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WILLIAMS' g g p g g BASIC
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(Williams' Essentials of Nutrition & Diet Therapy)
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15th Edition g
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By: ggp g g p g g Staci p ggp gg Nix ggp g g p g g McIntosh




TEST BANK p g g g g p g g g g

,Nix: Williams' Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 15th Edition
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Test
Table of Contents:
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PART 1: Introduction to Basic Principles of Nutrition Science
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Chapter 1. Food, Nutrition, and Health
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Chapter 2. Carbohydrates
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Chapter 3. Fats gg gg



Chapter 4. Proteins gg gg



Chapter 5. Digestion, Absorption, and Metabolism
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Chapter 6. Energy Balance
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Chapter 7. Vitamins gg gg



Chapter 8. Minerals gg gg



Chapter 9. Water Balance
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PART 2: Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle
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Chapter 10. Nutrition During Pregnancy and Lactation
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Chapter 11. Nutrition During Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence
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Chapter 12. Nutrition for Adults: The Early, Middle, and Later Years
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PART 3: Community Nutrition and Health Care
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Chapter 13. Community Food Supply and Health
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Chapter 14. Food Habits and Cultural Patterns
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Chapter 15. Weight Management
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Chapter 16. Nutrition and Physical Fitness
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PART 4: Clinical Nutrition
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Chapter 17. Nutritional Care
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Chapter 18. Gastrointestinal and Accessory Organ Problems
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Chapter 19. Coronary Heart Disease and Hypertension
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Chapter 20. Diabetes Mellitus
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Chapter 21. Kidney Disease
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Chapter 22. Surgery and Nutritional Support
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g Chapter 23. Nutritional Support in Cancer and
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AIDS
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,Chapter 01: Food, Nutrition,
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and Williams' Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 15th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE gg




1. Promoting a health care service that improves diabetes management for the
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gg elderly in a community would assist in which of the following?
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a. Supporting the national health goals Healthy People 2020 gg gg gg gg gg gg gg


b. Reducing hunger in a subset of the United States population
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c. Improving Medicare reimbursement claims gg gg gg


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




ANS: g g A
Healthy People 2020 has a wide influence and is the focus of the nation’s main objective
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to promote health and prevent disease.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 2 gg gg g g gg


TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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2. A patient requires a nutrition assessment. The most appropriate professional to
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perform the assessment is a
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a. physician.
b. nurse.
c. public health nutritionist. gg gg


d. registered dietitian. gg




ANS: g g D
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.
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Registered dietitians are the only professionals who have met strict educational
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and professional prerequisites and passed a national registration examination that
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properly prepares them to conduct a nutrition assessment.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: gg gg


p. 1TOP:
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Process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care gg gg gg gg gg gg gg gg




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: g g C
Metabolism is the sum of all chemical changes that take place in the body.
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Metabolism provides energy, builds tissue, and regulates metabolic processes in
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the body.
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, DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge gg gg REF: p. 3 TOP: Nursinggg g g


Process: Planning MSC:
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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.
b. minerals.
c. fiber.
d. carbohydrates.

ANS: g g D
Carbohydrates (e.g., starches and sugars) are the body’s primary fuel to carry out
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necessaryprocesses; fat is the secondary source of energy.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge gg gg REF: p. 4 TOP: Nursinggg g g


Process: Planning MSC:
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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.
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d. Proteins are essential to building and repairing tissues within the body.
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ANS: g g D
The primary function of proteins is to provide amino acids, which are the
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building units necessary to building and repairing tissues within the body. This
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is a constant process that ensures adequate growth and maintenance of tissues
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for a strong body.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: gg gg


p. 4TOP:
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Process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation gg gg gg gg




6. A 65-year-old man requires 2000 kcal/day without any specific fat or
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carbohydrate requirements. The approximate number of kilocalories per day
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from fat that his diet should provide iskcal/day.
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a. 400 to 700 gg gg


b. 100 to 300 gg gg


c. 500 to 800 gg gg


d. 900 to 1200 gg gg




ANS: g g A
Fat should provide no more than 20% to 35% of the total kilocalories per day, so
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for a 2000-kcal diet, 400 to 700 kcal should be provided.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
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Process: Planning MSC:
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7. The body’s main storage form of carbohydrate is
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a. glycogen.
b. glycerol.

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