones
(4) aid in the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins
(5) provide flavor to meals
saturated fats - Correct answers✔✔solid at room temperature
polyunsaturated fats - Correct answers✔✔soft or oily at room temperature
3 functions of proteins - Correct answers✔✔(1) building and repairing tissue
(2) regulating bodily functions
(3) providing energy and heat
water-soluble vitamins - Correct answers✔✔vitamins that dissolve in water and are easily
destroyed by cooking, air, and light
