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NURS 403 Nutrition Exam Questions And Accurate Answers1 kilocalorie = _____ calories
1000
basal metabolic rate (BMR)
the amount of energy/calories needed to sustain life-supporting activities only
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2200-2700 mLs / day
*Some need more, some need less based on condition*
Sugar, starches, and fiber are?
carbohydrates
Function of carbohydrate
primary source of energy
simple carbohydrates (sugars)
Digest easily
easily and readily absorbed into blood stream
raise blood sugar quickly
, 1 g of sugar = ___ calories
4 calories
Starch (complex carbohydrate)
Break down more slowly and slowly increase blood suagr
Source of starch
brown rice; legumes like lentils, chickpeas, black beans & kidney beans, tortillas, bread,
pasta
1 g of starch = _____ calories
4 calories
Fiber
A form of complex carbohydrates from plants that humans cannot digest
1 g of fiber = ____ cal
0 calories
Goal of fiber per day
28 g / day (on 2,000 cal / day diet)
Soluble fiber function
- bulks ↑ stool
- slows ↓ digestion/absorption of glucose
- feel fuller longer
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