nutrition- ch 1 smartbook

A person's medical history can play significant roles in assessing ____.

nutritional status

The body's nutritional health is determined by ____.

the sum of its status with respect to each nutrient

Alcohol is a source of energy that provides ______ calories per gram.

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Which agency can act if a dietary supplement is dangerous? For example, this agency was responsible for the ban on the sale of the dietary supplement Ephedra after numerous deaths were reported from its consumption.

FDA

What should you do if you encounter a food product that contains information that seems too good to be true or that is based on a study that hasn't been peer reviewed?

Look for additional information before you accept the claims as fact.

The ____ ____ Process is a systematic approach to care used by registered dietitians. The process involves nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention, monitoring, and evaluation.

Nutrition, Care

Which energy-providing substance is not considered a nutrient?

alcohol

Currently, a dietary supplement ____ marketed in the U.S. without FDA approval if there is a history of its use or evidence that it is reasonably safe to use.

can be

Essential nutrients are substances that the body _____ or _____.

cannot make, makes in quantities too small to support health

The main types of ______ are simple and complex.

carbs

Vegetables, sugars, and beans are all good sources of which essential macronutrient?

carbs

Which of the following essential nutrients is mostly composed of only three elements: carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen?

carbs

What are some red flags that signal poor nutrition advice?

claims that sound too good to be true, promise of a quick fix, simplistic conclusions drawn from a complex study

What are some reasons for using animals in scientific experiments?

disease in animals mimics disease in humans, it is unethical to conduct experiments on humans

What are some things that women can do to reduce their risk of heart disease? (Check all that apply.)

dont smoke, avoid obesity, exercise daily

What is involved in the Nutrition Care Process?

evaluation, nutrition assessment, intervention, diagnosis

Identify a background factor which can determine nutritional and health status.

family history

Phytochemicals are physiologically active compounds found in ____.

fruits, veggies, whole grains

Select the foods that would be good sources of carbohydrates.

grains, fruits

A recent study showed that women who consumed a diet rich in fiber and low in animal fat, avoided obesity, and got plenty of exercise reduced their risk for which condition by 80%?

heart attack

_______ is the physical need for food.

hunger

Carbohydrates are mainly composed of which elements?

hydrogen, carbon, oxygen

A ___ is a suggested possible explanation for the causes of a phenomenon.

hypothesis

What is the term for the second step in the scientific process?

hypothesis

What is the term for the process by which the participants in a study are notified of the study's purpose, procedures, known risks, and benefits so that they can make an informed decision regarding their participation?

informed consent

The process called ____ ____ is the voluntary, documented confirmation of the participants' agreement to participate in the study.

informed, consent

What are some limitations of nutritional assessments?

it can be hard to make connections between diet and nutritional status, signs and symptoms are not always evident, nutritional assessments are not always specific

A macronutrient needs to be consumed in ______ amounts.

large

In what quantity is a macronutrient needed by the body?

large amounts

A(n) ________ is needed in relatively large quantities in the diet.

macronutrient

Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and water are all considered ________.

macronutrients

What is the most likely source of protein for a North American?

meat

_______, such as minerals, are needed by the body in very small amounts.

micronutrients

What are the essential substances for health that the body cannot make or that it makes in quantities too small to support health?

nutrients

carbs, lipids, proteins, water, vitamins, and minerals are all considered

nutrients

________ is defined as the "science of food." It studies the nutrients and substances of food, the process by which the body receives nutrients, and the connections to a person's health.

nutrition

Because they can be vague, the signs and symptoms take awhile to develop, and because the development of poor nutrition often happens long before any clinical evidence can be found, ________ assessments are often limited.

nutritional

Hunger is primarily influenced by our ________ drive for food.

physiological

What are the physiologically active compounds found in plants that may provide health benefits called?

phytochemicals

The examples of macronutrients include _____. (

proteins, carbs

Which of the following are examples of macronutrients?

proteins, lipids, carbs

Select the six classes of nutrients.

proteins, vitamins, minerals, carbs, lipids, water

What is the most likely source of protein for someone who lives outside of North America?

rice

what qualities define nutritioin

science of food, nutrients and substances inside food, process by which organisms digest food

Identify the two main types of carbohydrates.

simple, complex

A micronutrient, like a vitamin, is needed in ______ amounts.

small

The use of laboratory animal experiments to study the role of nutrition in human diseases depends on ______.

the availability of an animal model

The 3 general categories of nutritional status are ____.

undernutrition, overnutrition, desirable nutrition

Micronutrients include ___.

vitamins, minerals

Which of the following nutrients are considered to be micronutrients? (Check all that apply.)

vitamins, minerals