Do you know about various food groups? These multiple-choice questions on food groups will help you check your knowledge. How do you look at your current eating routine? Take this quiz, and your results will reveal how well do you know about different food groups and their organization in the food pyramid.
The study of the effect of food and how it is processed in the body.
The science of how nutrients are obtained for people to use.
The study of how energy flows throughout the body and how it is processed.
Substances which nourish the body and are also used to get energy for a body.
Substances which the body uses to make chemical reactions occur throughout the body systems.
Chemicals which aid in the function of muscles and organs in the body.
Carbohydrates, lipids, enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and water.
Carbohydrates, proteins, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and water.
Carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water.
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Grains
Meats and beans
Vegetables
Grains
Meats and beans
Dairy
Grains
Meats and beans
Vegetables
Grains
Meats and beans
Vegetables
40-50%
55-65%
60-70%
Single and Double
Simple and complex
Sugars and starches
They provide chemicals repairing cells, and aid in digestion.
They help regulate hormones and maintain body temperature within the body.
They are the main source of energy for everybody.
Heart disease or cancer.
Diabetes or hypoglycemia
Hypertension or COPD
30-40%
20-30%
10-20%
They help in building and repairing body tissue and also help regulate enzymes.
They help in repairing cells and aiding the processing of other nutrients.
They aid in energy formation and help in clearing the digestive tract.
The person could develop kidney failure or calcium loss.
The person could develop liver failure or hypertension.
Nothing would happen to the person.
Trans fat
Cholesterol
Unsaturated fat
FSH and LH
HDL and LDL
HGH and NLS
To regulate body hormones.
To regulate body temperature.
To repair body tissues.
Saturated
Lipid
Unsaturated
Beans, nuts, and grains
Meats, seafood, and dairy
Fruits, vegetables, and oils
A type of saturated fat which is used in candy and other sugary foods.
A man-made fat which is formed by chemically changing unsaturated fat to a solid.
A chemical which is used to enhance the taste of food.
Hydraulization
Hydrogenation
Hypertension
Saturated
Unsaturated
Trans Fat
They regulate body temperature.
They help repair cells and aid the processing of other nutrients.
They aid in energy formation and help clear the digestive tract.
Fat-soluble and water-soluble
Water-soluble and protein-soluble
Fat-soluble and protein-soluble
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