C787 Study Guide Questions With Correct Answers
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Macronutrients //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔carbohydrates, /
/lipids, //and //proteins //required //in //large //amounts, //provide //energy
Micronutrients //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔vitamins /
/and /
/minerals /
/require /
/smaller /
/amounts, /
/make /
/possible //the //biochemical //reactions //that //extract //energy //from //macronutrients //molecules
Obesity //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔>30% //body //fat
Overweight //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔>25% //body //fat
Marasmus //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔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(S)✔✔Protein /
/deficiency /
/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(S)✔✔an /
/eating /
/disorder /
/characterized /
/by /
/an /
/inability /
/to /
,/maintain /
/normal //weight, //an //intense //fear //of //gaining //weight, //and //distorted //body //perception
bulimia /
/nervosa //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔an //eating //disorder //characterized //by //binge //eating //followed //by //purging
Pellagra /
/is //
a/
/_____ /
/deficiency /
/disease. //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Niacin- /
/common /
/in //corn //based //diets //and //alcoholics. //s/s: //diarrhea, //dermatitis, //dementia, //death //if //not //tx.
Vitamin //
A //deficiency //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔night //blindness, //dry //skin, //corneal //damage
Vitamin //
C/
/deficiency //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔scurvy, //poor //wound //healing, //bleeding //gums, //petechiae
Iron //deficiency //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔anemia
Iodine //deficiency //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔results //in //goiter/thyroid //problems
Vitamin //D //deficiencies //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔rickets
, osteomalacia
osteoporosis
calcium //deficiency
colon //cancer
Vitamin //E //deficiency //(rare) //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔hemolytic //anemia
Vitamin //K //deficiencies //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔decreased //synthesis //of //clotting //factors
hemorrhage
Malnutrition //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔faulty //or //inadequate //diet
treating //malnutrition //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔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 /
// // // // // // //
Macronutrients //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔carbohydrates, /
/lipids, //and //proteins //required //in //large //amounts, //provide //energy
Micronutrients //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔vitamins /
/and /
/minerals /
/require /
/smaller /
/amounts, /
/make /
/possible //the //biochemical //reactions //that //extract //energy //from //macronutrients //molecules
Obesity //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔>30% //body //fat
Overweight //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔>25% //body //fat
Marasmus //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔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(S)✔✔Protein /
/deficiency /
/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(S)✔✔an /
/eating /
/disorder /
/characterized /
/by /
/an /
/inability /
/to /
,/maintain /
/normal //weight, //an //intense //fear //of //gaining //weight, //and //distorted //body //perception
bulimia /
/nervosa //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔an //eating //disorder //characterized //by //binge //eating //followed //by //purging
Pellagra /
/is //
a/
/_____ /
/deficiency /
/disease. //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Niacin- /
/common /
/in //corn //based //diets //and //alcoholics. //s/s: //diarrhea, //dermatitis, //dementia, //death //if //not //tx.
Vitamin //
A //deficiency //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔night //blindness, //dry //skin, //corneal //damage
Vitamin //
C/
/deficiency //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔scurvy, //poor //wound //healing, //bleeding //gums, //petechiae
Iron //deficiency //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔anemia
Iodine //deficiency //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔results //in //goiter/thyroid //problems
Vitamin //D //deficiencies //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔rickets
, osteomalacia
osteoporosis
calcium //deficiency
colon //cancer
Vitamin //E //deficiency //(rare) //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔hemolytic //anemia
Vitamin //K //deficiencies //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔decreased //synthesis //of //clotting //factors
hemorrhage
Malnutrition //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔faulty //or //inadequate //diet
treating //malnutrition //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔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 /
