HEALTH NUTRITION FOR HEALTH AND

HEALTH NUTRITION FOR HEALTH AND

HEALTH CARE – EXAM QUESTIONS AND

ANSWERS|LATEST 2025/2026

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BioactiveBfoodBcomponentsB-BANSWER- CompoundsBinBfoodB(eitherBnutrientsBorBphytochemical)BthatBalterBphysiologicalBprocessesBinBth eBbody

PhytochemicalsB-BANSWER- CompoundsBinBplantsBthatBconferBcolor,Btaste,BandBotherBcharacteristics.BSomeBphytochemicalBa reBbioactiveBfoodBcomponentsBinBfunctionalBfoods.BNutritionBinBpracticeB8BprovidesBdetails.

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EthnicBdietsB-BANSWER- FoodwaysBandBcuisinesBtypicalBofBnationalBorigins,Braces,BculturalBheritages,BorBgeographicBlocat ion 1 / 2

FunctionalBFoodsB-BANSWER- Whole,Bfortified,Benriched,BorBenhancedBfoodsBthatBhaveBaBpotentiallyBbeneficialBeffectBonBhealt hBwhenBconsumedBasBpartBofBaBvariedBonBregularBbasisBatBeffectiveBlevels

NutrientsB-BANSWER- SubstancesBobtainedBfromBfoodBandBusedBinBtheBbodyBtoBprovideBenergyBandBstructuralBmateria lsBandBtoBserveBasBregulatingBagentsBtoBpromoteBgrowth,Bmaintenance,BandBrepair.BNutrientsBm ayBalsoBreduceBtheBrisks

EssentialBNutrientsB-BANSWER- NutrientsBaBpersonBmustBobtainBfromBfoodBbecauseBtheBbodyBcannotBmakeBthemBforBitselfBinBsuf ficientBquantitiesBtoBmeetBphysiologicalBneeds.

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InorganicB-BANSWER- NotBcontainingBcarbonBorBpertainingBtoBlivingBorganisms.BTheBtwoBclassesBofBnutrientsBthatBareBi norganicBareBmineralsBandBwater.

CaloriesB-BANSWER- ABmeasureBofBheatBenergy.BFoodBenergyBisBmeasuredBinBKilocalories,BabbreviatedBkcaloriesBorBkc al.BOneBcaloriesBisBtheBamountBofBheatBnecessaryBtoBraiseBtheBtemperatureBofB1BkilogramBofBwat er.BTheBscientificBuseBofBtheBtermBcaloriesBisBtheBsameBasBtheBpopularBuseBofBtheBtermBcalorie

EnergyBdensityB-BANSWER- ABmeasureBofBtheBenergyBaBfoodBprovidesBrelativeBtoBtheBamountBofBfoodB(kcaloriesBperBgram)

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