TEST BANK for Williams' Basic Nutrition &
Diet Therapy 16th Edition by Staci Nix
McIntosh
ALL CHAPTERS 1-23 WITH VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 01: Food, Nutrition, and Health
Chapter 02: Carbohydrates
Chapter 03: Fats
Chapter 04: Proteins
Chapter 05: Digestion, Absorption, and Metabolism
Chapter 06: Energy Balance
Chapter 07: Vitamins
Chapter 08: Minerals
Chapter 09: Water and Electrolyte Balance
Chapter 10: Nutrition during Pregnancy and Lactation
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Chapter 11: Nutrition in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence
Chapter 12: Nutrition for Adults: The Early, Middle, and Later Years
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Chapter 13: Community Food Supply and Health
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Chapter 14: Food Habits and Cultural Patterns
Chapter 15: Weight Management
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Chapter 16: Nutrition and Physical Fitness
Chapter 17: Nutrition 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 Nutrition Support
Chapter 23: Nutrition Support in Cancer and AIDS
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, Chapter 01: Food, Nutrition, and Health
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Promoting a health care service that improves diabetes management for the elderly in a community
would assist in which of the following?
a. Supporting the national health goals Healthy People 2020
b. Reducing hunger in a subset of the United States population
c. Improving Medicare reimbursement claims
d. Providing access to primary health care services
ACCURATE ANSWER: A
Healthy People 2020 has a wide influence and is the focus of the nation’s main objective to promote
health and prevent disease.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Health
Promotion and Maintenance
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2. A patient requires a nutrition assessment. The most appropriate professional to perform the assessment
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a. physician.
b. nurse.
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c. public health nutritionist.
d. registered dietitian.
ACCURATE ANSWER: D
The registered dietitian is the nutrition expert registered with the Commission of Dietetic Registration
(CDR), the certifying agency of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Registered dietitians are the only professionals who have met strict educational and professional
prerequisites and passed a national registration examination that properly prepares them to conduct a
nutrition assessment.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Safe and
Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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, 3. The sum of all body processes inside living cells that sustain life and health is
a. science.
b. digestion.
c. metabolism.
d. nutrition.
ACCURATE ANSWER: C
Metabolism is the sum of all chemical changes that take place in the body. Metabolism provides energy,
builds tissue, and regulates metabolic processes in the body.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX:
Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
4. The nutrients that provide the body with its primary source of fuel for energy are
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c. fiber.
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d. carbohydrates.
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Carbohydrates (e.g., starches and sugars) are the body’s primary fuel to carry out necessary processes; fat
is the secondary source of energy.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX:
Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
5. Which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding the functions of protein?
a. Proteins can be a primary fuel source even if there is adequate carbohydrate intake.
b. Proteins are a necessary nutrient to provide energy for the body in times of stress.
c. Proteins can be used as coenzyme factors during cell metabolism.
d. Proteins are essential to building and repairing tissues within the body.
ACCURATE ANSWER: D
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Diet Therapy 16th Edition by Staci Nix
McIntosh
ALL CHAPTERS 1-23 WITH VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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ch
Do
c
Page | 1
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 01: Food, Nutrition, and Health
Chapter 02: Carbohydrates
Chapter 03: Fats
Chapter 04: Proteins
Chapter 05: Digestion, Absorption, and Metabolism
Chapter 06: Energy Balance
Chapter 07: Vitamins
Chapter 08: Minerals
Chapter 09: Water and Electrolyte Balance
Chapter 10: Nutrition during Pregnancy and Lactation
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Chapter 11: Nutrition in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence
Chapter 12: Nutrition for Adults: The Early, Middle, and Later Years
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Chapter 13: Community Food Supply and Health
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Chapter 14: Food Habits and Cultural Patterns
Chapter 15: Weight Management
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Chapter 16: Nutrition and Physical Fitness
Chapter 17: Nutrition 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 Nutrition Support
Chapter 23: Nutrition Support in Cancer and AIDS
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, Chapter 01: Food, Nutrition, and Health
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Promoting a health care service that improves diabetes management for the elderly in a community
would assist in which of the following?
a. Supporting the national health goals Healthy People 2020
b. Reducing hunger in a subset of the United States population
c. Improving Medicare reimbursement claims
d. Providing access to primary health care services
ACCURATE ANSWER: A
Healthy People 2020 has a wide influence and is the focus of the nation’s main objective to promote
health and prevent disease.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Health
Promotion and Maintenance
Ar
ch
2. A patient requires a nutrition assessment. The most appropriate professional to perform the assessment
is a
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a. physician.
b. nurse.
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c. public health nutritionist.
d. registered dietitian.
ACCURATE ANSWER: D
The registered dietitian is the nutrition expert registered with the Commission of Dietetic Registration
(CDR), the certifying agency of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Registered dietitians are the only professionals who have met strict educational and professional
prerequisites and passed a national registration examination that properly prepares them to conduct a
nutrition assessment.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Safe and
Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
Page | 3
, 3. The sum of all body processes inside living cells that sustain life and health is
a. science.
b. digestion.
c. metabolism.
d. nutrition.
ACCURATE ANSWER: C
Metabolism is the sum of all chemical changes that take place in the body. Metabolism provides energy,
builds tissue, and regulates metabolic processes in the body.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX:
Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
4. The nutrients that provide the body with its primary source of fuel for energy are
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a. vitamins.
b. minerals.
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c. fiber.
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d. carbohydrates.
ACCURATE ANSWER: D
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Carbohydrates (e.g., starches and sugars) are the body’s primary fuel to carry out necessary processes; fat
is the secondary source of energy.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX:
Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
5. Which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding the functions of protein?
a. Proteins can be a primary fuel source even if there is adequate carbohydrate intake.
b. Proteins are a necessary nutrient to provide energy for the body in times of stress.
c. Proteins can be used as coenzyme factors during cell metabolism.
d. Proteins are essential to building and repairing tissues within the body.
ACCURATE ANSWER: D
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