Test Bank for Nutrition and Diet Therapy 6th Edition

Test Bank for Nutrition and Diet Therapy 6th Edition 1. Dietary guidelines are intended to: 1. Apply to the food intake for a single day 2. Apply to items to be ingested for one meal 3. Apply to people who are ill 4. Aid in preventing chronic and degenerative diseases Ans: 4 Feedback 1. Dietary guidelines are intended to evaluate several days’ intake of food. 2. Dietary guidelines are intended to evaluate several days’ intake of food, not a single meal or the intake for 1 day. 3. Dietary guidelines focus on healthy individuals aged 2 years and older. 4. Dietary guidelines, which focus on healthy individuals from age 2 years on, are also aimed at those at risk for chronic disease to encourage proper dietary habits to promote health and reduce the risk for major chronic diseases. KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process | Client Need: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort | Cognitive Level: Comprehension 2. After reviewing the concept of nutrients, a nursing student demonstrates the need for additional study if the student identifies which of the following as a class of nutrients? 1. Alcohol 2. Carbohydrate 3. Fat 4. Protein Ans: 1 Feedback 1. Alcohol is not considered a nutrient. 2. Carbohydrates are one of the six classes of nutrients. Other classes include fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water. 3. Fat is one of the six classes of nutrients. Other classes include carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water. 4. Protein is one of the six classes of nutrients. Other classes include carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water. KEY: Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning | Client Need: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort | Cognitive Level: Analysis 3. A chemical substance required by the body is called a(n): 1. Additive 2. Vitamin 3. Food 4. Phytochemical Ans: 2 Feedback 1. An additive, as the name implies, is a substance that is not normally present but added to a food. 2. Vitamins are nutrients, which are chemical substances required by the body. 3. Food is essential to life, but it is not considered a chemical substance. 4 A phytochemical is a physiologically active substance from a plant source that can help promote health. KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process | Client Need: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort | Cognitive Level: Knowledge 4. A substance found in food that must be present in the diet because the human body lacks the ability to manufacture it in sufficient amounts for optimal health is called a(n): 1. Phytochemical 2. Essential nutrient 3. Conditional nutrient 4. Nonessential nutrient Ans: 2 Feedback 1. A phytochemical is a physiologically active substance from a plant source that can help to promote health. 2. An essential nutrient is one that the human body requires but cannot manufacture in sufficient amounts to meet the body’s needs. 3. A conditionally essential nutrient is one that, under most circumstances, the healthy body can manufacture in sufficient quantities. 4. A nonessential nutrient is one that is not needed in the diet because the body can make it from other substances. KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process | Client Need: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort | Cognitive Level: Comprehension