Portage Nutrition final exam

Portage Nutrition final exam

Multiple Choice:

Which external force that influences our eating habits has to do with economics, lifestyle and cultural or religious beliefs? Environmental

List 2 micronutrients and provide a function of at least 1. Vitamins - regulate body processes Minerals - structure, regulate body processes

If a fudge brownie has 13 grams of carbohydrates, 1 grams of protein and 11 grams of fat. How many calories are in the brownie? 13 x 4 = 52, 1 x 4 = 4, 11 x 9 = 99 🡪 52+4+99 = 155 calories

The current recommendation to maintain your body weight is 2000 calories daily. You should not consume any more than 45% of your calories from carbohydrates. How many grams of carbohydrates should you eat in a day? 2000x .45 = 900, 900 calories/ 4 = 225 grams of carbs

An individual's health can be assessed using the ABCDEs of nutritional assessment. (1) List what the each of the letters stands for in the acronym, and (2) give a description or definition of what the "D" assessment pertains to. Athropometric

Biochemical

Clinical

Dietary - evaluation of person's diet to determine deficiencies or issues Environmental

True or False. If false, explain why it is false.

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans provides guidance for making informed decisions related to both food and physical activity choices. True

List the two major groups of minerals and explain their difference. Major and trace-minerals. Major-minerals are needed in relatively large quantities, over 100mg, and micro (or trace)-minerals are only needed in small amounts, less than 100mg