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WILLIAMS' BASIC
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(Williams' Essentials of Nutrition & Diet Therapy)
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15th Edition s
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By: s
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,Nix: Williams' Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 15th Edition Test
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Table of Contents:
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PART 1: Introduction to Basic Principles of Nutrition Science
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Chapter 1. Food, Nutrition, and Health
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Chapter 2. Carbohydrates
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Chapter 3. Fats ss ss




Chapter 4. Proteins ss ss




Chapter 5. Digestion, Absorption, and Metabolism
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Chapter 6. Energy Balance
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Chapter 7. Vitamins ss ss




Chapter 8. Minerals ss ss




Chapter 9. Water Balance
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PART 2: Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle
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Chapter 10. Nutrition During Pregnancy and Lactation
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Chapter 11. Nutrition During Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence
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Chapter 12. Nutrition for Adults: The Early, Middle, and Later Years
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PART 3: Community Nutrition and Health Care
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Chapter 13. Community Food Supply and Health
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Chapter 14. Food Habits and Cultural Patterns
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Chapter 15. Weight Management
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Chapter 16. Nutrition and Physical Fitness
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PART 4: Clinical Nutrition
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Chapter 17. Nutritional Care
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Chapter 18. Gastrointestinal and Accessory Organ Problems
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Chapter 19. Coronary Heart Disease and Hypertension
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Chapter 20. Diabetes Mellitus
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Chapter 21. Kidney Disease
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Chapter 22. Surgery and Nutritional Support
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sChapter 23. Nutritional Support in Cancer and
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AIDS
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,Chapter 01: Food, Nutrition, and
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Nix: Williams' Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 15th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE ss




1. Promoting a health care service that improves diabetes management for the elderly in
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ss a community would assist in which of the following?
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a. Supporting the national health goals Healthy People 2020 ss ss ss ss ss ss ss



b. Reducing hunger in a subset of the United States population ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss



c. Improving Medicare reimbursement claims ss ss ss



d. Providing access to primaryhealth care services ss ss ss s ss ss




ANS: s s A
Healthy People 2020 has a wide influence and is the focus of the nation’s main objective
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to promote health and prevent disease.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 2 ss ss s s ss



TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance ss ss s s ss ss ss ss




2. A patient requires a nutrition assessment. The most appropriate professional to perform
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the assessment is a
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a. physician.
b. nurse.
c. public health nutritionist. ss ss



d. registered dietitian. ss




ANS: s s D
The registered dietitian is the nutrition expert registered with the Commission of Dietetic
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Registration (CDR), the certifying agency ofAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
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Registered dietitians are the only professionals who have met strict educational and
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professional prerequisites and passed a national registration examination that properly
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prepares them to conduct a nutrition assessment.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. ss ss ss



1TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss




3. The sum of all body processes inside living cells that sustain life and health is
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a. science.
b. digestion.
c. metabolism.
d. nutrition.

ANS: s s C
Metabolism is the sum of all chemical changes that take place in the body.
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Metabolism provides energy, builds tissue, and regulates metabolic processes in the
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body.
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Process: Planning MSC:
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Physiological Adaptation
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4. The nutrients that provide the bodywith its primary source of fuel for energy are
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a. vitamins.
b. minerals.
c. fiber.
d. carbohydrates.

ANS: s s D
Carbohydrates (e.g., starches and sugars) are the body’s primary fuel to carry out
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necessaryprocesses; fat is the secondary source of energy.
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Process: Planning MSC:
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Physiological Adaptation
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5. Which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding the functions of protein?
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a. Proteins can be a primary fuel source even if there is adequate carbohydrate intake.
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b. Proteins are a necessary nutrient to provide energy for the bodyin times of stress.
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c. Proteins can be used as coenzyme factors during cell metabolism.
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d. Proteins are essential to building and repairing tissues within the body.
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ANS: s s D
The primary function of proteins is to provide amino acids, which are the building
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units necessary to building and repairing tissues within the body. This is a constant
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process that ensures adequate growth and maintenance of tissues for a strong
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body.
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4TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation ss ss ss ss




6. A 65-year-old man requires 2000 kcal/day without any specific fat or carbohydrate
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requirements. The approximate number of kilocalories per day from fat that his diet
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shouldprovide iskcal/day.
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a. 400 to 700 ss ss



b. 100 to 300 ss ss



c. 500 to 800 ss ss



d. 900 to 1200 ss ss




ANS: s s A
Fat should provide no more than 20% to 35% of the total kilocalories per day, so for a
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2000-kcal diet, 400 to 700 kcal should be provided.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
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Planning MSC:
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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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