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Test Bank - Williams' Basic Nutrition & Diet
Therapy 16th Edition by Staci Nix McIntosh,
(All Chapters Included 1-23)

,Nix: Williams' Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 16th Edition Test

Table of Contents:

PART 1: Introduction to Basic Principles of Nutrition Science

Chapter 1. Food, Nutrition, and Health

Chapter 2. Carbohydrates

Chapter 3. Fats

Chapter 4. Proteins

Chapter 5. Digestion, Absorption, and Metabolism

Chapter 6. Energy Balance

Chapter 7. Vitamins

Chapter 8. Minerals

Chapter 9. Water Balance

PART 2: Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle

Chapter 10. Nutrition During Pregnancy and Lactation

Chapter 11. Nutrition During Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence

Chapter 12. Nutrition for Adults: The Early, Middle, and Later Years

PART 3: Community Nutrition and Health Care

Chapter 13. Community Food Supply and Health

Chapter 14. Food Habits and Cultural Patterns

Chapter 15. Weight Management

Chapter 16. Nutrition and Physical Fitness

PART 4: Clinical Nutrition

Chapter 17. Nutritional Care

Chapter 18. Gastrointestinal and Accessory Organ Problems

Chapter 19. Coronary Heart Disease and Hypertension

Chapter 20. Diabetes Mellitus

Chapter 21. Kidney Disease

Chapter 22. Surgery and Nutritional Support

Chapter 23. Nutritional Support in Cancer and AIDS

,Chapter 01: Food, Nutrition, and Health
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RDietetic Registration (CDR), the certifying agency of Academy of Nutrition and
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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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4. The nutrients that provide the body with its primary source of fuel for energy are
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a. vitamins.

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d. Proteins are essential to building and repairing tissues within the body.
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a. glycogen.
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