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what is public health? examples? - Answer The totality of all evidence-based public and private efforts that preserve and promote health and prevent disease, disability and death. ex:Vaccination and control of infectious diseases Motor-vehicle safety Safer workplaces Safer and healthier foods Safe drinking water what is public health nutrition? - Answer • Promotion of good health through nutrition and the prevention of nutrition related illness in the population • Improve or...

A nurse is discussing the Prevention of osteoporosis with an older adult client. the nurse should instruct the client to increase the intake of which of the following nutrient? - Answer Calcium How many calories are contain in a food item that has 15 g of carbohydrate, 4 g of protein, 10 g of fat? - Answer 166 calories A nurse planning nutritional instructions for a client experiencing fatigue due to iron deficiency anemia which of the following foods should the nurse recommend to th...

glycogen - Answer The storage form of carbohydrates in humans and other animals is: A. amylopectin B. amylose C. glycogen D. starch nondigestible plant polysaccharides - Answer Dietary Fiber is best defined as: A. carbohydrates in plant foods B. nondigestible plant polysaccharides C. plant sources of carbohydrates D. foods rich in carbohydrates milk and dairy products - Answer All of the following are rich sources of dietary fiber except: A. fruits B. vegetables C. whol...

Many plants contain minerals. True or False? - Answer True The esophagus moves food from the mouth to the stomach. True or False? - Answer True Foods with the largest portions on My Plate have the lowest nutritional value. True or False? - Answer False Select the essential nutrients from this list. - Answer carbohydrates fats proteins minerals Hair on the head will accumulate _____ and _____ because the glands in the scalp are very active. - Answer oil and sweat ...

Activity Thermogenesis - Answer Energy expended through physical activity and nonexercise activity such as fidgeting Antherogenic Diet - Answer A pattern of eating and food choices that promotes deposits of plaque in arterial walls and contributes to the development of cardiovascular disease. Atherosclerosis - Answer A disease of the arterial blood vessels (arteries) in which the walls of the blood vessels become thickened and hardened by cholesterol-containing plaque. Basal Me...

Maramus - Answer starvation plane and simple (bare bones look) drought politics, war most likely cause Atwater Numbers - Answer Used for the calculation of the available energy of foods. Protein - 4 kCal/g Carbohydrates - 4 kCal/g Fat - 9 kCal/g Dietary supplement health and education act of 1994 (DSHEA) - Answer federal law gives americans freedom to choose dietary supplements. prevents 1. extended dietary supplements to include any herb or diet reagent 2. didn't requir...

Energy-yielding Nutrients - Answer the nutrients that break down to yield energy the body can use; protein, fat and carbs Kcals/g for energy-yielding nutrients - Answer proteins/carbs-4, fat-9, alcohol-7 Essential Nutrients - Answer nutrients that must come from food because our bodies cannot produce it in sufficient amounts to meet physiological needs Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) - Answer a set of nutrient intake values for healthy people in the U.S. and Canada Recomm...

Define diet - Answer The foods and beverages a person eats and drinks Factors that influence an individual's food choices: list factors that influence an individual's food choices. - Answer Taste and food preferences, nutrition and weight control, physiological influences (changes in digestion and medication) Define Nutrients - Answer Substances that support growth, maintenance, and repair of body's tissues; components of food that are indispensable to the body's func...

The most energy rich nutrient is.. - Answer Fat 2.) The minimum carbohydrate intake recommended to prevent ketosis is.. - Answer 130mg/day 3.) Obesity can increase insulin resistance and increased levels of circulating insulin promote weight: TRUE or FALSE? - Answer TRUE 4.) A food provides 30 grams of CHO per serving, 5 grams of fat per serving and 10 grams of protein per serving. How many calories in 1 serving? - Answer 205 kcal 5.) A person consumes 60 grams of fat and...

nutrients - Answer Substances in food that your body needs to grow, to repair itself, and to supply you with energy Macronutrients - Answer carbohydrates, protein, & fats that the body needs in large amounts micronutrients - Answer vitamins & minerals, that the body needs in smaller amounts What is the most essential nutrient? - Answer water What levels do you check to see if a patient is improving in nutritional status? - Answer prealbumin and albumin Carbohydrates...