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Chapter 01: Food, Nutrition, and Health
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Nix: Williams’ Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 16th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE yt
1. Promoting a health care service that improves diabetes management for the elderly
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in a community would assist in which of the following?
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a. Supporting the national health goals Healthy People 2020 yt yt yt yt yt yt yt
b. Reducing hunger in a subset of the United States population
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c. Improving Medicare reimbursement claims yt yt yt
d. Providing access to primary health care services yt yt yt yt yt yt
ANS: y t A
Healthy People 2020 has a wide influence and is the focus of the nation’s main
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objective to promote health and prevent disease.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Nursing Process: yt yt y t yt yt
Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance yt y t yt yt yt yt
2. A patient requires a nutrition assessment. The most appropriate professional to perform
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the assessment is a
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a. physician.
b. nurse.
c. public health nutritionist. yt yt
d. registered dietitian. yt
ANS: y t D
The registered dietitian is the nutrition expert registered with the Commission of Dietetic
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Registration (CDR), the certifying agency of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
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Registered dietitians are the only professionals who have met strict educational and
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professional prerequisites and passed a national registration examination that properly
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prepares them to conduct a nutrition assessment.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Nursing Process: yt yt y t yt yt
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment:
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Management of Care yt yt
3. The sum of all body processes inside living cells that sustain life and health is
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a. science.
b. digestion.
c. metabolism.
d. nutrition.
ANS: y t C
Metabolism is the sum of all chemical changes that take place in the body. Metabolism
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provides energy, builds tissue, and regulates metabolic processes in the body.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process: yt yt y t yt yt
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological
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Adaptation
4. The nutrients that provide the body with its primary source of fuel for energy are
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a. vitamins.
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b. minerals.
c. fiber.
d. carbohydrates.
ANS: y t D
Carbohydrates (e.g., starches and sugars) are the body’s primary fuel to carry out
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necessary processes; fat is the secondary source of energy.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process: yt yt y t yt yt
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological
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Adaptation
5. Which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding the functions of protein?
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a. Proteins can be a primary fuel source even if there is adequate carbohydrate intake.
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b. Proteins are a necessary nutrient to provide energy for the body in times of stress.
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c. Proteins can be used as coenzyme factors during cell metabolism.
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d. Proteins are essential to building and repairing tissues within the body.
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ANS: y t D
The primary function of proteins is to provide amino acids, which are the building
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units necessary to building and repairing tissues within the body. This is a constant
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process that ensures adequate growth and maintenance of tissues for a strong body.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension TOP: Nursing Process: yt yt y t yt yt
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological
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Adaptation
6. A 65-year-old man requires 2000 kcal/day without any specific fat or carbohydrate
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requirements. The approximate number of kilocalories per day from fat that his diet
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should provide is kcal/day.
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a. 400–700
b. 100–300
c. 500–800
d. 900–1200
ANS: y t A
Fat should provide no more than 20% to 35% of the total kilocalories per day, so
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for a 2000-kcal diet, 400–700 kcal should be provided.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Nursing Process: yt yt y t yt yt
Planning MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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7. The body’s main storage form of carbohydrate is
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a. glycogen.
b. glycerol.
c. glucagon.
d. glucose.
ANS: y t A
Glycogen is a polysaccharide that is the main storage form of carbohydrate in the human
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body. It is mainly stored in the liver and to a lesser extent in muscle tissue.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process: yt yt y t yt yt
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological
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Adaptation
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8. The number of kilocalories provided by one slice of bread that contains 30 g
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carbohydrate, 3 g protein, and 1 g fat is yt yt yt yt yt yt yt yt yt kcal.
a. 34
b. 136
c. 141
d. 306
ANS: y t C
Calculate as follows: Carbohydrate provides 4 kcal/g, protein provides 4 kcal/g, and fat
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provides 9 kcal/g. Therefore: yt yt yt
30 g carbohydrate 4 kcal/g = 120 kcal
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3 g protein 4 kcal/g = 12 kcal
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1 g fat 9 kcal/g = 9 kcal
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= 141 total kcal (120 kcal + 12 kcal + 9 kcal)
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Nursing Process: yt yt y t yt yt
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological
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Adaptation
9. The number of kilocalories from fat in a sandwich that contains 22 g fat is
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a. 88
b. 132
c. 154
d. 198
ANS: y t D
Fat provides 9 kcal/g. Thus, 22 g fat 9 kcal/g = 198 kcal.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Nursing Process: yt yt y t yt yt
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological
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Adaptation
10. The number of kilocalories from protein in a sandwich that contains 15 g protein is
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yt kcal.
a. 45
b. 60
c. 75
d. 135
ANS: y t B
Protein provides 4 kcal/g. Thus, 15 g protein 4 kcal/g = 60 kcal.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Nursing Process: yt yt y t yt yt
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological
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Adaptation
11. The basic building units of protein are called
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a. fatty
b. amino
c. nucleic
d. carboxyl
ANS: y t B
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Chapter 01: Food, Nutrition, and Health
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Nix: Williams’ Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 16th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE yt
1. Promoting a health care service that improves diabetes management for the elderly
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in a community would assist in which of the following?
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a. Supporting the national health goals Healthy People 2020 yt yt yt yt yt yt yt
b. Reducing hunger in a subset of the United States population
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c. Improving Medicare reimbursement claims yt yt yt
d. Providing access to primary health care services yt yt yt yt yt yt
ANS: y t A
Healthy People 2020 has a wide influence and is the focus of the nation’s main
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objective to promote health and prevent disease.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Nursing Process: yt yt y t yt yt
Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance yt y t yt yt yt yt
2. A patient requires a nutrition assessment. The most appropriate professional to perform
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the assessment is a
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a. physician.
b. nurse.
c. public health nutritionist. yt yt
d. registered dietitian. yt
ANS: y t D
The registered dietitian is the nutrition expert registered with the Commission of Dietetic
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Registration (CDR), the certifying agency of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
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Registered dietitians are the only professionals who have met strict educational and
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professional prerequisites and passed a national registration examination that properly
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prepares them to conduct a nutrition assessment.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Nursing Process: yt yt y t yt yt
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment:
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Management of Care yt yt
3. The sum of all body processes inside living cells that sustain life and health is
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a. science.
b. digestion.
c. metabolism.
d. nutrition.
ANS: y t C
Metabolism is the sum of all chemical changes that take place in the body. Metabolism
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provides energy, builds tissue, and regulates metabolic processes in the body.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process: yt yt y t yt yt
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological
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Adaptation
4. The nutrients that provide the body with its primary source of fuel for energy are
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a. vitamins.
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b. minerals.
c. fiber.
d. carbohydrates.
ANS: y t D
Carbohydrates (e.g., starches and sugars) are the body’s primary fuel to carry out
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necessary processes; fat is the secondary source of energy.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process: yt yt y t yt yt
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological
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Adaptation
5. Which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding the functions of protein?
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a. Proteins can be a primary fuel source even if there is adequate carbohydrate intake.
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b. Proteins are a necessary nutrient to provide energy for the body in times of stress.
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c. Proteins can be used as coenzyme factors during cell metabolism.
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d. Proteins are essential to building and repairing tissues within the body.
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ANS: y t D
The primary function of proteins is to provide amino acids, which are the building
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units necessary to building and repairing tissues within the body. This is a constant
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process that ensures adequate growth and maintenance of tissues for a strong body.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension TOP: Nursing Process: yt yt y t yt yt
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological
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Adaptation
6. A 65-year-old man requires 2000 kcal/day without any specific fat or carbohydrate
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requirements. The approximate number of kilocalories per day from fat that his diet
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should provide is kcal/day.
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a. 400–700
b. 100–300
c. 500–800
d. 900–1200
ANS: y t A
Fat should provide no more than 20% to 35% of the total kilocalories per day, so
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for a 2000-kcal diet, 400–700 kcal should be provided.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Nursing Process: yt yt y t yt yt
Planning MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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7. The body’s main storage form of carbohydrate is
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a. glycogen.
b. glycerol.
c. glucagon.
d. glucose.
ANS: y t A
Glycogen is a polysaccharide that is the main storage form of carbohydrate in the human
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body. It is mainly stored in the liver and to a lesser extent in muscle tissue.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process: yt yt y t yt yt
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological
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Adaptation
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8. The number of kilocalories provided by one slice of bread that contains 30 g
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carbohydrate, 3 g protein, and 1 g fat is yt yt yt yt yt yt yt yt yt kcal.
a. 34
b. 136
c. 141
d. 306
ANS: y t C
Calculate as follows: Carbohydrate provides 4 kcal/g, protein provides 4 kcal/g, and fat
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provides 9 kcal/g. Therefore: yt yt yt
30 g carbohydrate 4 kcal/g = 120 kcal
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3 g protein 4 kcal/g = 12 kcal
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1 g fat 9 kcal/g = 9 kcal
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= 141 total kcal (120 kcal + 12 kcal + 9 kcal)
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Nursing Process: yt yt y t yt yt
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological
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Adaptation
9. The number of kilocalories from fat in a sandwich that contains 22 g fat is
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a. 88
b. 132
c. 154
d. 198
ANS: y t D
Fat provides 9 kcal/g. Thus, 22 g fat 9 kcal/g = 198 kcal.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Nursing Process: yt yt y t yt yt
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological
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Adaptation
10. The number of kilocalories from protein in a sandwich that contains 15 g protein is
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yt kcal.
a. 45
b. 60
c. 75
d. 135
ANS: y t B
Protein provides 4 kcal/g. Thus, 15 g protein 4 kcal/g = 60 kcal.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Nursing Process: yt yt y t yt yt
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological
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Adaptation
11. The basic building units of protein are called
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a. fatty
b. amino
c. nucleic
d. carboxyl
ANS: y t B