work sheet
University of Phoenix Material
Nutrition and Health Worksheet
Use Ch. 1 of Contemporary Nutrition, Ch. 2 of Visualizing Nutrition, supplemental course materials, the University Library, the Internet, or other resources to answer the following questions. Your response to each question should be 75 to 100 words.
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1. What is nutrition? Why is nutrition essential to our daily lives? |
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2. What is the connection between nutrition and health? |
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3. What are the six classes of nutrients? What are essential nutrients? What are the sources of nutrients? What do nutrients do? |
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4. How do vitamins and minerals work? |
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5. What does it mean to eat a balanced diet? Why is food choice important for good nutrition? |
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6. What is undernutrition? What is overnutrition? |