Nutrition Study: Food, Nutrition and Health - VLCC Institute Chapter 1

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Which nutrients are described as macronutrients?

  • Minerals
  • Vitamins
  • Carbohydrates, proteins, fats (correct)
  • Water

Why are vitamins classified as organic nutrients?

  • Because they contain hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon (correct)
  • Because they are present in large quantities in daily intake
  • Because they are essential nutrients
  • Because they provide energy to the body

What defines essential nutrients?

  • Nutrients that must be obtained from outside the body (correct)
  • Nutrients necessary for good health
  • Nutrients that the body can produce on its own
  • Nutrients that provide energy

Why are minerals and water classified as inorganic nutrients?

<p>Because they contain carbon (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between macronutrients and micronutrients?

<p>Micronutrients must be obtained from outside the body, unlike macronutrients (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is nutrition?

<p>The study of nutrients from both plants and animals (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is nutrition considered a young science?

<p>It is still evolving and changing constantly (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can nutrition impact our quality of life?

<p>It can determine how we look, feel, and work (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important for a nutritional therapist to experience different foods, drinks, and lifestyle changes?

<p>To be able to advise clients properly (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following are absorbable components of food?

<p>Proteins, fats, vitamins (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which three nutrients in the body are energy-yielding?

<p>Carbohydrates, fats, proteins (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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