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WILLIAMS' BASIC NUTRITION & DIET THERAPY 16TH
EDITION
BY STACI NIX MCINTOSH
ALL CHAPTERS |VERIFIED ANSWERS

,TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO BASIC PRINCIPLES OF NUTRITION SCIENCE ....................................... 3
CHAPTER 01: FOOD, NUTRITION, AND HEALTH .......................................................................... 3
CHAPTER 02: CARBOHYDRATES ................................................................................................ 18
CHAPTER 03: FATS ..................................................................................................................... 29
CHAPTER 04: PROTEINS ............................................................................................................ 41
CHAPTER 05: DIGESTION, ABSORPTION, AND METABOLISM ................................................... 54
CHAPTER 06: ENERGY BALANCE ............................................................................................... 65
CHAPTER 07: VITAMINS ............................................................................................................ 77
CHAPTER 08: MINERALS............................................................................................................ 95
CHAPTER 09: WATER AND ELECTROLYTE BALANCE ................................................................ 109
PART 2: NUTRITION THROUGHOUT THE LIFE CYCLE ................................................................... 124
CHAPTER 10: NUTRITION DURING PREGNANCY AND LACTATION .......................................... 124
CHAPTER 11: NUTRITION DURING INFANCY, CHILDHOOD, AND ADOLESCENCE : .................. 139
CHAPTER 12: NUTRITION FOR ADULTS: THE EARLY, MIDDLE, AND LATER YEARS ................... 154
PART 3: COMMUNITY NUTRITION AND HEALTH CARE ............................................................... 169
CHAPTER 13: COMMUNITY FOOD SUPPLY AND HEALTH ........................................................ 169
PART 4: CLINICAL NUTRITION...................................................................................................... 186
CHAPTER 14: FOOD HABITS AND CULTURAL PATTERNS ......................................................... 186
CHAPTER 15: WEIGHT MANAGEMENT ................................................................................... 201
CHAPTER 16: NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL FITNESS.................................................................. 216
CHAPTER 17: NUTRITION CARE............................................................................................... 232
CHAPTER 18: GASTROINTESTINAL AND ACCESSORY ORGAN PROBLEMS : ............................ 246
CHAPTER 19: CORONARY HEART DISEASE AND HYPERTENSION ............................................ 265
CHAPTER 20: DIABETES MELLITUS .......................................................................................... 279
CHAPTER 21: KIDNEY DISEASE ................................................................................................ 294
CHAPTER 22: SURGERY AND NUTRITION SUPPORT ................................................................ 309
CHAPTER 23: NUTRITION SUPPORT IN CANCER AND HIV ...................................................... 324

,PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO BASIC PRINCIPLES OF
NUTRITION SCIENCE
CHAPTER 01: FOOD, NUTRITION, AND HEALTH
: WILLIAMS' BASIC NUTRITION AND DIET THERAPY,16THEDITION




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. FIBER.

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?
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