The Science of Food; the Nutrients and Substances Therein; Their

question 84

Multiple Choice

The science of food; the nutrients and substances therein; their action,interaction,and balance in relation to health and disease is a definition of

• A) life.
• B) energy metabolism.
• C) nutrition.
• D) food science.

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Definitions:

Psychophysics

The scientific study of the relationship between stimuli (which are physical) and the sensations and perceptions they produce in the observer.

Physical Energy

The capacity to perform work or to produce physical changes within the body or environment, stemming from physical or chemical resources.

Sensory Physiology

The study of how organisms perceive and respond to physical stimuli in their environment through sensory organs.

Constant Stimuli

A method in psychophysics used to measure the sensitivity of sensory systems by presenting stimuli of constant intensity but differing in duration or frequency.