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Carnegie Nutrition
nutrition quiz review ma winter 2015
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| nutrition | how the body uses food for growth and development and maintenance of health |
| malnutrition | an inadequate supply of nutrients |
| deficiency disease | a lack of essential nutrients |
| what are the results of deficiency disease? | Scurvy and rickets |
| what causes scurvy? | Missing vitamin C |
| what causes rickets? | Missing vitamin D |
| how low calorie foods | high calorie, low nutrition foods |
| digestion | breakdown of food |
| enzyme | inorganic substance that help speed up chemical reactions, helps with digestion |
| absorption | the movement of nutrients from the intestine into the bloodstream |
| metabolism | how food is used after digestion and absorption in the production of energy |
| basal metabolic rate BMR | the amount of energy you need to maintain vital function at rest |
| calorie | amount of heat or energy produced by a food |
| essential nutrient | a nutrient not made by the body, you must get it from food |
| registered dietitian | someone who has a bachelor's degree in food and nutrition science and passed an exam with the American Dietetic Association (ADA) |
| dietetics | application of nutrition science to individuals |
| what qualifies a food substance as a nutrient? | Supply heat and energy, build and repair two shoes, regulate body processes |
| which nutrients are responsible for most of your body's build and repair? | Proteins |
| which nutrients are necessary for metabolic reactions to proceed normally? ( regulate body functions) | vitamins and minerals |
| list some general characteristics of malnutrition | decreased resistance to disease and infection, slowed growth and development in children, weight loss |
| which groups of people are naturally more prone to malnutrition? | Elderly, children, adolescents, chronically ill, poor |
| where does most nutrient absorption take place? | Small intestine |
| where does most water absorption take place? | Large intestine |
| what might cause someone's minimum calorie requirements to vary? | Activity levels, age, body mass, gender, pregnancy |
| what must a food substance accomplished be considered a nutrient? | Build and repair tissue |
| which nutrient helps regulate body processes? | which nutrient helps regulate body processes? Minerals and vitamins |
| Scurvy, which results from the lack of the essential nutrients vitamin C is an example of | Deficiency disease |
| when you calculate the minimum salary requirements for someone you are calculating | calories needed to perform activities of daily living and maintain current weight |
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