Nutritional terms：練習題

Which specific nutritional term is used to describe the state of health resulting from an imbalance of nutrient intake, covering both excessive and insufficient consumption?

Which of the following best describes the components of a balanced diet?

An individual has an adequate intake of carbohydrates and fats but lacks essential amino acids and minerals. How would a nutritionist classify this state using the broad heading of malnutrition?

What is the term used to describe the food and drink that a person usually consumes on a daily basis?

A person’s diet contains all the necessary nutrients but in the wrong proportions, leading to poor health. How should this state be classified?

What is the primary difference between the terms undernutrition and overnutrition?

Explain how a diet can be considered malnutrition even if the individual consumes a high volume of food daily.

Describe the characteristics of a deficiency disease and identify the primary dietary factor that leads to its clinical development.

(a) Provide a comprehensive definition for the term metabolism.

(b) Metabolism is comprised of two distinct types of chemical processes. Name these two processes and briefly describe the function of each in the human body.

(a) Define the term malnutrition.

(b) Explain the difference between undernutrition and overnutrition, providing one specific physical outcome for each condition.