Nutrition

at a Glance

Sangita Sharma

Multiple Choice: Chapter 3 Energy intake: Food sources

Question 1. Which one of the following statements is correct?

A Proteins, fats and carbohydrates provide energy to the body, but alcohol does not
B Minerals and vitamins do not provide energy themselves and are not required to release energy from foods
C The metabolisable energy content of a food is greater than its heat of combustion
D Dietary fibre combusts completely in a bomb calorimeter but is indigestible to humans