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Chapter 01: Food, Nutrition, and Health Nix: c Williams’ Basic Nutrition and Diet
Therapy, 16th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE c
1. Promoting a health care service that improves diabetes management for the c c c c c c c c c c
elderly in a community would assist in which of the following? a.
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Supporting the national health goals Healthy People 2020
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b. Reducing hunger in a subset of the United States population c c c c c c c c c
c. Improving Medicare reimbursement claims c c c
d. Providing access to primary health care services c c c c c c
ANS: A c
Healthy People 2020 has a wide influence and is the focus of the nation’s
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main objective to promote health and prevent disease.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Nursing c c Process:
Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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2. A patient requires a nutrition assessment. The most appropriate professional
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to perform the assessment is a
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a. physician.
b. nurse.
c. public health nutritionist. c c
d. registered dietitian. c
ANS: D c
The registered dietitian is the nutrition expert registered with the Commission of
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Dietetic 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 c c c c c c c c c
educational and professional prerequisites and passed a national registration
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examination that properly prepares them to conduct a nutrition assessment.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Nursing Process: c c
cAssessment MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: c c c c c c
cManagement of Care c c
3. The sum of all body processes inside living cells that sustain life and
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health is a. science.
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b. digestion.
c. metabolism.
d. nutrition.
ANS: C c
Metabolism is the sum of all chemical changes that take place in the body. c c c c c c c c c c c c c
Metabolism provides energy, builds tissue, and regulates metabolic processes
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in the body.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge TOP: cNursing Process:
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Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity:
Physiological Adaptation c
4. The nutrients that provide the body with its primary source of fuel c c c c c c c c c c c
for energy are a. vitamins. c c c c c
b. minerals.
c. fiber.
d. carbohydrates.
ANS: D c
Carbohydrates (e.g., starches and sugars) are the body’s primary fuel to carry out necessary c c c c c c c c c c c c c
processes; fat is the secondary source of energy.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX:
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Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
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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. c c c c c c c c c
d. Proteins are essential to building and repairing tissues within the body.c c c c c c c c c c
ANS: D c
The primary function of proteins is to provide amino acids, which are the building units
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necessary to building and repairing tissues within the body. This is a constant process that
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ensures adequate growth and maintenance of tissues for a strong body.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension TOP:
c Nursing Process: Assessment c MSC:
NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
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6. A 65-year-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 is
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a. 400–700
b. 100–300
c. 500–800
d. 900–1200
ANS: A c
Fat should provide no more than 20% to 35% of the total kilocalories per day, so for a
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2000-kcal diet, 400–700 kcal should be provided.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application c c TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: c c c 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: A c
Glycogen is a polysaccharide that is the main storage form of carbohydrate in the human body.
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It is mainly stored in the liver and to a lesser extent in muscle tissue.
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