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Why is a balanced diet crucial for good health?
Why is a balanced diet crucial for good health?
- It helps in maintaining a stable body weight and energy levels
- It supports the body's ability to fight off infections and diseases
- It provides all essential and non-essential nutrients in optimal amounts
- It prevents nutrient deficiencies and diet-related diseases (correct)
What is the primary reason for the challenge in assessing diet?
What is the primary reason for the challenge in assessing diet?
- Differences in nutritional needs among individuals
- Variability in dietary consumption and behavior from day to day (correct)
- Lack of standardized guidelines for dietary assessments
- Complexity of measuring nutrient content in foods and drinks
What makes dietary research challenging?
What makes dietary research challenging?
- The complex nature of measuring dietary exposure (correct)
- Lack of understanding about the effects of macronutrients on health
- Limited availability of tools for assessing micronutrient intake
- Difficulties in obtaining accurate information on dietary habits
What are the components of diet that make it complex to measure exposure?
What are the components of diet that make it complex to measure exposure?
Which of the following components of diet refers to the amount of energy consumed minus the amount of energy expended?
Which of the following components of diet refers to the amount of energy consumed minus the amount of energy expended?
What term is used to define substances derived through food that support growth, development, or homeostasis?
What term is used to define substances derived through food that support growth, development, or homeostasis?
Which type of nutrient cannot be synthesized by the body and must be consumed in the diet?
Which type of nutrient cannot be synthesized by the body and must be consumed in the diet?
What is the term for substances that cannot be obtained from any other source than the diet, such as vitamin C?
What is the term for substances that cannot be obtained from any other source than the diet, such as vitamin C?
What is the term used for nutrients that can be synthesized by the body?
What is the term used for nutrients that can be synthesized by the body?
What equation summarizes the consumption and expenditure of energy alongside any change in the body’s energy stores?
What equation summarizes the consumption and expenditure of energy alongside any change in the body’s energy stores?
Which factor affects basal metabolic rate and therefore impacts energy requirements?
Which factor affects basal metabolic rate and therefore impacts energy requirements?
What does a nutritionally-complete diet contain to maintain normal growth, development, and homeostasis without inducing deficiency or toxicity?
What does a nutritionally-complete diet contain to maintain normal growth, development, and homeostasis without inducing deficiency or toxicity?
Which type of nutrient supports growth, development, or homeostasis without inducing either deficiency or toxicity?
Which type of nutrient supports growth, development, or homeostasis without inducing either deficiency or toxicity?
What is the term used for substances which impair essential metabolic processes due to under-consumption, malabsorption, or excessive loss?
What is the term used for substances which impair essential metabolic processes due to under-consumption, malabsorption, or excessive loss?
What term is used for nutrients that cannot be obtained from any other source than the diet?
What term is used for nutrients that cannot be obtained from any other source than the diet?
