EDITION QUESTIONS AND SOLUTION CORRECT/VERIFIED GRADED A+
,Contents
Chapter 01: Food, Nutrition, and Health ............................................................................. 3
Chapter 02: Carbohydrates ............................................................................................... 15
Chapter 03: Fats ............................................................................................................... 25
Chapter 04: Proteins ........................................................................................................ 34
Chapter 05: Digestion, Absorption, and Metabolism ......................................................... 45
Chapter 06: Energy Balance .............................................................................................. 55
Chapter 07: Vitamins........................................................................................................ 65
Chapter 08: Minerals ........................................................................................................ 81
Chapter 09: Water and Electrolyte Balance ....................................................................... 93
Chapter 10: Nutrition during Pregnancy and Lactation .................................................... 105
Chapter 11: Nutrition during Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence : ............................... 118
Chapter 12: Nutrition for Adults: The Early, Middle, and Later Years ............................... 130
Chapter 13: Community Food Supply and Health ............................................................ 142
Chapter 14: Food Habits and Cultural Patterns ............................................................... 155
Chapter 15: Weight Management................................................................................... 167
Chapter 16: Nutrition and Physical Fitness ...................................................................... 180
Chapter 17: Nutrition Care ............................................................................................. 193
Chapter 18: Gastrointestinal and Accessory Organ Problems : ........................................ 205
Chapter 19: Coronary Heart Disease and Hypertension ................................................... 221
Chapter 20: Diabetes Mellitus ........................................................................................ 233
Chapter 21: Kidney Disease ............................................................................................ 246
Chapter 22: Surgery and Nutrition Support ..................................................................... 258
Chapter 23: Nutrition Support in Cancer and HIV ............................................................ 271
,Chapter 01: Food, Nutrition, and Health
: Williams' Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 14th edition
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
SOLUTION:A
Healthy People 2020 has a wide influence and is the focus of the nation’s main objective to promote
health and prevent disease.
2. A patient requires a nutrition assessment. The most appropriate professional to perform the
assessment is a
a. physician.
b. nurse.
c. public health nutritionist.
d. registered dietitian.
SOLUTION: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 dietitiSOLUTIONare 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.
3. The sum of all body processes inside living cells that sustain life and health is
a. science.
b. digestion.
c. metabolism.
d. nutrition.
, SOLUTION: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.
4. The nutrients that provide the body with its primary source of fuel for energy are
a. vitamins.
b. minerals.
c. fibre.
d. carbohydrates.
SOLUTION:D
Carbohydrates (e.g., starches and sugars) are the body’s primary fuel to carry out necessary processes;
fat is the secondary source of energy.
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.
SOLUTION:D
The primary function of proteins is to provide amino acids, which are the building units necessary to
building and repairing tissues within the body. This is a constant process that ensures adequate growth
and maintenance of tissues for a strong body.
6. A 65-year-old man requires 2000 kcal/day without any specific fat or carbohydrate
requirements. The approximate number of kilocalories per day from fat that his diet should provide
iskcal/day.
a. 400 to 700
b. 100 to 300
c. 500 to 800
d. 900 to 1200