Nutrition Final Exam questions and answers 100% guaranteed success.

Nutrition Final Exam questions and answers 100% guaranteed success. 1. Which of these diseases is not associated with poor nutritional habits? a. Stroke b. Heart disease c. Diabetes d. Pneumonia - correct answers.d. Pneumonia 2. Which of these is a modifiable lifestyle factor for disease? a. Smoking b. Dancing c. Bicycling d. Fishing - correct answers.a. Smoking 3. Which of these questions would you NOT expect to find on a nutritional screening tool? a. "Has food intake declined over the past three months"? b. "Has been in an accident in the past 12 months" c. "Has a BMI of less than 19 kg/m" d. "Has weight loss greater than 3kg in the past 3 months" - correct answers.b. "Has been in an accident in the past 12 months" 4. Nutrition screening tries to identify a. Clients with a specific nutrient deficiency b. Clients with protein deficiencies c. Clients that are malnourished d. Clients with actual or potential malnutrition - correct answers.d. Clients with actual or potential malnutrition 5. What is the main aim of the "Dietary Guidelines for Americans "? a. Eliminate sugar from the American diet b. Work towards all Americans switching to a vegetarian diet c. Promote cardiac health by lowering sodium in the diet d. Propose individuals switch by lowering the intake of certain foods and increasing the amount of other foods. - correct answers.d. Propose individuals switch by lowering the intake of certain foods and increasing the amount of other foods. 6. Which of these is NOT part of the nutrition care responsibilities of nurses? a. Recognize patients at risk of malnutrition b. Implement nutrition interventions c. Perform nutrition assessments d. Educate the patient and public about the importance of nutrition on health - correct answers.c. Perform nutrition assessments 7. Which of these are types of carbohydrates that are usually found in food? a. Dipeptides b. Triglycerides c. Disaccharides d. Monoglycerides - correct answers.c. Disaccharides 8. Which of these is a polysaccharide? a. Glucose b. Cellulose c. Lactose d. Sucrose - correct answers.b. Cellulose 9. Carbohydrates that cannot be digested but are part of food are summarily known as a. Starch b. Simple carbohydrates c. Complex carbohydrates d. Fiber - correct answers.d. Fiber 10. Which of these is a function of carbohydrates? a. Used to provide energy b. Used as building block for muscle tissue c. Used to make red blood cells d. Used to make cell membranes - correct answers.a. Used to provide energy 11. The dietary recommendations for carbohydrates include to a. generally increase the amount of carbohydrates in the diet b. generally decrease the amount to carbohydrates in the diet c. decrease the amount of added sugar and increase the amount of whole grains d. increase the amount of fiber - correct answers.c. decrease the amount of added sugar and increase the amount of whole grains 12. Which would NOT be a reasonable way to decrease added sugar intake? a. Eliminate sugar sweetened beverages b. Limit sweetened grain and dairy based desserts and candy c. Rely on natural sugars in fruit to satisfy a "Sweet Tooth" d. Only consume products with "real sugar" rather than products using High-Fructose Corn Syrup. - correct answers.d. Only consume products with "real sugar" rather than products using High-Fructose Corn Syrup. 13. Which of these food items would be considered high in added sugar? a. Diet sodas b. Low-fat ice cream c. Blue cheese d. Whole milk - correct answers.b. Low-fat ice cream 14. The nurse knows her explanation of glycemic index was effective when the client says which of the following? a. "Choosing foods that have a low glycemic index is an effective way to eat healthy." b. "Low glycemic index foods promote weight loss because they do not stimulate the release of insulin." c. "Since I am diabetic, the glycemic index may help me choose the best food to fine tune my meal planning." d. "Glycemic index is a term to describe the amount of refined sugar in the food." - correct answers.c. "Since I am diabetic, the glycemic index may help me choose the best food to fine tune my meal planning." 15. A client is on a low-calorie diet that recommends she test her urine for ketones to tell how well she is adhering to the guidelines of the diet. What does the presence of ketones indicate about her intake? a. It is low in protein b. It is high in fat c. It is high protein d. It is low in carbohydrates - correct answers.d. It is low in carbohydrates 16. Edema may be a symptom of deficiency in which nutrient? a. Carbohydrates b. Protein c. Lipids d. Minerals - correct answers.b. Protein 17. How many calories per gram do proteins provide? a. 4 b. 6 c. 8 d. 10 e. 12 - correct answers.a. 4 18. What is the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) for protein for healthy adults older than 19 years is a. 0.4 g/kg body weight b. 0.6 g/kg body weight c. 0.8 g/kg body weight d. 1.0 g/kg body weight e. 1.2 g/kg body weight - correct answers.c. 0.8 g/kg body weight 19. Which of these combinations is a complete protein? a. Legumes and lentils b. Nuts and Seeds c. Vegetables and Fruit d. Milk, yogurt, cheese - correct answers.d. Milk, yogurt, cheese 20. Which of these combinations of incomplete proteins would NOT create a complementary protein? a. Black beans and Pinto Beans b. Red Beans and Rice c. Lentils and rice curry d. Falafel sandwich - correct answers.a. Black beans and Pinto Beans 21. A post-surgery patient is in negative nitrogen balance. The best course of action is to a. Increase dietary protein b. Increase fruit and vegetable content c. Increase calories d. Supplement with multivitamin AND multi-minerals - correct answers.c. Increase calories 22. Which of these situations/conditions increases the need for protein? a. Taking a test in your clinical nutrition course b. Following a vegetarian diet c. Pregnancy d. Stress - correct answers.c. Pregnancy 1. Which of the following sources of protein is lowest in fat a. Eggs b. Turkey breast without skin c. Ground chicken d. 80% lean ground beef - correct answers.b. Turkey breast without skin 2. Which of these is the primary function of phospholipids? a. Provide energy b. Provide building block for muscle growth c. Form lipid bilayers d. Aid in Acid-Base balance - correct answers.c. Form lipid bilayers 3. A polyunsaturated fatty acid will have at least two of the following a. Methyl groups b. Carbons bound to two hydrogens c. Carboxyl groups d. Carbons connected by a double bond - correct answers.d. Carbons connected by a double bond 4. What is the function of micelles in lipid digestion? a. Emulsify digested lipids for absorption b. Emulsify lipid droplets before digestion c. Hydrolyze triglycerides d. Aid in the absorption of monosaccharides - correct answers.a. Emulsify digested lipids for absorption 5. What is the characteristic that defines an omega-3 fatty acid? a. Omega-3 fatty acids have three unsaturations in the chain b. Omega-3 fatty acids are only found in plant food c. Omega-3 fatty acids have an unsaturated carbon-carbon connection three carbons from the carboxyl-end d. Omega-3 fatty acids have an unsaturated carbon-carbon connection three carbons from the methyl-end - correct answers.d. Omega-3 fatty acids have an unsaturated carbon-carbon connection three carbons from the methyl-end 6. Why is there no Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) for trans-fats? a. Because trans fats are in all foods b. Because trans fats are essential nutrients