Nutrition Quiz 1

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Nutrition Knowledge Quiz

Test your understanding of essential nutrients and dietary requirements with our comprehensive quiz on human nutrition. This quiz covers vital concepts such as metabolism, protein structures, and the significance of dietary allowances.

Assess your nutrition knowledge
Understand key dietary principles
Learn about essential nutrients and their roles

11 Questions3 MinutesCreated by EatingExpert24

What are the 6 Essential nutrients in human nutrition?

Carbs, protein, vitamins, water, minerals, fats

Fiber, minerals, protein, triglycerides

Water, vitamins, 4 types of proteins

Fats, 3 types of minerals, water, protein.

Define Recommended Dietary Allowance?

Adequate intake by specific group of people based on scientific evidence.

Daily intake of level that meets the needs of half of people in a group.

Daily intake of a nutrient that meets the needs of almost all heathy individuals.

A patient requires a nutrition assessment. The most appropriate professional to perform the assessment is a:

Public health nutritionist.

Nurse.

Physician.

Registered dietitian.

The sum of all body processes inside living cells that sustain life and health is:

Science.

Metabolism.

Nutrition.

Digestion.

The nutrients that provide the body with its primary source of fuel for energy are: carbohydrates.

Carbohydrates.

Vitamins.

Minerals.

Fiber.

The dietary regimen that would provide optimal nutrition for a person who is recovering from an extended illness is a diet:

With essential amounts of vitamins and minerals; high in protein; and low in fat, carbohydrates, and fiber.

Providing adequate amounts of carbohydrates, protein, fat, minerals, and vitamins along with adequate water and fiber.

Low in protein, fat, and carbohydrates; high in minerals and vitamins; and very low in fiber.

High in protein, fiber, and fluid; low in carbohydrates; and adequate in vitamins and minerals.

A young woman is 5 months pregnant. She currently lives in a condition of poverty and often runs out of money to buy food. She is most at risk for:

Undernutrition.

Liver damage.

Overnutrition.

Osteopenia.

Overnutrition is characterized by:

Eating a diet with too much variety.

Overeating at a meal.

Excess nutrient and energy intake over time.

Using dietary supplements.

When not enough scientific evidence is available to establish a Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA), the value used to guide intake is called the:

Tolerable upper intake level (UL).

Dietary Reference Intake (DRI).

Estimated average requirement (EAR).

Adequate intake (AI).

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