Nursing Nutrition STUDY GUIDE| 104 QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Nutrition correct answer: The basic component of health, essential for normal growth and development, tissue maintenance and repair, cellular metabolism and organ function. What is a Calorie? 1 gram protein = 1 gram carbohydrate = 1 gram far = correct answer: Unit of measure for energy in food 4 Calories 4 Calories 9 Calories Calculate ideal body weight for individual over 5 feet correct answer: Men: 106 + 6 lb for every inch over 60 in Women: 100 + 5 lb for every inch over 60 in Factors that affect energy requirements correct answer: age, body mass, gender, fever, starvation, smoking, menstruation, illness, infection, activity level, thyroid function Essential nutrient correct answer: Needed for growth or maintenance but unable to be manufactured by the body Non-essential nutrient correct answer: Not needed in diet because the body can make them What are the six essential nutrients? correct answer: Carbohydrates, fat, protein, vitamins, minerals, water Malnutrition correct answer: Lack of sufficient nutrients in the body. Under-nutrition correct answer: Nutritional deficiency resulting from lack of food or from the inability of the body to convert or absorb it. Over-nutrition correct answer: the excessive intake of food, especially in unbalanced proportions. Phytochemicals correct answer: Non-nutritive plant chemicals that have protective or disease preventive properties. Probiotics correct answer: Bacteria found in food that improve microbial balance in intestine. Antioxidants correct answer: Substance that prevents or inhibits uptake of oxygen. Prevent tissue damage in body; prevent cellular damage. Botanical Remedies correct answer: Use of plant products as supplem