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Chapter 1
1 Nutrition is Used to support health, healing
and the prevention of chronic
diseases
2 Wellness is: A multidimensional, active process by
which people make choices to enhance
their lives
3 Good Nutrition can prevent: Scurvy, Obesity, Hypertension
4 The essential nutrients are Vitamins, Minerals, Water, Fats,
Proteins, Carbohydrates
5 Macronutrients are needed for: Support normal function and
health
6 Protein is different from
Carbohydrates and Fats because
it:
Is made up of Hydrogen, Nitrogen,
Carbon and Oxygen
7 70 grams of Fat is what
percentage of a 2,000 calorie
diet?
31.5%
8 The Scientific Method follows
these steps
Observation, Hypotheses,
Experiment, Data Collection
9 The FDA relies on which type of
research to approve a drug
Clinical Trials
10 Which statement is true? The UL is the maximum amount of
nutrient that people should have.
11 Energy capacity or ability to do work
12 ATP the common currency of energy
for virtually all cells of the body
13 Adenosine Triosphate is released when the bonds are
broken
14 Energy-yielding nutrients. 1. Carbs 2. Lipids 3. Proteins
15 Alcohol Non-nutrient source
16 Kilocalorie used to express the
measurement of energy in foods.
17 Kilocalorie the amount of energy required to
raise the temperature of 1
kilogram of water 1 degree celsius

Chapter 1
18 Kilocalorie 1 is equal to 1,000 calories
19 Calorie -upper case C used on nutrition
labels to express the energy
content.
-the amount of energy needed to
raise the temp. of one gram of
water by 1 degree Celsius
20 Carbohydrate = 4 kcal/g
21 Protein = 4 kcal/g
22 Fat = 9 kcal/g
23 Alcohol = 7 kcal/g nonnutrient
24 Primary role of nutrients -supply energy
-regulate metabolism
- provide structure
25 Trapped within bonds that keeps
molecules together
Energy
26 Is released when the bond breaks Energy
27 Energy needs vary depending on Age
Gender
Activity Level
28 Unused energy is stored predominately as Fat
29 More energy used than consumed results in fat breakdown
30 Macronutrient “Large” nutrients the body needs
in large amounts
Carbs, Fats, Water, Proteins
31 Micronutrient “Small”, essential nutrients
needed in smaller amounts.