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TEST BANK For Williams Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy 16th Edition by Staci Nix, All 23 Chapters Covered, Verified Latest Edition

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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 cm




1. Promoting a health care service that improves diabetes management for the elderly
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min a community would assist in which of the following?
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a. Supporting the national health goals Healthy People 2020 cm cm cm cm cm cm cm


b. Reducing hunger in a subset of the United States population
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c. Improving Medicare reimbursement claims cm cm cm


d. Providing access to primary health care services cm cm cm cm cm cm




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Healthy People 2020 has a wide influence and is the focus of the nation’s main obje
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ctive to promote health and prevent disease.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application cm cm


TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Health Promoti
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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. cm cm


d. registered dietitian. cm




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The registered dietitian is the nutrition expert registered with the Commission of Dieteti
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c 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 pro
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fessional prerequisites and passed a national registration examination that properly prepar
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es them to conduct a nutrition assessment.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application cm cm


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tive 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
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a. science.
b. digestion.
c. metabolism.
d. nutrition.
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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 cm cm


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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.
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Carbohydrates (e.g., starches and sugars) are the body’s primary fuel to carry out nec
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essary processes; fat is the secondary source of energy.
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5. Which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding the functions of protei
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n?
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: c m D
The primary function of proteins is to provide amino acids, which are the building un
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its necessary to building and repairing tissues within the body. This is a constant proc
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ess that ensures adequate growth and maintenance of tissues for a strong body.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension cm cm


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6. A 65-year-
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old man requires 2000 kcal/day without any specific fat or carbohydrate requirements.
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The approximate number of kilocalories per day from fat that his diet should provide
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mis cm kcal/day.
a. 400–700
b. 100–300
c. 500–800
d. 900–1200
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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 cm cm


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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.
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Glycogen is a polysaccharide that is the main storage form of carbohydrate in the huma
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n body. It is mainly stored in the liver and to a lesser extent in muscle tissue.
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