Test Bank for Williams' Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy 17th Edition by Staci Nix McIntosh isbn-978-0443123641

,Food, Nutrition, and Health
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Nix: Williams’ Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 17th Edition
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1. Promoting a health care service that improves diabetes management for the elderly in
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a community would assist in which of the following?
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a. Supporting the national health goals Healthy People 2020
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b. Reducing hunger in a subset of the United States population
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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 main objectiv
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e to promote health and prevent disease.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application C/ C/


TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotio
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n and Maintenance
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2. A patient requires a nutrition assessment. The most appropriate professional to perform th
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e 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 Dietetic R
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egistration (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 profes
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sional prerequisites and passed a national registration examination that properly prepares th
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em to conduct a nutrition assessment.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application C/ C/


TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effectiv
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e 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.
ANS: C C /


Metabolism is the sum of all chemical changes that take place in the body. Metabolism pro
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vides energy, builds tissue, and regulates metabolic processes in the body.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge C/ C/


TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Int
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egrity: Physiological Adaptation
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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.

, b. minerals.
c. fiber.
d. carbohydrates.
ANS: D C /


Carbohydrates (e.g., starches and sugars) are the body’s primary fuel to carry out necess
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ary processes; fat is the secondary source of energy.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge C/ C/


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egrity: 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.
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d. Proteins are essential to building and repairing tissues within the body.
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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 tha
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t ensures adequate growth and maintenance of tissues for a strong body.
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egrity: Physiological Adaptation
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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. T
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he approximate number of kilocalories per day from fat that his diet should provide is
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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 fo
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r a 2000-kcal diet, 400–700 kcal should be provided.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application C/ C/


TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotio
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n 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 b
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ody. It is mainly stored in the liver and to a lesser extent in muscle tissue.
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egrity: Physiological Adaptation
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, 8. The number of kilocalories provided by one slice of bread that contains 30 g carbohydrat
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e, 3 g protein, and 1 g fat is
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a. 34
b. 136
c. 141
d. 306

ANS: C C /


Calculate as follows: Carbohydrate provides 4 kcal/g, protein provides 4 kcal/g, and fat pro
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vides 9 kcal/g. Therefore:
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30 g carbohydrate  4 kcal/g = 120 kcal
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3 g protein  4 kcal/g = 12 kcal
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1 g fat  9 kcal/g = 9 kcal
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= 141 total kcal (120 kcal + 12 kcal + 9 kcal)
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application C/ C/


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egrity: Physiological Adaptation
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9. The number of kilocalories from fat in a sandwich that contains 22 g fat is
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a. 88
b. 132
c. 154
d. 198
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Fat provides 9 kcal/g. Thus, 22 g fat  9 kcal/g = 198 kcal.
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egrity: Physiological Adaptation
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10. The number of kilocalories from protein in a sandwich that contains 15 g protein is
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kcal.
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a. 45
b. 60
c. 75
d. 135
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Protein provides 4 kcal/g. Thus, 15 g protein  4 kcal/g = 60 kcal.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application C/ C/


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egrity: Physiological Adaptation
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11. The basic building units of protein are called
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a. fatty
b. amino
c. nucleic
d. carboxyl
ANS: B C /