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Chapter 01: Food, Nutrition, and Health
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Nix: Williams’ Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 16th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE MK
1. Promoting a health care service that improves diabetes management for the eld
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erly in 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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objective to promote health and prevent disease.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application MK MK
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Health Prom
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge MK MK
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological
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a. vitamins.
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b. minerals.
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necessary processes; fat is the secondary source of energy.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge MK MK
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological
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MK Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
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nts. The approximate number of kilocalories per day from fat that his diet should
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provide is kcal/day.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application MK MK
TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Health Prom
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7. The body’s main storage form of carbohydrate is
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a. glycogen.
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uman body. It is mainly stored in the liver and to a lesser extent in muscle tissue.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
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TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological
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MK Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
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Chapter 01: Food, Nutrition, and Health
MK MK MK MK MK
Nix: Williams’ Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 16th Edition
MK MK MK MK MK MK MK MK
MULTIPLE CHOICE MK
1. Promoting a health care service that improves diabetes management for the eld
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erly in 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 MK MK MK
d. Providing access to primary health care services
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ANS: M K A
Healthy People 2020 has a wide influence and is the focus of the nation’s main
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objective to promote health and prevent disease.
MK MK MK MK MK MK
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application MK MK
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Health Prom
M K MK MK MK M K MK MK
otion and Maintenance
MK MK
2. A patient requires a nutrition assessment. The most appropriate professional to perf
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orm the assessment is a
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a. physician.
b. nurse.
c. public health nutritionist.
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d. registered dietitian. MK
ANS: M K D
The registered dietitian is the nutrition expert registered with the Commission of Die
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tetic Registration (CDR), the certifying agency of Academy of Nutrition and Dieteti
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cs.
Registered dietitians are the only professionals who have met strict educational and
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professional prerequisites and passed a national registration examination that properly
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Kprepares them to conduct a nutrition assessment.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application MK MK
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Eff
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ective 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: M K C
Metabolism is the sum of all chemical changes that take place in the body. Metabol
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ism provides energy, builds tissue, and regulates metabolic processes in the body.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge MK MK
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological
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MK Integrity: 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.
,https://browsegrades.net/singlePaper/416817/test-bank-for-williams-basic-nutrition-diet-therapy-
b. minerals.
c. fiber.
d. carbohydrates.
ANS: M K D
Carbohydrates (e.g., starches and sugars) are the body’s primary fuel to carry out
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necessary processes; fat is the secondary source of energy.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge MK MK
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological
M K MK MK MK M K MK
MK Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
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5. Which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding the functions of pr
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otein?
a. Proteins MK can be a primary fuel source even if there is adequate carbohydrate int
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ake.
b. Proteins MKare a necessary nutrient to provide energy for the body in times of stre
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ss.
c. Proteins MK can be used as coenzyme factors during cell metabolism.
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d. Proteins MK are essential to building and repairing tissues within the body.
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ANS: M K D
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g units necessary to building and repairing tissues within the body. This is a cons
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tant process that ensures adequate growth and maintenance of tissues for a strong
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Kbody.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension MK MK
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological
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MK Integrity: 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 requireme
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nts. The approximate number of kilocalories per day from fat that his diet should
MK MK MK MK MK MK MK MK MK MK MK MK MK MK
provide is kcal/day.
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a. 400–700
b. 100–300
c. 500–800
d. 900–1200
ANS: M K A
Fat should provide no more than 20% to 35% of the total kilocalories per da
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y, so for a 2000-kcal diet, 400–700 kcal should be provided.
MK MK MK MK MK MK MK MK MK MK
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application MK MK
TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Health Prom
M K MK MK MK M K MK MK
otion and Maintenance
MK MK
7. The body’s main storage form of carbohydrate is
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a. glycogen.
b. glycerol.
c. glucagon.
d. glucose.
ANS: M K A
Glycogen is a polysaccharide that is the main storage form of carbohydrate in the h
MK MK MK MK MK MK MK MK MK MK MK MK MK MK
uman body. It is mainly stored in the liver and to a lesser extent in muscle tissue.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
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TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological
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MK Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
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