Geriatrics exam 2 study

Calories are units of heat that are used to measure available energy in consumed food. Factors that influence calories used are: • Activity pattern • Gender • Body size • Age • Body temperature • Emotional status • The temperature of climate in which the person lives. Various nutrients provide amounts of calories. Fats can come from either plant's sources (oleomargarine) or animal sources butter. Alcohol yields 7/calories to grams and has no nutritional value. If sick, n...