Nutrition

T/F Several of the major risk factors for CHD can be modified by diet and activity. correct answer: True The leading cause of death in people with diabetes is _____. correct answer: cardiovascular disease Nursing Exam Review Multiple Choice The nurse is working with a client admitted to the hospital with complaints of loss of appetite and weight loss. An assessment of the client also reveals depletion of lean body mass and serum protein. The nurse accurately recognizes these as cha...

Three main functions of the 6 essential nutrients correct answer: Provide Energy, Build and Repair Body Tissue, Regulate Body Processes Nutrients used primarily to provide energy correct answer: Carbs, Proteins, and Fats Nutrients used mainly to repair body tissues correct answer: Proteins, Vitamins, and Minerals Potato Chips, cakes, sodas, and candy are correct answer: low-nutrient-density foods Cumulative effect of a high-fat diet could be correct answer: heart disease Prod...

Is a food which contains the major nutrients: water, carbohydrates, fat, protein, minerals and vitamins correct answer: Milk Is a beverage which is considered a food as well as a nutrient correct answer: Water Is a food that contains water, carbohydrates, mineral and vitamins but no protein and fat correct answer: Kalamansi Juice Is a food that is almost 100% fat, a nutrient correct answer: Cooking oil According to FDA, it is a simple or complex in its chemistry and contains nutr...

Nutrition correct answer: The basic component of health, essential for normal growth and development, tissue maintenance and repair, cellular metabolism and organ function. What is a Calorie? 1 gram protein = 1 gram carbohydrate = 1 gram far = correct answer: Unit of measure for energy in food 4 Calories 4 Calories 9 Calories Calculate ideal body weight for individual over 5 feet correct answer: Men: 106 + 6 lb for every inch over 60 in Women: 100 + 5 lb for every inch over 60 ...

Macronutrients correct answer: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins & water Main function & caloric intake of Carbohydrates correct answer: energy, 4 Kilocalories, 50-60% of daily caloric intake Main function & caloric intake of Lipids correct answer: storage of energy; 9Kcal; less than 30 % of daily caloric intake Main function & caloric intake of Protein correct answer: structure; 4Kcal; or 15-25% of daily caloric intake 3 main catagories of carbohydrates correct answer: monosaccha...

Identify the ways that nutrition affects health. Can help in preventing heart diseases or lowering cholesterol levels. It can also affect the amount of energy a person feels. Good nutrition promotes good health and a balanced/happy lifestyle. Keeps the body functioning. Helps maintain a good immune system (won't get sick as often.) Identify the six major nutrients, their roles in the body, and the calorie values of the three macronutrients and alcohol. Water-constantly used in the body...

The result of those processes whereby the body takes in and uses food for growth, development, and maintenance of health is: a. respiration b. diet therapy c. nutrition d. digestion correct answer: c. nutrition Nutritional status is determined by: a. heredity b. employment c. personality d. diet correct answer: d. diet To nourish the body adequately and to maintain health, one must: a. avoid all low-nutrient-density foods b. eat foods containing the six classes of nutrients c...

Dry mouth can result in all of the following except: a. bad breath. b. reduced food intake. c. dental disease. d. achalasia. d. achalasia Oropharyngeal dysphagia may be characterized by all of the following except: a. inability to initiate swallowing. b. aspiration. c. impaired peristalsis. d. hoarse voice. c. impaired peristalsis People with _____ often complain of food "sticking" in the esophagus. a. esophageal dysphagia b. oropharyngeal dysphagia c. dyspepsia d. gast...

What is nutrition? correct answer: The science of food; the nutrients and the substances therein; their action, interaction, and balance in relation to health and disease; and the processes by which the organism ingests, digests, absorbs, transports, utilizes, and excretes food What are the six essential nutrients? correct answer: carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins, minerals, water What are the macronutrients? correct answer: Need in large quantities: Carbs, proteins, lipids, wat...

the risk of atherosclerosis increases with which risk factors? a) exercise b) excess sun exposure c) insufficient vaccinations d) smoking e) hypotension correct answer: smoking diseases of the heart and blood vessels are collectively referred to as? a) coronary artery disease b) cardiovascular disease c) coronary heart disease d) coronary vessel disease e) ischemic heart disease correct answer: cardiovascular disease a common side effect of diuretic medications is? a) dry mout...