Nutrition Ch 1 SB
In the United States, approximately ______ of adults are overweight or obese.
2/3
A food contains 4 grams of fat, 2 grams of protein, and 6 grams of carbohydrate per serving. How many total kcal does this food have?
68 kcal
What is the kilocalorie content of a food that provides 7 grams fat, 4 grams carbohydrate, and 3 grams protein?
91 kcal
The energy content of food is expressed in kilocalories (kcal). Which definition best describes how much energy is equal to 1 kcal?
A kilocalorie is the amount of heat energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 liter of water by 1° Celsius.
What is the name of the disease that is characterized by the deposition of fatty material in the blood vessels?
CV disease
the difference between Calorie and calorie
Calorie- The heat energy needed to raise the temperature of 1000 grams of water to 1 degree Celsius. calorie-The heat energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water to 1 degree Celsius.
True or false: Nutrition is the science that links foods to health and disease.
T
What is the name for the linkage between sugar molecules (i.e., fiber) that cannot be broken by digestion?
bond
Dietary patterns play a role in several of the leading causes of death in the United States. From the following list of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States, click to select the six causes of death for which nutrition plays an important role.
diabetes heart disease cancer alzheimers disease stroke kidney disease
Alcoholic beverages contain the chemical form of alcohol known as
ethanol
An overarching goal of Healthy People 2030 is to
help people live free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death.
The primarily physical, biological drive to find and eat food, that is mostly regulated by internal cues to eating is called
hunger
The organ that is the primary site for alcohol metabolism is the
liver
The chemical substances in food that contribute to health, many of which are essential parts of a dietary pattern, are called
nutrients
According to surveys from the United States Department of Agriculture, what is the most commonly consumed vegetable in the United States?
potatoes
______ is the term used when discussing the aspects such as heredity, lifestyle, and nutritional choices that contribute to the development of a disease.
risk factor
True or false: A kilocalorie is equal to 1000 calories.
t
True or false: Vitamins enable many chemical reactions to occur in the body.
t
What is the number one reason people give for the food choices they make?
taste
Why is choosing to drink red wine in moderation considered the best choice for alcohol use?
the benefit of phytochemicals present in red wine
"Nutrition" is
the science that links foods to health and disease.