Nix: Williams’ Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 16th Edition
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MULTIPLElCHOICE
1. Promotinglalhealthlcarelservicelthatlimprovesldiabeteslmanagementlforlthelelderlylinlalcom
munitylwouldlassistlinlwhichloflthelfollowing?
a. SupportinglthelnationallhealthlgoalslHealthylPeoplel2020
b. ReducinglhungerlinlalsubsetloflthelUnitedlStateslpopulation
c. ImprovinglMedicarelreimbursementlclaims
d. Providinglaccessltolprimarylhealthlcarelservices
ANS:l A
HealthylPeoplel2020lhaslalwidelinfluencelandlislthelfocusloflthelnation’slmainlobjectiveltolprom
otelhealthlandlpreventldisease.
2. Alpatientlrequireslalnutritionlassessment.lThelmostlappropriatelprofessionalltolperformlthelass
essmentlisla
a. physician.
b. nurse.
c. publiclhealthlnutritionist.
d. registeredldietitian.
ANS:l D
ThelregisteredldietitianlislthelnutritionlexpertlregisteredlwithlthelCommissionloflDieteticlRegistr
ationl(CDR),lthelcertifyinglagencyloflAcademyloflNutritionlandlDietetics.lRegisteredldietitianslar
elthelonlylprofessionalslwholhavelmetlstrictleducationallandlprofessionallprerequisiteslandlpasse
dlalnationallregistrationlexaminationlthatlproperlylprepareslthemltolconductlalnutritionlassessme
nt.
3. Thelsumloflalllbodylprocesseslinsidellivinglcellslthatlsustainllifelandlhealthlis
a. science.
b. digestion.
c. metabolism.
d. nutrition.
ANS:l C
Metabolismlislthelsumloflalllchemicallchangeslthatltakelplacelinlthelbody.lMetabolismlprov
ideslenergy,lbuildsltissue,landlregulateslmetaboliclprocesseslinlthelbody.
a. vitamins.
b. minerals.
c. fiber.
d. carbohydrates.
ANS:l D
Carbohydratesl(e.g.,lstarcheslandlsugars)larelthelbody’slprimarylfuelltolcarryloutlnecessarylproc
esses;lfatlislthelsecondarylsourceloflenergy.
5. Whichloflthelfollowinglislthelmostlaccuratelstatementlregardinglthelfunctionsloflprotein?
a. Proteinslcanlbelalprimarylfuellsourcelevenlifltherelisladequatelcarbohydratelintake.
b. Proteinslarelalnecessarylnutrientltolprovidelenergylforlthelbodylinltimesloflstress.
c. Proteinslcanlbelusedlaslcoenzymelfactorslduringlcelllmetabolism.
d. Proteinslarelessentialltolbuildinglandlrepairingltissueslwithinlthelbody.
ANS:l D
Thelprimarylfunctionloflproteinslisltolprovidelaminolacids,lwhichlarelthelbuildinglunitslnecessa
ryltolbuildinglandl repairingltissueslwithinlthelbody.lThislislalconstantlprocesslthatlensuresladequ
atelgrowthlandlmaintenancelofltissueslforlalstronglbody.
6. Al65-year-oldlmanlrequiresl20N
00UkRcS
alI
/dNalllT
wBith.oC
utOaMnylspecificlfatlorlcarbohydrate
requirements.lThelapproximatelnumberloflkilocalorieslperldaylfromlfatlthatlhisldietlshouldlpro
videlis kcal/day.
a.lll 400ltol700lb.
100l tol 300l c.
500l tol 800l d.
900ltol1200
ANS:l A
Fatlshouldlprovidelnolmorelthanl20%ltol35%lofltheltotallkilocalorieslperlday,lsolforlal2000
-kcalldiet,l400ltol700lkcallshouldlbelprovided.
7. Thelbody’slmainlstoragelformloflcarbohydratelis
a. glycogen.
b. glycerol.
c. glucagon.
d. glucose.
ANS:l A
Glycogenlislalpolysaccharidelthatlislthelmainlstoragelformloflcarbohydratelinlthelhumanlbod
y.l Itlislmainlylstoredl inlthelliverlandltolallesserlextentlinlmuscleltissue.
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