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ATI NUTRITION RETAKE PROCTORED EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|
||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
After a meal, insulin is the _____ that helps lower blood _____
levels.
a.
enzyme; glucagon
b.
enzyme; epinephrine
c.
hormone; glucose
d.
hormone; sucrose - ANSWER-ANS: C
Insulin is a hormone, not an enzyme. It lowers blood glucose
levels after a meal by causing cells to absorb glucose from
the blood. Glucagon is a hormone that has the opposite
effect, causing blood glucose levels to rise when they start to
fall between meals. Epinephrine is another hormone that
increases blood glucose levels in response to acute stress.
Blood does not contain sucrose.
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The type of diabetes that may be prevented by maintaining a
healthy weight and exercising regularly is type _____ diabetes
mellitus.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4 - ANSWER-ANS: B
Type 2 diabetes mellitus may be prevented by maintaining a
healthy lifestyle and weight. Type 1 diabetes is caused by
autoimmune destruction of the pancreatic cells that produce
insulin and is not affected by lifestyle. Type 3 and type 4
diabetes mellitus do not exist
The best way to ensure adequate nutrient intake is to eat plenty of
a.
refined grains.
b.
enriched grains.
c.
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whole grains.
d.
fiber supplements. - ANSWER-ANS: C
Whole grains supply the most nutrients. When grains are
refined, the bran and germ are removed and many nutrients
are fiber are lost. Enrichment replaces some, but not all, of
the nutrients that are removed when grains are refined. Fiber
supplements contain dietary fiber, but do not contain all the
other vitamins and minerals found in whole grains.
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a disease caused by malfunctions in
a.
protein digestion.
b.
carbohydrate digestion.
c.
protein metabolism.
d.
carbohydrate metabolism. - ANSWER-ANS: D
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Diabetes is a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism.
Carbohydrate digestion is not impaired in individuals with
diabetes and protein digestion and metabolism are not
affected.
A client has problems removing glucose from his blood because
his pancreas no longer makes insulin. He has
a.
hypoglycemia.
b.
lactose intolerance.
c.
type 1 diabetes mellitus.
d.
type 2 diabetes mellitus. - ANSWER-ANS: C
If the client is not longer producing insulin, he has type 1
diabetes mellitus. Hypoglycemia is caused by erratic food
intake or overproduction of insulin. Lactose intolerance is
caused by inability to produce the enzyme lactase, which
causes failure to digest lactose in milk. In type 2 diabetes,
ATI NUTRITION RETAKE PROCTORED EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|
||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
After a meal, insulin is the _____ that helps lower blood _____
levels.
a.
enzyme; glucagon
b.
enzyme; epinephrine
c.
hormone; glucose
d.
hormone; sucrose - ANSWER-ANS: C
Insulin is a hormone, not an enzyme. It lowers blood glucose
levels after a meal by causing cells to absorb glucose from
the blood. Glucagon is a hormone that has the opposite
effect, causing blood glucose levels to rise when they start to
fall between meals. Epinephrine is another hormone that
increases blood glucose levels in response to acute stress.
Blood does not contain sucrose.
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The type of diabetes that may be prevented by maintaining a
healthy weight and exercising regularly is type _____ diabetes
mellitus.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4 - ANSWER-ANS: B
Type 2 diabetes mellitus may be prevented by maintaining a
healthy lifestyle and weight. Type 1 diabetes is caused by
autoimmune destruction of the pancreatic cells that produce
insulin and is not affected by lifestyle. Type 3 and type 4
diabetes mellitus do not exist
The best way to ensure adequate nutrient intake is to eat plenty of
a.
refined grains.
b.
enriched grains.
c.
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whole grains.
d.
fiber supplements. - ANSWER-ANS: C
Whole grains supply the most nutrients. When grains are
refined, the bran and germ are removed and many nutrients
are fiber are lost. Enrichment replaces some, but not all, of
the nutrients that are removed when grains are refined. Fiber
supplements contain dietary fiber, but do not contain all the
other vitamins and minerals found in whole grains.
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a disease caused by malfunctions in
a.
protein digestion.
b.
carbohydrate digestion.
c.
protein metabolism.
d.
carbohydrate metabolism. - ANSWER-ANS: D
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Diabetes is a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism.
Carbohydrate digestion is not impaired in individuals with
diabetes and protein digestion and metabolism are not
affected.
A client has problems removing glucose from his blood because
his pancreas no longer makes insulin. He has
a.
hypoglycemia.
b.
lactose intolerance.
c.
type 1 diabetes mellitus.
d.
type 2 diabetes mellitus. - ANSWER-ANS: C
If the client is not longer producing insulin, he has type 1
diabetes mellitus. Hypoglycemia is caused by erratic food
intake or overproduction of insulin. Lactose intolerance is
caused by inability to produce the enzyme lactase, which
causes failure to digest lactose in milk. In type 2 diabetes,
