Nutritional Science: Review Questions
Multiple Choice – Choose the BEST answer for each question
1. According to the textbook, the word diet should be defined as:
a. a restriction of food and beverages in an effort to lose weight.
b. an increase or decrease in caloric intake to gain or lose weight.
c. a pattern of eating.
d. nutrition periodization.
2. The first goal of dietary planning is to establish daily _____ intake.
a. carbohydrate
b. protein
c. fat
d. energy
3. Which energy-containing compound is most readily eliminated from the diet when one is trying to lose body fat?
a. Carbohydrate
b. Protein
c. Fat
d. Alcohol
4. For an athlete trying to lose body fat, what is the minimum amount of carbohydrate that should be consumed each day?
a. 4 g/kg
b. 5 g/kg
c. 6 g/kg
d. 7 g/kg
5. For an athlete, the primary concern about the minimum amount of carbohydrate is that
a. this keeps protein and fat intake from being too high, which can be harmful.
b. carbohydrate is the most appetite-suppressing nutrient.
c. sufficient carbohydrate is needed to resynthesize muscle glycogen.
d. carbohydrate intake results in a small diuretic effect.
6. The recommended minimum amount of energy that an athlete should consume daily is:
a. 20 kcal/kg of body weight.
b. 25 kcal/kg of body weight.
c. 30 kcal/kg of body weight.
d. 35 kcal/kg of body weight.
7. What does the term “discretionary calories” mean?
a. Calories needed to maintain energy balance after meeting macronutrient needs
b. Calories obtained from fat and alcohol after meeting micronutrient needs
c. Energy (kcal) obtained from snacks but not meals
d. Energy (kcal) obtained from alcohol and sugar
8. Nutrient density is a concept that is based on the relationship between:
a. protein and vitamins/minerals.
b. essential and nonessential nutrients.
c. energy and nutrients.
d. fat and sugar.
9. Athletes who are reducing their energy (kcal) intake in an effort to lose weight should consume nutrient-dense
1. According to the textbook, the word diet should be defined as:
a. a restriction of food and beverages in an effort to lose weight.
b. an increase or decrease in caloric intake to gain or lose weight.
c. a pattern of eating.
d. nutrition periodization.
2. The first goal of dietary planning is to establish daily _____ intake.
a. carbohydrate
b. protein
c. fat
d. energy
3. Which energy-containing compound is most readily eliminated from the diet when one is trying to lose body fat?
a. Carbohydrate
b. Protein
c. Fat
d. Alcohol
4. For an athlete trying to lose body fat, what is the minimum amount of carbohydrate that should be consumed each day?
a. 4 g/kg
b. 5 g/kg
c. 6 g/kg
d. 7 g/kg
5. For an athlete, the primary concern about the minimum amount of carbohydrate is that
a. this keeps protein and fat intake from being too high, which can be harmful.
b. carbohydrate is the most appetite-suppressing nutrient.
c. sufficient carbohydrate is needed to resynthesize muscle glycogen.
d. carbohydrate intake results in a small diuretic effect.
6. The recommended minimum amount of energy that an athlete should consume daily is:
a. 20 kcal/kg of body weight.
b. 25 kcal/kg of body weight.
c. 30 kcal/kg of body weight.
d. 35 kcal/kg of body weight.
7. What does the term “discretionary calories” mean?
a. Calories needed to maintain energy balance after meeting macronutrient needs
b. Calories obtained from fat and alcohol after meeting micronutrient needs
c. Energy (kcal) obtained from snacks but not meals
d. Energy (kcal) obtained from alcohol and sugar
8. Nutrient density is a concept that is based on the relationship between:
a. protein and vitamins/minerals.
b. essential and nonessential nutrients.
c. energy and nutrients.
d. fat and sugar.
9. Athletes who are reducing their energy (kcal) intake in an effort to lose weight should consume nutrient-dense