WILLIAMS BASIC NUTRITION AND DIET THERAPY 16TH
EDITION BY STACI NIX/COMPLETE GUIDE 2024-2025
, Chapter 01: Food, Nutrition, and Health
: Williams' Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 16th edition
1. Promoting a health care service that improves diabetes management for the elderly in
a community would assist in which of the following?
a. Supporting the national health goals Healthy People 2020
b. Reducing hunger in a subset of the United States population
c. Improving Medicare reimbursement claims
d. Providing access to primary health care services
CORRECT CHOICE:-: A
Explanation :->>>Healthy People 2020 has a wide influence and is the focus of the
nation’s main objective to promote health and prevent disease.
2. A client requires a nutrition assessment. The most appropriate professional to perform
the assessment is a
a. physician.
b. nurse.
c. public health nutritionist.
d. registered dietitian.
CORRECT CHOICE:-: D
Explanation :->>>The registered dietitian is the nutrition expert registered with the
Commission of Dietetic Registration (CDR), the certifying agency of Academy of Nutrition
and Dietetics. Registered dietitiCORRECT CHOICE:-are the only professionals who have
met strict educational and professionalprerequisites and passed a national registration
examination that properly prepares them to conduct a nutrition assessment.
3. The sum of all body processes inside living cells that sustain life and health is
a. science.
b. digestion.
c. metabolism.
d. nutrition.
CORRECT CHOICE:-: C
Explanation :->>>Metabolism is the sum of all chemical changes that take place in
the body. Metabolismprovides energy, builds tissue, and regulates metabolic processes
in the body.
4. The nutrients that provide the body with its primary source of fuel for energy are
a. vitamins.
b. minerals.
c. fiber.
d. carbohydrates.
CORRECT CHOICE:-: D
Explanation :->>>Carbohydrates (e.g., starches and sugars) are the body’s primary fuel to
carry out necessaryprocesses; fat is the secondary source of energy.
5. Which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding the functions of protein?
a. Proteins can be a primary fuel source even if there is adequate carbohydrate intake.
b. Proteins are a necessary nutrient to provide energy for the body in times of stress.
c. Proteins can be used as coenzyme factors during cell metabolism.
, d. Proteins are essential to building and repairing tissues within the body.
CORRECT CHOICE:-: D
Explanation :->>>The primary function of proteins is to provide amino acids, which are
the building units necessary to building and repairing tissues within the body. This is a
constant process that ensures adequate growth and maintenance of tissues for a strong
body.
6. A 65-year-old man requires 2000 kcal/day without any specific fat or carbohydrate
requirements. The approximate number of kilocalories per day from fat that his diet
should provide iskcal/day.
a. 400 to 700
b. 100 to 300
c. 500 to 800
d. 900 to 1200
CORRECT CHOICE:-: A
Explanation :->>>Fat should provide no more than 20% to 35% of the total kilocalories per
day, so for a 2000-kcal diet, 400 to 700 kcal should be provided.
7. The body’s main storage form of carbohydrate is
a. glycogen.
b. glycerol.
c. glucagon.
d. glucose.
CORRECT CHOICE:-: A
Explanation :->>>Glycogen is a polysaccharide that is the main storage form of
carbohydrate in the human body. It is mainly stored in the liver and to a lesser extent in
muscle tissue.
8. The number of kilocalories provided by one slice of bread that contains 30 g carbohydrate, 3
g protein, and 1 g fat is kcal.
a. 34
b. 136
c. 141
d. 306
CORRECT CHOICE:-: C
Explanation :->>>Calculate as follows: Carbohydrate provides 4 kcal/g, protein
provides 4 kcal/g, and fat provides 9 kcal/g. Therefore:
30 g carbohydrate 4 kcal/g = 120 kcal
3 g protein 4 kcal/g = 12 kcal
1 g fat 9 kcal/g = 9 kcal
= 141 total kcal (120 kcal + 12 kcal + 9 kcal)
9. The number of kilocalories from fat in a sandwich that contains 22 g fat is kcal.
a. 88
b. 132
c. 154
d. 198
, CORRECT CHOICE:-: D
Explanation :->>>Fat provides 9 kcal/g. Thus, 22 g fat 9 kcal/g = 198 kcal.
10. The number of kilocalories from protein in a sandwich that contains 15 g protein is
kcal.
a. 45
b. 60
c. 75
EDITION BY STACI NIX/COMPLETE GUIDE 2024-2025
, Chapter 01: Food, Nutrition, and Health
: Williams' Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 16th edition
1. Promoting a health care service that improves diabetes management for the elderly in
a community would assist in which of the following?
a. Supporting the national health goals Healthy People 2020
b. Reducing hunger in a subset of the United States population
c. Improving Medicare reimbursement claims
d. Providing access to primary health care services
CORRECT CHOICE:-: A
Explanation :->>>Healthy People 2020 has a wide influence and is the focus of the
nation’s main objective to promote health and prevent disease.
2. A client requires a nutrition assessment. The most appropriate professional to perform
the assessment is a
a. physician.
b. nurse.
c. public health nutritionist.
d. registered dietitian.
CORRECT CHOICE:-: D
Explanation :->>>The registered dietitian is the nutrition expert registered with the
Commission of Dietetic Registration (CDR), the certifying agency of Academy of Nutrition
and Dietetics. Registered dietitiCORRECT CHOICE:-are the only professionals who have
met strict educational and professionalprerequisites and passed a national registration
examination that properly prepares them to conduct a nutrition assessment.
3. The sum of all body processes inside living cells that sustain life and health is
a. science.
b. digestion.
c. metabolism.
d. nutrition.
CORRECT CHOICE:-: C
Explanation :->>>Metabolism is the sum of all chemical changes that take place in
the body. Metabolismprovides energy, builds tissue, and regulates metabolic processes
in the body.
4. The nutrients that provide the body with its primary source of fuel for energy are
a. vitamins.
b. minerals.
c. fiber.
d. carbohydrates.
CORRECT CHOICE:-: D
Explanation :->>>Carbohydrates (e.g., starches and sugars) are the body’s primary fuel to
carry out necessaryprocesses; fat is the secondary source of energy.
5. Which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding the functions of protein?
a. Proteins can be a primary fuel source even if there is adequate carbohydrate intake.
b. Proteins are a necessary nutrient to provide energy for the body in times of stress.
c. Proteins can be used as coenzyme factors during cell metabolism.
, d. Proteins are essential to building and repairing tissues within the body.
CORRECT CHOICE:-: D
Explanation :->>>The primary function of proteins is to provide amino acids, which are
the building units necessary to building and repairing tissues within the body. This is a
constant process that ensures adequate growth and maintenance of tissues for a strong
body.
6. A 65-year-old man requires 2000 kcal/day without any specific fat or carbohydrate
requirements. The approximate number of kilocalories per day from fat that his diet
should provide iskcal/day.
a. 400 to 700
b. 100 to 300
c. 500 to 800
d. 900 to 1200
CORRECT CHOICE:-: A
Explanation :->>>Fat should provide no more than 20% to 35% of the total kilocalories per
day, so for a 2000-kcal diet, 400 to 700 kcal should be provided.
7. The body’s main storage form of carbohydrate is
a. glycogen.
b. glycerol.
c. glucagon.
d. glucose.
CORRECT CHOICE:-: A
Explanation :->>>Glycogen is a polysaccharide that is the main storage form of
carbohydrate in the human body. It is mainly stored in the liver and to a lesser extent in
muscle tissue.
8. The number of kilocalories provided by one slice of bread that contains 30 g carbohydrate, 3
g protein, and 1 g fat is kcal.
a. 34
b. 136
c. 141
d. 306
CORRECT CHOICE:-: C
Explanation :->>>Calculate as follows: Carbohydrate provides 4 kcal/g, protein
provides 4 kcal/g, and fat provides 9 kcal/g. Therefore:
30 g carbohydrate 4 kcal/g = 120 kcal
3 g protein 4 kcal/g = 12 kcal
1 g fat 9 kcal/g = 9 kcal
= 141 total kcal (120 kcal + 12 kcal + 9 kcal)
9. The number of kilocalories from fat in a sandwich that contains 22 g fat is kcal.
a. 88
b. 132
c. 154
d. 198
, CORRECT CHOICE:-: D
Explanation :->>>Fat provides 9 kcal/g. Thus, 22 g fat 9 kcal/g = 198 kcal.
10. The number of kilocalories from protein in a sandwich that contains 15 g protein is
kcal.
a. 45
b. 60
c. 75
