Nutrition And Diet Therapy 6th Edition by Carroll A. Lutz and Erin E. Mazur - Test Bank
Chapter 1: Nutrition in Human Health
1. Dietary guidelines are intended to:
1. Apply to the food intake for a single day
2. Apply to items to be ingested for one meal
3. Apply to people who are ill
4. Aid in preventing chronic and degenerative diseases
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Dietary guidelines are intended to evaluate several days’ intake of food. |
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Dietary guidelines are intended to evaluate several days’ intake of food, not a single meal or the intake for 1 day. |
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Dietary guidelines focus on healthy individuals aged 2 years and older. |
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Dietary guidelines, which focus on healthy individuals from age 2 years on, are also aimed at those at risk for chronic disease to encourage proper dietary habits to promote health and reduce the risk for major chronic diseases. |
KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process | Client Need: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort | Cognitive Level: Comprehension
2. After reviewing the concept of nutrients, a nursing student demonstrates the need for additional study if the student identifies which of the following as a class of nutrients?
1. Alcohol
2. Carbohydrate
3. Fat
4. Protein
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Alcohol is not considered a nutrient. |
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Carbohydrates are one of the six classes of nutrients. Other classes include fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water. |
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Fat is one of the six classes of nutrients. Other classes include carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water. |
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Protein is one of the six classes of nutrients. Other classes include carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water. |
KEY: Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning | Client Need: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort | Cognitive Level: Analysis
3. A chemical substance required by the body is called a(n):
1. Additive
2. Vitamin
3. Food
4. Phytochemical
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An additive, as the name implies, is a substance that is not normally present but added to a food. |
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Vitamins are nutrients, which are chemical substances required by the body. |
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Food is essential to life, but it is not considered a chemical substance. |
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A phytochemical is a physiologically active substance from a plant source that can help promote health. |
KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process | Client Need: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort | Cognitive Level: Knowledge
4. A substance found in food that must be present in the diet because the human body lacks the ability to manufacture it in sufficient amounts for optimal health is called a(n):
1. Phytochemical
2. Essential nutrient
3. Conditional nutrient
4. Nonessential nutrient
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A phytochemical is a physiologically active substance from a plant source that can help to promote health. |
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An essential nutrient is one that the human body requires but cannot manufacture in sufficient amounts to meet the body’s needs. |
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A conditionally essential nutrient is one that, under most circumstances, the healthy body can manufacture in sufficient quantities. |
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A nonessential nutrient is one that is not needed in the diet because the body can make it from other substances. |
KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process | Client Need: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort | Cognitive Level: Comprehension
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