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Carbohydrates - Correct Answers ✅Carbs should make up
45-65% of calories.
Function in body: energy, regulate fat/protein metabolism,
and are important for cardiac and CNS functioning.
Carbs provide 4 calories/gram of energy.
Glycogen - Correct Answers ✅stored carbohydrate energy
in the liver and muscles, released in between meals to
maintain blood glucose levels.
Recommended fiber intake - Correct Answers ✅25g/day for
women
38g/day for men
Protein - Correct Answers ✅Protein should make up 10-
35% of calories (0.8g/kg)
Function: supports tissue building, metabolism, immune
function, maintain nitrogen balance. Important for wound
healing!
Provide 9 calories/gram of energy
Complete proteins: - Correct Answers ✅Contain sufficient
amounts of 9 essential amino acids (animal sources and soy)
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incomplete proteins - Correct Answers ✅(Plant sources)
can be combined to make a complete protein
Examples of PEM - Correct Answers ✅Kwashiorkor,
Marasmus
Lipds/Fats - Correct Answers ✅Should make up 20-35% of
calories (less than 10% should come from saturated fat, with
a goal of less than 7%)
Functions in body: stored energy for the body, provides
padding and insulation. Important for hormone production
and absorption of fat soluble vitamins.
Fats provide 9 calories/gram of energy
Cholesterol - Correct Answers ✅should be limited to 200-
300mg/day
Identify water soluble vs fat soluble vitamins - Correct
Answers ✅Water soluble: Vitamin C, B-complex (Thiamin
B1, Riboflavin B2, Niacin B3, Pyridoxine B6, Pantothenic acid,
Biotin, Folate, Cobalamin B12)
Fat Soluble: Vitamin A, D, E, K.
Fat soluble vitamins have a risk of toxicity since they are
stored in the body for a long time.
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Conditions that impair absorption of fat soluble vitamins -
Correct Answers ✅Cystic fibrosis, Celiac disease, Crohn's
Disease.
Vitamin C - Correct Answers ✅Function: tissue building,
metabolism, IRON ABSORPTION.
Foods: citrus fruits.juices, tomatoes, green leafy vegetables,
peppers.
Increase during times of stress/illness
Smokers need more.
Deficiency of Vitamin C - Correct Answers ✅Scurvy - S/S
bleeding, joint pain, swollen gums,
B-Complex - Correct Answers ✅Function: metabolism,
energy, NERVE FUNCTIONING.
Foods: meats, milk, enriched grains, whole grains, legumes,
green leafy vegetables.
B-Complex deficiencies - Correct Answers ✅Deficiency of
Thiamin - BERIBERI, common in those with alcohol use
disorder.
Riboflavin - cheilosis (cracking at the corner of the mouth,
glossitis.)
Folate: can result in NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS in utero.
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Cobalamin: PERNICIOUS ANEMIA. Affects strict vegans and
those lacking intrinsic factor (need for absorption of b12)
Vitamin A - Correct Answers ✅Function: VISION HEALTHL
skeletal and soft tissue development/strength.
Foods: orange/yellow fruits and veggies, fatty fish, eggs, liver,
dairy products.
Vitamin A deficiency - Correct Answers ✅vision issues,
xerophthalmia (dry/thickened conjunctiva and cornea)
Vitamin D - Correct Answers ✅Function: helps with
ABSORPTION OF CALCIUM and phosphorus, bone
mineralization.
Foods/sources: Sunlight, fortified milk, fatty fish, eggs.
Vitamin D deficiencies - Correct Answers ✅Rickets, bone
loss
Vitamin E - Correct Answers ✅Function: Antioxidant
(protects cells from damage)
Foods: fat containing foods; vegetable oil, nuts. Dark green
vegetables, whole grains.
Guide Questions With Complete
Solutions
Carbohydrates - Correct Answers ✅Carbs should make up
45-65% of calories.
Function in body: energy, regulate fat/protein metabolism,
and are important for cardiac and CNS functioning.
Carbs provide 4 calories/gram of energy.
Glycogen - Correct Answers ✅stored carbohydrate energy
in the liver and muscles, released in between meals to
maintain blood glucose levels.
Recommended fiber intake - Correct Answers ✅25g/day for
women
38g/day for men
Protein - Correct Answers ✅Protein should make up 10-
35% of calories (0.8g/kg)
Function: supports tissue building, metabolism, immune
function, maintain nitrogen balance. Important for wound
healing!
Provide 9 calories/gram of energy
Complete proteins: - Correct Answers ✅Contain sufficient
amounts of 9 essential amino acids (animal sources and soy)
,ATI Nutrition Proctored Exam Study
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Solutions
incomplete proteins - Correct Answers ✅(Plant sources)
can be combined to make a complete protein
Examples of PEM - Correct Answers ✅Kwashiorkor,
Marasmus
Lipds/Fats - Correct Answers ✅Should make up 20-35% of
calories (less than 10% should come from saturated fat, with
a goal of less than 7%)
Functions in body: stored energy for the body, provides
padding and insulation. Important for hormone production
and absorption of fat soluble vitamins.
Fats provide 9 calories/gram of energy
Cholesterol - Correct Answers ✅should be limited to 200-
300mg/day
Identify water soluble vs fat soluble vitamins - Correct
Answers ✅Water soluble: Vitamin C, B-complex (Thiamin
B1, Riboflavin B2, Niacin B3, Pyridoxine B6, Pantothenic acid,
Biotin, Folate, Cobalamin B12)
Fat Soluble: Vitamin A, D, E, K.
Fat soluble vitamins have a risk of toxicity since they are
stored in the body for a long time.
,ATI Nutrition Proctored Exam Study
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Solutions
Conditions that impair absorption of fat soluble vitamins -
Correct Answers ✅Cystic fibrosis, Celiac disease, Crohn's
Disease.
Vitamin C - Correct Answers ✅Function: tissue building,
metabolism, IRON ABSORPTION.
Foods: citrus fruits.juices, tomatoes, green leafy vegetables,
peppers.
Increase during times of stress/illness
Smokers need more.
Deficiency of Vitamin C - Correct Answers ✅Scurvy - S/S
bleeding, joint pain, swollen gums,
B-Complex - Correct Answers ✅Function: metabolism,
energy, NERVE FUNCTIONING.
Foods: meats, milk, enriched grains, whole grains, legumes,
green leafy vegetables.
B-Complex deficiencies - Correct Answers ✅Deficiency of
Thiamin - BERIBERI, common in those with alcohol use
disorder.
Riboflavin - cheilosis (cracking at the corner of the mouth,
glossitis.)
Folate: can result in NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS in utero.
, ATI Nutrition Proctored Exam Study
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Solutions
Cobalamin: PERNICIOUS ANEMIA. Affects strict vegans and
those lacking intrinsic factor (need for absorption of b12)
Vitamin A - Correct Answers ✅Function: VISION HEALTHL
skeletal and soft tissue development/strength.
Foods: orange/yellow fruits and veggies, fatty fish, eggs, liver,
dairy products.
Vitamin A deficiency - Correct Answers ✅vision issues,
xerophthalmia (dry/thickened conjunctiva and cornea)
Vitamin D - Correct Answers ✅Function: helps with
ABSORPTION OF CALCIUM and phosphorus, bone
mineralization.
Foods/sources: Sunlight, fortified milk, fatty fish, eggs.
Vitamin D deficiencies - Correct Answers ✅Rickets, bone
loss
Vitamin E - Correct Answers ✅Function: Antioxidant
(protects cells from damage)
Foods: fat containing foods; vegetable oil, nuts. Dark green
vegetables, whole grains.
