Test Bank – Williams’ Basic Nutrition & Diet Therapy (15th Edition)

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Chapter 01: Food, Nutrition, and Health
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Nix: Williams' Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 15th Edition
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1. Promoting a health care service that improves diabetes management for the elderly in a
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community would assist in which of the following?
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a. Supporting the national health goals Healthy People 2020 f f f f f f f




b. Reducing hunger in a subset of the United States population f f f f f f f f f




c. Improving Medicare reimbursement claims f f f




d. Providing access to primary health care services f f f f f f




ANS: A f




Healthy People 2020 has a wide influence and is the focus of the nation’s main objective to promote
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health and prevent disease.
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2. A patient requires a nutrition assessment. The most appropriate professional to perform the
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a. physician.
b. nurse.
c. public health nutritionist. f f




d. registered dietitian. f




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The registered dietitian is the nutrition expert registered with the Commission of Dietetic
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Registration (CDR), the certifying agency of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Registered
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dietitians are the only professionals who have met strict educational and professional
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prerequisites and passed a national registration examination that properly prepares them to
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conduct a nutrition assessment.
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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 f




Metabolism is the sum of all chemical changes that take place in the body. Metabolism provides
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energy, builds tissue, and regulates metabolic processes in the body.
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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 f




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processes; fat is the secondary source of energy.
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MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: 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. f f f f f f f f f




d. Proteins are essential to building and repairing tissues within the body. f f f f f f f f f f




ANS: D f




The primary function of proteins is to provide amino acids, which are the building units necessary
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to building and repairing tissues within the body. This is a constant process that ensures adequate
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growth and maintenance of tissues for a strong body.
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requirements. The approximate number of kilocalories per day from fat that his diet should
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provide is kcal/day. f f




a. 400 to 700 f f




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d. 900 to 1200 f f




ANS: A f




Fat should provide no more than 20% to 35% of the total kilocalories per day, so for a 2000-
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kcal diet, 400 to 700 kcal should be provided.
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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 f




Glycogen is a polysaccharide that is the main storage form of carbohydrate in the human body. It is
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mainly stored in the liver and to a lesser extent in muscle tissue.
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8. The number of kilocalories provided by one slice of bread that contains 30 g carbohydrate, 3 g
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protein, and 1 g fat is
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a. 34
b. 136
c. 141
d. 306
ANS: C f




Calculate as follows: Carbohydrate provides 4 kcal/g, protein provides 4 kcal/g, and fat provides 9
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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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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
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Fat provides 9 kcal/g. Thus, 22 g fat  9 kcal/g = 198 kcal.
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10. The number of kilocalories from protein in a sandwich that contains 15 g protein is
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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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11. The basic building units of protein are called
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a. fatty