Food and Nutrition Quiz

A calorie can be defined as__________________________.

• Energy that is ingested into the body which is not used right away

• a unit of measurement of the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celcius

• a kilocalorie

• the minimum amount of energy the body requires

What exactly is 'metabolism'?

• the units used to measure the energy value of foods

• the energy that is ingested into the body which is not used right away

• a set of chemical reactions that occur in the body to maintain life.

• the rate at which excretion occurs

(a)   is the energy used by the body while at rest to maintain vital processes such as breathing.

Energy that is ingested into the body which is not used right away is stored as (a)   .

State four factors the affect metabolic rate.

What is 'metabolic rate'?

'Nutritional Status' refers to:

• one's intake of the correct amount and type of nutrients

• a diet with insufficient nutrients

• a diet with an excess amount of healthy nutrients

• the status of nutrition

The insufficient intake of nutrients in the body can be referred to as (a)   .

State and explain TWO techniques used to assess nutritional status:

How are calories important in determining one's nutritional status?