Test Bank - Williams Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy 15th
and 16th Edition by Nix | All Chapters
How often should you eat meals when suffering from dumping syndrome? - ANSWER: small frequent
meals
What types of food should be included in every meal when suffering from dumping syndrome? -
ANSWER: protein and fat
What should be avoided when suffering from dumping syndrome? - ANSWER: concentrated sugars
When should you consume liquids when suffering from dumping syndrome? - ANSWER: 1 hour before
or after eating
What is the goal of nutrition therapy in anorexia? - ANSWER: stimulate appetite to maintain adequate
nutritional intake
How should food be seasoned when suffering from anorexia? - ANSWER: according to individual taste
Should meals be large and spaced or small and frequent with anorexia? - ANSWER: small and frequent
How should liquids be given with meals in anorexia? - ANSWER: 30 minutes before and after meals
What should be limited in an anorexia diet - ANSWER: fat because it contributes to early satiety
What are some ways to help GERD? - ANSWER: weight loss, raising the head of the bed when
sleeping, and laying on your left side
Which type of diarrhea occurs when there is an increase in particles in the intestine that draws in
water? - ANSWER: osmotic
What are some causes of osmotic diarrhea? - ANSWER: maldigestion of nutrients, excessive intake of
sorbitol or fructose, dumping syndrome, tube feedings and some laxatives
What type of diarrhea is present in lactorse intolerance? - ANSWER: osmotic
What type of diarrhea is related to an excessive secretion of fluid and electrolytes in teh intestines? -
ANSWER: secretory
What causes secretory diarrhea? - ANSWER: infection, medication, GI disorders, excessive bile acids
or unabsorbed fatty acids in the color
How is secretory diarrhea treated? - ANSWER: antibiotics (if cause is infectious)
True or false secretory diarrhea has to do with the bowel rather than the food your taking in -
ANSWER: True
What type of foods are encouraged with diarrhea? - ANSWER: high-potassium foods
What foods should be avoied during diarrhea? - ANSWER: clear liquids because tof their high
osmolality content
, What produces bloating, cramping and flatulence in lactose intolerance? - ANSWER: lactose being
fermented in the colon
True or False: Undigested lactose decreases the osmolality of the intestinal conents? - ANSWER: False:
it increases osmolality
True or False: Chocolate milk is usually better tolerated than plain milk - ANSWER: True
What is a genetic autoimmune disorer characterized by chronic inflammation of the proximal small
intestine mucosa? - ANSWER: Celiac disease
What are the 3 foods containing proteins unable to be digested in Celiac disease? - ANSWER: wheat,
barley, and rye
What are some symptoms of celiac disease? - ANSWER: diarrhea, abdominal distention and failure to
thrive
True or False: the main symptom of celiac disease is dermatitis herpetiformis - ANSWER: True
Who is at the highest risk for developing celiac disease? - ANSWER: people with a first-degree relative,
down syndrome, and those with an autoimmune disease
Untreated celiac disease increases the risk of what diseases? - ANSWER: small-bowel cancer, T cell
lymphoma
What commonly occurs secondary to celiac disease? - ANSWER: lactose intolerance
What do illeostomies cause a decrease in? - ANSWER: fat, bile acid, and vitamin B12 absorption
Is ulcerative collitis or chrons disease more likely to cause nutritional complications? - ANSWER:
Crohns
What are some key points in nutrition therapy of IBD? - ANSWER: low fiber, protein and calorie needs
elevated
What is an example of a prebiotic? - ANSWER: guar gum
What is recommended to limit when suffering from gallstones? - ANSWER: fat
How is H.pylori responsible for peptic ulcers? - ANSWER: it secretes an enzyme that depletes gastric
mucus, making the mucosal layer more susceptible to erosion.
How do you treat H.pylori caused ulcers? - ANSWER: antibiotics
What are some recommendations when suffering from peptic ulcers? - ANSWER: avoid items that
stimulate gastric acid secretion, avoid eating 2 hours before bed, avoid individual intolerances
What disease is closely linked with diabetes type 2 - ANSWER: metabolic syndrome
What risk factors are associated with metabolic syndrome? - ANSWER: greater than recommended
waste size, elevated triglycerides, low HDL, elevated BP and elevated fasting glucose
What is the primary focus of treatment in type 2 diabetes? - ANSWER: weight loss
What should people with diabetes limit their fat and cholesterol to? - ANSWER: less than 7% diet and
less than 200mg of cholesterol
and 16th Edition by Nix | All Chapters
How often should you eat meals when suffering from dumping syndrome? - ANSWER: small frequent
meals
What types of food should be included in every meal when suffering from dumping syndrome? -
ANSWER: protein and fat
What should be avoided when suffering from dumping syndrome? - ANSWER: concentrated sugars
When should you consume liquids when suffering from dumping syndrome? - ANSWER: 1 hour before
or after eating
What is the goal of nutrition therapy in anorexia? - ANSWER: stimulate appetite to maintain adequate
nutritional intake
How should food be seasoned when suffering from anorexia? - ANSWER: according to individual taste
Should meals be large and spaced or small and frequent with anorexia? - ANSWER: small and frequent
How should liquids be given with meals in anorexia? - ANSWER: 30 minutes before and after meals
What should be limited in an anorexia diet - ANSWER: fat because it contributes to early satiety
What are some ways to help GERD? - ANSWER: weight loss, raising the head of the bed when
sleeping, and laying on your left side
Which type of diarrhea occurs when there is an increase in particles in the intestine that draws in
water? - ANSWER: osmotic
What are some causes of osmotic diarrhea? - ANSWER: maldigestion of nutrients, excessive intake of
sorbitol or fructose, dumping syndrome, tube feedings and some laxatives
What type of diarrhea is present in lactorse intolerance? - ANSWER: osmotic
What type of diarrhea is related to an excessive secretion of fluid and electrolytes in teh intestines? -
ANSWER: secretory
What causes secretory diarrhea? - ANSWER: infection, medication, GI disorders, excessive bile acids
or unabsorbed fatty acids in the color
How is secretory diarrhea treated? - ANSWER: antibiotics (if cause is infectious)
True or false secretory diarrhea has to do with the bowel rather than the food your taking in -
ANSWER: True
What type of foods are encouraged with diarrhea? - ANSWER: high-potassium foods
What foods should be avoied during diarrhea? - ANSWER: clear liquids because tof their high
osmolality content
, What produces bloating, cramping and flatulence in lactose intolerance? - ANSWER: lactose being
fermented in the colon
True or False: Undigested lactose decreases the osmolality of the intestinal conents? - ANSWER: False:
it increases osmolality
True or False: Chocolate milk is usually better tolerated than plain milk - ANSWER: True
What is a genetic autoimmune disorer characterized by chronic inflammation of the proximal small
intestine mucosa? - ANSWER: Celiac disease
What are the 3 foods containing proteins unable to be digested in Celiac disease? - ANSWER: wheat,
barley, and rye
What are some symptoms of celiac disease? - ANSWER: diarrhea, abdominal distention and failure to
thrive
True or False: the main symptom of celiac disease is dermatitis herpetiformis - ANSWER: True
Who is at the highest risk for developing celiac disease? - ANSWER: people with a first-degree relative,
down syndrome, and those with an autoimmune disease
Untreated celiac disease increases the risk of what diseases? - ANSWER: small-bowel cancer, T cell
lymphoma
What commonly occurs secondary to celiac disease? - ANSWER: lactose intolerance
What do illeostomies cause a decrease in? - ANSWER: fat, bile acid, and vitamin B12 absorption
Is ulcerative collitis or chrons disease more likely to cause nutritional complications? - ANSWER:
Crohns
What are some key points in nutrition therapy of IBD? - ANSWER: low fiber, protein and calorie needs
elevated
What is an example of a prebiotic? - ANSWER: guar gum
What is recommended to limit when suffering from gallstones? - ANSWER: fat
How is H.pylori responsible for peptic ulcers? - ANSWER: it secretes an enzyme that depletes gastric
mucus, making the mucosal layer more susceptible to erosion.
How do you treat H.pylori caused ulcers? - ANSWER: antibiotics
What are some recommendations when suffering from peptic ulcers? - ANSWER: avoid items that
stimulate gastric acid secretion, avoid eating 2 hours before bed, avoid individual intolerances
What disease is closely linked with diabetes type 2 - ANSWER: metabolic syndrome
What risk factors are associated with metabolic syndrome? - ANSWER: greater than recommended
waste size, elevated triglycerides, low HDL, elevated BP and elevated fasting glucose
What is the primary focus of treatment in type 2 diabetes? - ANSWER: weight loss
What should people with diabetes limit their fat and cholesterol to? - ANSWER: less than 7% diet and
less than 200mg of cholesterol
