Nutrition Terminology Quiz

(a)   is the term for the feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food, coupled with the desire to eat.

• Hunger
• Appetite
• Nutrients
• Calorie

(a)   refers to the natural substances found in food that are essential for growth, energy, and overall health.

• Nutrients
• Calorie
• Metabolism
• TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditur

What is the unit of energy used to measure the energy value of food?

• Calorie

• Metabolism

• TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure)

• Basal metabolic rate (BMR)

(a)   refers to the chemical processes within the body that maintain life.

• Metabolism
• TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditur
• Basal metabolic rate (BMR)
• TEF (Thermic Effect of Food)

What does TDEE stand for?

• total daily calories burned

• total daily calorie expenditure at rest

• calories burned through digestion

• total daily enzymatic expenditure

What is the term for the number of calories the body needs to function while at rest?

• Basal metabolic rate (BMR)

• TEF (Thermic Effect of Food)

• Enzymes

• Hormones

(a)   are biological molecules that act as catalysts and help complex reactions occur everywhere in life.

• Enzymes
• Hormones
• Dehydration
• Hyponatremia

The body's chemical messengers that are created in the endocrine glands are referred to as (a)   .

• Hormones
• Dehydration
• Hyponatremia
• Antioxidant

The term for the harmful reduction of the body's water content is (a)   .

• Dehydration
• Hyponatremia
• Antioxidant
• Probiotics

What is the condition that occurs when the level of sodium in your blood is abnormally low?

• Hyponatremia

• Antioxidant

• Probiotics

• Nutrient-density