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