[5] Nutrition

Question 1

[Caloric and Protein Requirement]

No Illness

Answer 1

30 kcal/kg

Question 2

How do you calculate Desirable Body Weight?

Answer 2

Tannhauser’s (Broca) Method

Height in cm, deduct 100 and then further subtract another 10%

Question 3

What % body fat is considered obese in men?

Answer 3

> 25%

Question 4

What % body fat is considered obese in women?

Answer 4

> 30%

Question 5

What waist circumference increases risk for weight-related illnesses in men and women?

Answer 5

Men: >40 inches
Women: >35 inches

Question 6

How many kcal/g of Protein?

Answer 6

4 kcal/g

Question 7

Which is greater? The biologic value of animal or vegetable protein?

Answer 7

Animal

Question 8

Examples: High Quality Protein

Answer 8

Meat
Fish
Dairy
Eggs

Question 9

Examples: Medim Quality Protein

Answer 9

Grains 
Rice
Wheat
Corn
Potato

Question 10

Examples: Poor Quality Protein

Answer 10

Tropical Foods

Bananas
Cassava
Sweet Potatoes

Question 11

How many kcal/g of Lipids?

Answer 11

9 kcal/g

Question 12

Recommended % fat per day?

% saturated fat per day?

Answer 12

25% Fat

<10% Saturated Fat

Question 13

Cholesterol limit per day for general population and those with heart disease

Answer 13

GP: 300mg/day

Heart Disease: 200mg/day

Question 14

Normal salt intake per day?

Salt intake for those older than 50y/o or HPN, DM, or Kidney Disease

Answer 14

Normal: less than 6 g/day (2400mg)
Diseased: 1500mg/day

Question 15

[BMI Interpretation for Asians]

1. Underweight
2. Normal
3. Overweight
4. Obese

Answer 15

1. /= 25

Question 16

[Recommended Food Consumption/Day in %]

1. Carbohydrates
2. Protein
3. Fat

Answer 16

1. 50-60%
2. 15-20%
3. 30-35%

Question 17

How much kcal/day in excess must you consume to gain 1lb of body fat a week?

Answer 17

3500 kcals