NSG 502 Exam 3 Questions With Correct Answers

NSG 502 Exam 3 Questions With Correct
Answers

Nutrition |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |sum |of |processes |by |which |one |takes |in |and |uses |
nutrients |and |includes:

- |Undernutrition

- |Normal |nutrition

- |Overnutrition



Nutrition |status |is |influenced |by: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Attitudes |toward |food

- |Eating |habits

- |Cultural |and |religious |preferences

- |Financial |status



Dietary |Reference |Intakes |(DRI) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-General |term |for |a |set |of |reference |
values |used |to |plan |and |assess |nutrient |intakes |of |healthy |people



Recommended |Dietary |Allowance |(RDA) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |average |daily |intake |
sufficient |to |meet |the |nutrient |requirements |of |nearly |all |(97%-98%) |healthy |people

- |Aimed |to |prevent |deficiencies



Estimated |Average |Requirement |(EAR) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-intake |that |is |estimated |to |
meet |the |requirement |of |half |the |healthy |individuals |in |a |group

,Adequate |Intake |(AI) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |established |when |evidence |is |insufficient |to |
develop |an |RDA

- |Is |set |at |a |level |assumed |to |ensure |nutritional |adequacy



Tolerable |Upper |Limit |(UL) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-maximum |daily |intake |unlikely |to |cause |
adverse |health |events



Daily |Values |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Developed |for |food |and |supplement |labels

- |Similar |to |the |RDA |or |AI

- |Goal: |to |help |consumers |determine |the |nutrient |level |in |one |serving |of |food |in |relation |to |
their |requirement |for |it



how |are |energy |requirements |of |the |body |are |met? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-food |intake



What |are |the |components |of |Total |Energy |Expenditure? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Basal |
Metabolic |Rate/Resting |Energy |Expenditure

- |Diet-induced |Thermogenesis

- |Physical |Activity |and |Exercise

- |Thermoregulation



T/F

Energy |expenditure |is |often |increased |in |hospitalized |patients? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True



Who |is |responsible |for |calculating |an |individual's |estimated |calorie |needs? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-registered |dietician



Daily |caloric |requirements |are |influenced |by: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Age

- |Gender

,- |Physical |activity

- |Body |type

- |Presence/absence |of |disease

- |Medications



what |is |the |estimation |calculation |for |calorie |needs |for |an |average |adult? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-20-35 |cal/kg



Macronutrients |are |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |carbohydrates

- |fat

- |proteins



Micronutrients |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-vitamins |and |minerals



Carbohydrates |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Primary |source |of |energy

- |4 |kcal/g

- |Classified |as |simple |or |complex

- |Compose |of |45-65% |of |daily |caloric |needs



Simple |carbohydrates |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Monosaccharides

- |Disaccharides |

- |Fruit, |fruit |juice, |anything |with |added |refined |sugar



Complex |carbohydrates |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Polysaccharides

- |Whole |wheat |bread, |whole |grain |pasta, |brown |rice, |starchy |vegetables

, Types |of |carbohydrates: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |starch

- |sugar

- |fiber



types |of |fiber |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Soluble

- |Attracts |water |and |turns |into |gel |during |digestion

- |Slows |digestion

- |Oat |bran, |barley, |nuts, |seeds, |beans, |lentils, |peas, |some |F&V



Insoluble

- |Wheat |bran, |vegetables, |whole |grains

- |Adds |bulk |to |stool |and |aids |in |passing |food |more |quickly |through |stomach |and |intestines



Protein |functions |and |considerations |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Functions:

- |Required |for |tissue |growth, |repair, |and |maintenance

- |Energy |production

- |Antibodies/immune |health



- |4 |kcal/g

- |10% |to |35% |of |daily |caloric |needs



what |are |the |fundamental |units |of |protein |structure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-amino |acids



What |are |essential |amino |acids? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |9 |amino |acids |the |body |cannot |
synthesize

- |must |acquire |from |dietary |intake