nutrition and diet therapy questions with
answers 2025/2026
Nutrition plays a large role in determining strength, skeletal and muscular development,
physical agility, resistance to disease, and mental ability ✅✅true
essential nutrients are composed of chemical elements found in food ✅✅true
proteins are the most concentrated form of energy, but they are more expensive than
carbohydrates ✅✅false, fats
common sources of protein include meats, fish, cereals, peas, and nuts ✅✅true
fat-soluble vitamins are nit normally stored in the body and are easily destroyed by
cooking ✅✅false
to gain weight, increase activity and caloric intake ✅✅false, decrease
therapeutic diets are modification of the normal diet ✅✅true
both clear and full liquid diets are nutritionally inadequate ✅✅true
high- calorie diets, used for underweight patients, contain high fat foods to provide
calories ✅✅false, calorie
high- protein diets ordered for patients with certain kidney or renal diseases and certain
allergic conditions ✅✅false, low
fat- restricted diets are used for patients with gallbladder or liver disease ✅✅true
soups, cereals, fruit juices, custard, pudding, and sherbet are allowed on a clear liquid
diet. ✅✅false, full
obesity is a form of malnutrition, due toe excessive food consumption ✅✅true
hypotension may be caused by an excess amount of fat or salt in the diet ✅✅false,
hypertension
antioxidants are organic molecules that help protect the body from free radicals,
substances that can damage tissues, cells, and even genes ✅✅true
the basal metabolic rate is the rate at which the body uses energy just for maintaining
its own tissue, without doing any voluntary work ✅✅true
answers 2025/2026
Nutrition plays a large role in determining strength, skeletal and muscular development,
physical agility, resistance to disease, and mental ability ✅✅true
essential nutrients are composed of chemical elements found in food ✅✅true
proteins are the most concentrated form of energy, but they are more expensive than
carbohydrates ✅✅false, fats
common sources of protein include meats, fish, cereals, peas, and nuts ✅✅true
fat-soluble vitamins are nit normally stored in the body and are easily destroyed by
cooking ✅✅false
to gain weight, increase activity and caloric intake ✅✅false, decrease
therapeutic diets are modification of the normal diet ✅✅true
both clear and full liquid diets are nutritionally inadequate ✅✅true
high- calorie diets, used for underweight patients, contain high fat foods to provide
calories ✅✅false, calorie
high- protein diets ordered for patients with certain kidney or renal diseases and certain
allergic conditions ✅✅false, low
fat- restricted diets are used for patients with gallbladder or liver disease ✅✅true
soups, cereals, fruit juices, custard, pudding, and sherbet are allowed on a clear liquid
diet. ✅✅false, full
obesity is a form of malnutrition, due toe excessive food consumption ✅✅true
hypotension may be caused by an excess amount of fat or salt in the diet ✅✅false,
hypertension
antioxidants are organic molecules that help protect the body from free radicals,
substances that can damage tissues, cells, and even genes ✅✅true
the basal metabolic rate is the rate at which the body uses energy just for maintaining
its own tissue, without doing any voluntary work ✅✅true
