Nutrition Quiz Questions

Body Functions and Nutrients

• Water makes up most of blood, helping carry oxygen and food to cells and removing waste through urine and sweat
• Carbohydrates are the body's main source of energy
• Calcium is essential for building strong bones

Health and Diseases

• Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative brain disorder that causes irreversible memory decline and loss of self-care ability
• Pellagra is a dietary-deficiency disease caused by inadequate niacin intake
• Arrhythmia is an irregularity in the rhythm of the heartbeat
• Scurvy is a disease caused by a prolonged deficiency of Vitamin C in the diet
• Kwashiorkor is a severe form of child malnutrition caused by inadequate protein intake
• Leukemia is a type of cancer of the blood characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells called "blasts"

Food and Nutrition

• Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin found in fruits and leafy vegetables, also known as ascorbic acid
• Casein is a protein food found in milk
• Sunlight or morning sunshine is the cheapest source of Vitamin D
• Psidium guajava is the scientific name of guava
• Nutri-Pak is a package of simple ready-to-cook foods designed as a supplement to the usual diet of a child
• Diet refers to the food a person usually consumes

Vitamins and Minerals

• Vitamin B12 or Cyanocobalamin is extracted from liver and is essential for red blood cell formation
• Iodine helps prevent goiter
• Bio-availability refers to the ease with which nutrients, particularly minerals, can be absorbed from the digestive tract and utilized by the body
• Chelates are minerals attached to other molecules such as proteins or carbohydrates, used to improve the bio-availability of minerals

Medical Terms

• Palindromia refers to a relapse or recurrence of an illness or disease
• Dietotherapy is the scientific regulation of diet in treating disease
• Lethargy is a condition characterized by sleepiness, indifference, and lack of energy
• Lipometabolism is the metabolism of fat
• Marasmus is a condition caused by lack of calories or inadequate amount of food
• Bradycardia is a slowness of heart rate
• Colostrum is the first secretion from the mother's breast, rich in antibodies and minerals, providing newborns with immunity to infections

Biological Components

• Amino Acids are the "building blocks" of protein, an integral part of all body tissues, especially muscle
• Fatty Acids are the building blocks of fats and oils

Measurements and Studies

• Anthropometry is the study of measurement of the physical characteristics of the body, such as height and weight
• Blood Pressure is the pressure of the blood on the walls of the arteries
• Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) is the rate of energy used for metabolism when the body is at complete rest