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Chapter 01: Food, Nutrition, and Health
g g g g g
Nix: Williams’ Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 16th Edition
g g g g g g g g
MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. Promotinggaghealthgcaregservicegthatgimprovesgdiabetesgmanagementgforgthegelderlygingagc
ommunitygwouldgassistgingwhichgofgthegfollowing?
a. SupportinggthegnationalghealthggoalsgHealthygPeopleg2020
b. ReducingghungergingagsubsetgofgthegUnitedgStatesgpopulation
c. ImprovinggMedicaregreimbursementgclaims
d. Providinggaccessgtogprimaryghealthgcaregservices
ANS:g A
HealthygPeopleg2020ghasgagwideginfluencegandgisgthegfocusgofgthegnation’sgmaingobjectivegtog
promoteghealthgandgpreventgdisease.
2. Agpatientgrequiresgagnutritiongassessment.gThegmostgappropriategprofessionalgtogperformgthega
ssessmentgisga
a. physician.
b. nurse.
c. publicghealthgnutritionist.
d. registeredgdietitian.
ANS:g D
ThegregisteredgdietitiangisgthegnutritiongexpertgregisteredgwithgthegCommissiongofgDieteticgRegi
strationg(CDR),gthegcertifyinggagencygofgAcademygofgNutritiongandgDietetics.
Registeredgdietitiansgaregthegonlygprofessionalsgwhoghavegmetgstrictgeducationalgandgprofessio
nalgprerequisitesgandgpassedgagnationalgregistrationgexaminationgthatgproperlygpreparesgthemgto
gconductgagnutritiongassessment.
3. Thegsumgofgallgbodygprocessesginsideglivinggcellsgthatgsustainglifegandghealthgis
a. science.
b. digestion.
c. metabolism.
d. nutrition.
ANS:g C
Metabolismgisgthegsumgofgallgchemicalgchangesgthatgtakegplacegingthegbody.gMetabolismgprovid
esgenergy,gbuildsgtissue,gandgregulatesgmetabolicgprocessesgingthegbody.
4. Thegnutrientsgthatgprovidegthegbodygwithgitsgprimarygsourcegofgfuelgforgenergygare
a. vitamins.
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b. minerals.
c. fiber.
d. carbohydrates.
ANS:g D
Carbohydratesg(e.g.,gstarchesgandgsugars)garegthegbody’sgprimarygfuelgtogcarrygoutgnecessary
gprocesses;gfatgisgthegsecondarygsourcegofgenergy.
5. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgthegmostgaccurategstatementgregardinggthegfunctionsgofgprotein?
a. Proteinsgcangbegagprimarygfuelgsourcegevengifgtheregisgadequategcarbohydrategintake.
b. Proteinsgaregagnecessarygnutrientgtogprovidegenergygforgthegbodygingtimesgofgstress.
c. Proteinsgcangbegusedgasgcoenzymegfactorsgduringgcellgmetabolism.
d. Proteinsgaregessentialgtogbuildinggandgrepairinggtissuesgwithingthegbody.
ANS:g D
Thegprimarygfunctiongofgproteinsgisgtogprovidegaminogacids,gwhichgaregthegbuildinggunitsgnec
essarygtogbuildinggandgrepairinggtissuesgwithingthegbody.gThisgisgagconstantgprocessgthatgensur
esgadequateggrowthgandgmaintenancegofgtissuesgforgagstronggbody.
6. Ag65-year-
oldgmangrequiresg2000gkcal/daygwithoutganygspecificgfatgorgcarbohydrategrequirements.gTheg
approximategnumbergofgkilocaloriesgpergdaygfromgfatgthatghisgdietgshouldgprovidegisg kcal/day.
a. 400–700
b. 100–300
c. 500–800
d. 900–1200
ANS:g A
Fatgshouldgprovidegnogmoregthang20%gtog35%gofgthegtotalgkilocaloriesgpergday,gsogforgag2
000-kcalgdiet,g400–700gkcalgshouldgbegprovided.
7. Thegbody’sgmaingstoragegformgofgcarbohydrategis
a. glycogen.
b. glycerol.
c. glucagon.
d. glucose.
ANS:g A
Glycogengisgagpolysaccharidegthatgisgthegmaingstoragegformgofgcarbohydrategingtheghumangbody
.gItgisgmainlygstoredgingtheglivergandgtogaglessergextentgingmusclegtissue.
8. Thegnumbergofgkilocaloriesgprovidedgbygonegslicegofgbreadgthatgcontainsg30gggcarbohydrate,g3
gggprotein,gandg1gggfatgisg kcal.
a. 34
b. 136
c. 141
d. 306
ANS:g C
Calculategasgfollows:gCarbohydrategprovidesg4gkcal/g,gproteingprovidesg4gkcal/g,gandgfatgprovi
desg9gkcal/g.gTherefore:
30gggcarbohydrategg4gkcal/gg=g120gkcal
3gggproteingg4gkcal/gg=g12gkcal
1gggfatgg9gkcal/gg=g9gkcal
=g141gtotalgkcalg(120gkcalg+g12gkcalg+g9gkcal)
9. Thegnumbergofgkilocaloriesgfromgfatgingagsandwichgthatgcontainsg22gggfatgisg kcal.
a. 88
b. 132
c. 154
d. 198
ANS:g D
Fatgprovidesg9gkcal/g.gThus,g22gggfatgg9gkcal/gg=g198gkcal.
11. Thegbasicgbuildinggunitsgofgproteingaregcalledg acids.
a. fatty
b. amino
c. nucleic
d. carboxyl
ANS:g B
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