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It is mainly stored in the liver and to a lesser extent in muscle tissue.
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8. The number of kilocalories provided by one slice of bread that contains 30 g carbohydrate, 3
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s 9 kcal/g. Therefore:
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1 g fat 9 kcal/g = 9 kcal
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= 141 total kcal (120 kcal + 12 kcal + 9 kcal)
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application SS SS
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Health
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Nix: Williams’ Basic Nutrition a
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nd Diet Therapy, 16th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE SS
1. Promoting a health care service that improves diabetes management for the elderly in a co
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c. Improving Medicare reimbursement claims SS SS SS
d. Providing access to primary health care services SS SS SS SS SS SS
ANS: A S S
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nd Maintenance
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2. A patient requires a nutrition assessment. The most appropriate professional to perform the as
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tration (CDR), the certifying agency of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
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3. The sum of all body processes inside living cells that sustain life and health is
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a. science.
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s energy, builds tissue, and regulates metabolic processes in the body.
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a. vitamins.
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b. minerals.
c. fiber.
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ANS: D S S
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processes; fat is the secondary source of energy. SS SS SS SS SS SS SS
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge SS SS
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension SS SS
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a. 400–700
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ANS: A S S
Fat should provide no more than 20% to 35% of the total kilocalories per day, so for a 20
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7. The body’s main storage form of carbohydrate is
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a. glycogen.
b. glycerol.
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ANS: A S S
Glycogen is a polysaccharide that is the main storage form of carbohydrate in the human body.
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It is mainly stored in the liver and to a lesser extent in muscle tissue.
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a. 34
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s 9 kcal/g. Therefore:
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1 g fat 9 kcal/g = 9 kcal
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= 141 total kcal (120 kcal + 12 kcal + 9 kcal)
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TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integ
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application SS SS
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application SS SS
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