C787 Study Guide QUESTIONS WITH
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ANSWERS
Macronutrients - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔carbohydrates, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
lipids, and proteins required in large amounts, provide
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energy
Micronutrients - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔vitamins and |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
minerals require smaller amounts, make possible the
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biochemical reactions that extract energy from
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macronutrients molecules |\
Obesity - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔>30% body fat
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Overweight - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔>25% body fat
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Marasmus - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A disease of severe
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protein-calorie malnutrition during early infancy, in which
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growth stops, body tissues waste away, and the infant
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eventually dies. s/s: htn, stroke, type 2 dm, exposed ribs,
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decreased body fat |\ |\
Kwashiorkor - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Protein deficiency
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in childhood, leading to symptoms such as lethargy,
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,irritability, thinning hair, and swollen body, which may be
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fatal if not treated. s/s: potbelly, edema in legs
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Anorexia Nervosa (AN) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔an eating
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disorder characterized by an inability to maintain normal
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weight, an intense fear of gaining weight, and distorted
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body perception |\
bulimia nervosa - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔an eating
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disorder characterized by binge eating followed by
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purging
Pellagra is a _____ deficiency disease. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Niacin- common in corn based diets and
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alcoholics. s/s: diarrhea, dermatitis, dementia, death if
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not tx.
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Vitamin A deficiency - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔night
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blindness, dry skin, corneal damage |\ |\ |\ |\
Vitamin C deficiency - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔scurvy,
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poor wound healing, bleeding gums, petechiae
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Iron deficiency - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔anemia
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,Iodine deficiency - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔results in
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goiter/thyroid problems |\
Vitamin D deficiencies - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔rickets
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osteomalacia
osteoporosis
calcium deficiency
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colon cancer
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Vitamin E deficiency (rare) - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔hemolytic anemia |\
Vitamin K deficiencies - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔decreased synthesis of clotting factors |\ |\ |\ |\
hemorrhage
Malnutrition - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔faulty or
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inadequate diet |\
treating malnutrition - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔correcting
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diet
correcting body fluid/potassium
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"hurry slowly"
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, diluted milk w/added sugar |\ |\ |\
What changes were made when DRIs were established in
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the late 1990's? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It expanded
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from the RDA. It contains several different groups to
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provide more adequate information needed |\ |\ |\ |\
DRI - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Dietary Reference Intakes;
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combines the classic concerns of deficiency diseases with
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the contemporary interest of reducing the risk of chronic
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diet-related diseases |\
UL - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Tolerable upper intake level.
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The maximum daily amount of a nutrient that appears
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safe for most healthy people and beyond which there is
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an increased risk of adverse health effects.
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EAR - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Estimated Average
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Requirements- Average amount sufficient for half of |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
population
RDA - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Recommended Daily
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Allowances- a healthy diet has nutrients nearing this |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
amount
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ANSWERS
Macronutrients - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔carbohydrates, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
lipids, and proteins required in large amounts, provide
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
energy
Micronutrients - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔vitamins and |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
minerals require smaller amounts, make possible the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
biochemical reactions that extract energy from
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
macronutrients molecules |\
Obesity - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔>30% body fat
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Overweight - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔>25% body fat
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Marasmus - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A disease of severe
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
protein-calorie malnutrition during early infancy, in which
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
growth stops, body tissues waste away, and the infant
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
eventually dies. s/s: htn, stroke, type 2 dm, exposed ribs,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
decreased body fat |\ |\
Kwashiorkor - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Protein deficiency
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in childhood, leading to symptoms such as lethargy,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,irritability, thinning hair, and swollen body, which may be
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
fatal if not treated. s/s: potbelly, edema in legs
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Anorexia Nervosa (AN) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔an eating
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disorder characterized by an inability to maintain normal
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
weight, an intense fear of gaining weight, and distorted
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
body perception |\
bulimia nervosa - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔an eating
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disorder characterized by binge eating followed by
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purging
Pellagra is a _____ deficiency disease. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Niacin- common in corn based diets and
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alcoholics. s/s: diarrhea, dermatitis, dementia, death if
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not tx.
|\
Vitamin A deficiency - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔night
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blindness, dry skin, corneal damage |\ |\ |\ |\
Vitamin C deficiency - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔scurvy,
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poor wound healing, bleeding gums, petechiae
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Iron deficiency - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔anemia
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,Iodine deficiency - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔results in
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
goiter/thyroid problems |\
Vitamin D deficiencies - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔rickets
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
osteomalacia
osteoporosis
calcium deficiency
|\
colon cancer
|\
Vitamin E deficiency (rare) - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔hemolytic anemia |\
Vitamin K deficiencies - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔decreased synthesis of clotting factors |\ |\ |\ |\
hemorrhage
Malnutrition - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔faulty or
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
inadequate diet |\
treating malnutrition - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔correcting
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
diet
correcting body fluid/potassium
|\ |\
"hurry slowly"
|\
, diluted milk w/added sugar |\ |\ |\
What changes were made when DRIs were established in
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the late 1990's? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It expanded
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
from the RDA. It contains several different groups to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
provide more adequate information needed |\ |\ |\ |\
DRI - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Dietary Reference Intakes;
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
combines the classic concerns of deficiency diseases with
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the contemporary interest of reducing the risk of chronic
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
diet-related diseases |\
UL - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Tolerable upper intake level.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The maximum daily amount of a nutrient that appears
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
safe for most healthy people and beyond which there is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
an increased risk of adverse health effects.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
EAR - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Estimated Average
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Requirements- Average amount sufficient for half of |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
population
RDA - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Recommended Daily
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Allowances- a healthy diet has nutrients nearing this |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
amount
