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Nursing Nutrition Exam Questions & Verified Answers covering foundational nutrition concepts, energy requirements, calorie calculations, ideal body weight, essential nutrients, malnutrition, phytochemicals, probiotics, antioxidants, carbohydrates, simple and complex sugars, dietary fiber, fats, and nutritional functions. Topics covered include: * Fundamentals of nutrition * Nutrition and health * Growth and development * Tissue maintenance and repair * Cellular metabolism * Organ function and nutrition * Calories and energy measurement * Protein, carbohydrate and fat calorie values * 4 Calories per gram of protein * 4 Calories per gram of carbohydrate * 9 Calories per gram of fat * Ideal body weight calculations * Energy requirements * Age and body mass * Gender and activity level * Fever and illness * Infection and starvation * Smoking and menstruation * Thyroid function and metabolism * Essential nutrients * Non-essential nutrients * Six essential nutrients * Carbohydrates * Fats * Proteins * Vitamins * Minerals * Water * Malnutrition * Undernutrition * Overnutrition * Phytochemicals * Probiotics * Antioxidants * Botanical remedies * Carbohydrate structure * Monosaccharides * Glucose * Fructose * Galactose * Ribose * Xylose * Disaccharides * Sucrose * Lactose * Maltose * Soluble fiber * Insoluble fiber * Dietary fiber * Fat functions * Dietary fat intake * Energy storage * Organ protection * Insulation and lubrication * Cell membrane structure This resource is designed for nursing students reviewing core nutrition concepts, nutrient functions, energy metabolism, carbohydrate chemistry, dietary fiber, fats, and nutritional assessment for nursing exams.

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Nursing Nutrition
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,Nutrition


The basic component of health, essential for normal growth and development,
tissue maintenance and repair, cellular metabolism and organ function.

, What is a
Calorie?
1 gram protein
=
1 gram
carbohydrate = 1
gram far =


Unit of measure for energy in
food 4 Calories
4 Calories
9 Calories

Calculate ideal body weight for individual over 5 feet


Men: 106 + 6 lb for every inch over 60 in
Women: 100 + 5 lb for every inch over 60
in




Factors that affect energy requirements


age, body mass, gender, fever, starvation, smoking, menstruation, illness,
infection, activity level, thyroid function


Essential nutrient


Needed for growth or maintenance but unable to be manufactured by the
body

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