WILLIAMS BASIC NUTRITION AND DIET
THERAPY 15TH EDITION EXAMPREP 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
⩥ What role does nutrition play in health? Answer: Nutrition plays a role
directly or indirectly in all body processes and disease states, helping to
prevent or delay the onset of many diseases.
⩥ What is dietetics? Answer: Dietetics is the field of science that
determines how nutrition and good eating affect overall health.
⩥ How can nurses promote good nutrition? Answer: Nurses can promote
good nutrition by educating patients, serving meals positively, assisting
with eating, recording weight and intake, observing signs of poor
nutrition, and serving as communication links.
⩥ What are the processes involved in nutrition? Answer: The processes
involved in nutrition are ingestion, digestion, absorption, metabolism,
and excretion.
⩥ What is ingestion? Answer: Ingestion is the taking of food into the
digestive tract, generally through the mouth.
, ⩥ What is digestion? Answer: Digestion involves mechanical and
chemical processes that convert nutrients to a physically absorbable
state.
⩥ What is absorption in the context of nutrition? Answer: Absorption is
the process whereby the end products of digestion pass through the
epithelial membranes in the intestines and into blood or lymph systems.
⩥ What is metabolism? Answer: Metabolism is the conversion of
nutrients into energy, including anabolism (constructive process) and
catabolism (destructive process).
⩥ What is excretion? Answer: Excretion is the process of eliminating or
removing waste products from the body.
⩥ What are the six types of essential nutrients? Answer: The six types of
essential nutrients are water, carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, and
minerals.
⩥ What are the Dietary Guidelines for Americans? Answer: These
guidelines form the foundation of U.S. federal nutrition policy,
addressing the importance of adequate nutrition and the prevention of
over nutrition and disease.
THERAPY 15TH EDITION EXAMPREP 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
⩥ What role does nutrition play in health? Answer: Nutrition plays a role
directly or indirectly in all body processes and disease states, helping to
prevent or delay the onset of many diseases.
⩥ What is dietetics? Answer: Dietetics is the field of science that
determines how nutrition and good eating affect overall health.
⩥ How can nurses promote good nutrition? Answer: Nurses can promote
good nutrition by educating patients, serving meals positively, assisting
with eating, recording weight and intake, observing signs of poor
nutrition, and serving as communication links.
⩥ What are the processes involved in nutrition? Answer: The processes
involved in nutrition are ingestion, digestion, absorption, metabolism,
and excretion.
⩥ What is ingestion? Answer: Ingestion is the taking of food into the
digestive tract, generally through the mouth.
, ⩥ What is digestion? Answer: Digestion involves mechanical and
chemical processes that convert nutrients to a physically absorbable
state.
⩥ What is absorption in the context of nutrition? Answer: Absorption is
the process whereby the end products of digestion pass through the
epithelial membranes in the intestines and into blood or lymph systems.
⩥ What is metabolism? Answer: Metabolism is the conversion of
nutrients into energy, including anabolism (constructive process) and
catabolism (destructive process).
⩥ What is excretion? Answer: Excretion is the process of eliminating or
removing waste products from the body.
⩥ What are the six types of essential nutrients? Answer: The six types of
essential nutrients are water, carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, and
minerals.
⩥ What are the Dietary Guidelines for Americans? Answer: These
guidelines form the foundation of U.S. federal nutrition policy,
addressing the importance of adequate nutrition and the prevention of
over nutrition and disease.
