NUTRITION AND DRUGS BSC 1025C QUIZ 1
How many calories are in a kilocalorie?
1000
The smallest living units in our bodies are:
Cells
Compared to forty years ago, Americans consume less:
Dairy
Nutrients that must be included in the diet are called:
Essential
Antioxidants are essential nutrients. (T or F)
False
Foods with high nutrient densities have empty calories. (T or F)
False
A food with a nutrient concentration ten times the RDA contains what is called a(n):
Megadose
The great number of chemical reactions occurring in our bodies is described as:
Metabolism
Compared to forty years ago, Americans eat less:
Red meat
An obese person is malnourished. (T or F)
True
Approximately the same numbers of Americans die as a result of cancer and heart disease each year. (T or F)
True
People are drinking more soda now than they did in the 1970s. (T or F)
True
Women normally have a higher body fat percentage than men have. (T or F)
True
Phytochemicals are provided by:
Vegetables
The study of body structures is:
anatomy
The amount of energy needed to heat 1g of water one degree celcius is a(n):
calorie
What is a chronic disease?
disease that lasts a long time
Which is a unit of weight
grams, lbs, ounces, etc
What is nutrition the study of?
how we use nutrients and what they are
