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NR228 Exam: Questions & Precise AnswersHealth promotion Right Ans - Strategies used to raise the level of the health
of individuals, families, groups, and communities
Vitamins Right Ans - Compounds that indirectly assist other nutrients
through the complete process of digestion, absorption, metabolism, and
excretion
Water soluble: B vitamins (folate, B6,B12)
Fat soluble: ADEK
Minerals Right Ans - Major minerals: essential nutrient minerals required
daily in amounts of 100 mg or higher Ex: Ca, phosphorus, Na, K, sulfur,
chlorine, Mg
Trace minerals: essential nutrient minerals required daily in amounts of 200
mg or less Ex: chromium, cobalt, copper, fluorine, iodine, iron, manganese,
selenium, zinc
Glucose Right Ans - Monosaccharide
Simple carbs
Most efficient form of energy especially for muscles and brain
Fructose Right Ans - Monosaccharide
Simple carbs
Sweetest of the sugars, absorbed in the small intestine then circulates through
the blood stream, when it reaches the liver, liver cells rearrange it into glucose
Sucrose Right Ans - Disaccharide
Simple carbs
The pairing of glucose and fructose (table sugar)
Under-nutrition Right Ans - Consumption of not enough energy/nutrients
in Comparison with DRI values. Ex: not enough folate in a pregnant woman
Over-nutrition Right Ans - To many nutrients and to much energy in
comparison with DRI values Ex: over consumption of saturated fats
, Malnutrition Right Ans - Condition resulting from an imbalanced nutrient
and/or energy intake, this is both under and over. Ex: obese pt consumes
excessive amt of kcal is malnourished because their intake is out of balance
Percent daily value Right Ans - Total fat intake for an average daily kcal
intake of 2000-2500 kcal should range from about 40-97 g or less
Health Literacy Right Ans - The ability to acquire and comprehend basic
health concepts such as nutrition, and apply them to ones own health
decisions
Formal: planned for implementation in a school setting
Non-formal: organized teaching and learning events in hospitals, clinics, and
community centers
Informal: encompasses a variety of educational experiences that occur
through daily activities. (EX: TV, newspaper, internet, magazines)
Purpose of WIC Right Ans - Provide nutrition counseling, supplemental
foods, as well as referrals to other health care and social services to woman
who are pregnant/breastfeeding and to infants and children up to the age of 5
who are at nutritional risk
Purpose of SNAP/ Food Stamp Program Right Ans - Provides individuals
and families whose income is below a certain level with nutrition assistance
Purpose of the MyPyramid food guide Right Ans - Help Americans become
more aware of what they eat and what their nutrient requirements are They
can personalize dietary recommendations based individually on height,
weight, age, gender, activity level, and weight goals.
Exchange list for meal planning Right Ans - Tells what a serving is
depending on carbs. meat.meat substitutes, and fats
EAR Right Ans - Amount of a nutrient needed to meet the basic
requirements of 1/2 of the individuals in a specific group that represents the
need of a population
Organic Right Ans - Composed of structures that consist of hydrogen,
oxygen, and carbon
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