ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
12TH EDITION BY ELEANOR SCHLENKER AND JOYCE ANN GILBERT
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
TABLE OF CONTENT ss ss
PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN NUTRITION
ss ss ss ss ss
1. Nutrition and Health ss ss
2. Digestion, Absorption, and Metabolism ss ss ss
3. Carbohydrates
4. Lipids
5. Proteins
6. Vitamins
7. Minerals and Water ss ss
8. EnergyBalance s
PART 2: COMMUNITY NUTRITION AND THE LIFE CYCLE
ss ss ss ss ss s s
9. Food Selection and Food Safety
ss ss ss s s
10. CommunityNutrition: Promoting Healthy Eating s s ss ss
11. Nutrition During Pregnancyand Lactation
ss ss s s s
12. Nutrition for Normal Growth and Development
ss ss ss ss ss
13. Nutrition for Adults: Early, Middle, and Later Years
ss ss ss ss ss s s ss
,14. Nutrition and Physical Fitness ss ss s s
15. The Complexityof Obesity: Beyond Energy Balance
ss ss s s ss ss
PART 3: INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL NUTRITION
ss ss ss ss ss
16. Nutrition Assessment and Nutrition Therapyin Patient Care
ss ss ss ss ss ss
17. Metabolic Stress ss
18. Drug-Nutrient Interactions ss
19. Nutrition Support: Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition
ss ss ss ss ss
20. Gastrointestinal Diseases ss
21. Diseases of the Heart, Blood Vessels, and Lungs
ss ss ss ss ss ss s s
22. Diabetes Mellitus ss
23. Renal Diseasess
24. Acquired ImmunodeficiencySyndrome (AIDS)
ss s ss
25. Cancer
, Chapter 01:Nutrition and Health
s s ss ss
Schlenker & Gilbert: Williams’ Essentials of Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 12th Edition
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
MULTIPLE CHOICE ss
1. The major focus of nutritional recommendations in this centuryhas shifted to:
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss s s
a. prevention and control of chronic diseases. ss ss ss ss ss
b. improved sanitation and public health. ss ss ss ss
c. prevention and control of infectious diseases. ss ss ss ss ss
d. development of healthful foods using food technology. ss ss ss ss ss ss
ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: p. 2 s s ss
MSC: s s s s Type of Question: Knowledge ss ss ss
2. A physical science that contributes to understanding how nutrition relates to health and well-
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
being is:
ss ss
a. anatomy.
b. biochemistry.
c. physics.
d. pharmacology.
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: p. 6 s s ss
MSC: s s s s Type of Question: Knowledge ss ss ss
3. The bodyof scientific knowledge related to nutritional requirements of human growth,
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
maintenance, activity, and reproduction is known as:
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
a. physiology.
b. nutrition science. ss
c. biochemistry.
d. dietetics.
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: p. 7 s s ss
MSC: s s s s Type of Question: Knowledge ss ss ss
4. Theprofessional primarilyresponsible for application of nutrition science in clinical practice
s ss s ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
ss settings is the: ss ss
a. nurse.
b. physician.
c. public health nutritionist. ss ss
d. registered dietitian. ss
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: p. 7 s s ss
MSC: s s s s Type of Question: Knowledge ss ss ss
5. The primaryresponsibility for nutrition care of people in the communitybelongs to the:
ss s ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss s ss s s
a. communityphysician. s
b. public health nurse. ss ss
c. public health nutritionist. ss ss
d. registered dietitian. ss
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: p. 7 s s ss