QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
\Q\.influencers of eating - ANSWERS✔--hunger: primarily a physiological drive (internal) to find
and eat food
-apetite: primarily a psychological (esternal) influence-> encourages us to find and eat food
-satiety: state where there is no longer a desire to eat
\Q\.what affects food choices - ANSWERS✔--hunger: grumbling stomach
-appetite: the look, smell and taste
-culture and customs: beliefs and upbringing
-marketing: advertisements
-environment: family + friends
-income: willingness and ability to pay
-habits: food routines
-availability: dining options on campus/gorceries
\Q\.factors that affect health - ANSWERS✔--diet: food types, amount, frequency, calorie intake
-lifestyle: PA, sleep patterns, tobacco, alcohol, drug use
-genetics and family history: body type, inherited conditions, eating patters, learned behaviors
-environment: food availability, access to health care, climate, pollutant exposure
,\Q\.diet risk factors - ANSWERS✔--processed foods
-high salt and sugar
-high calories
-low fruits and vegetables
\Q\.lifestyle risk factors - ANSWERS✔--low physical activity
-any tobacco use
-alcohol or drug abuse
\Q\.genetics + family history risk factors - ANSWERS✔--family history of heart disease
-overweight parents
-genetic disorders
\Q\.environment risk factors - ANSWERS✔--poverty
-rural areas
-inner cities
-contaminated drinking water
\Q\.scientific method - ANSWERS✔-A series of steps followed to solve problems including
collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and stating conclusions.
-findings must be reviewed by other experts before published
\Q\.macronutrients - ANSWERS✔--carbohydrates, proteins, and fats
-needed in large amounts
\Q\.carbohydrtaes - ANSWERS✔--monosaccharides (glucose)
, -disaccharides (sucrose)
-starch (digestible chain of saccharides)
-fiber (indigestible chain of saccharides)
\Q\.proteins - ANSWERS✔--amino acids (essential and non-essential) linked together
\Q\.lipids - ANSWERS✔--triglycerides
-phospholipids
-cholesterol
\Q\.water - ANSWERS✔-most essential nutrient
\Q\.Micronutrients - ANSWERS✔-vitamins and minerals
\Q\.water soluble vitamins - ANSWERS✔--B vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, biotin, pantothenic
acid, B-6, B-12)
-vitamin C
-choline
\Q\.fat soluble vitamins - ANSWERS✔--A, D, E, K
\Q\.what makes a nutrient essential? - ANSWERS✔-1. it must have a specific, identified
function in the body
2. the function is impaired if the nutrient is missing from your diet
3. the function is restored if the nutrient is added back to the diet