Chpt 1+2

Question 1

Which of the following statements describe vitamins?

Answer 1

Vitamins are essential nutrients.

Question 2

A healthy child of 7 years is eating a balanced diet that includes adequate amounts of essential nutrients. It supplies 12 grams of nitrogen per day. How much nitrogen is she excreting per day?

Answer 2

Less than 12 grams. (Growing child so she needs to keep some in.)

Question 3

Negative nitrogen balance

Answer 3

Can result when the diet is deficient in protein.

Question 4

Positive nitrogen balance

Answer 4

Pregnancy, build up of protein.

Question 5

A man of 100kg wants to lose weight. He starts a program, doesn’t want to change his diet. He eats an additional 90kcal per day. How much will he lose in 30 days?

Answer 5

90*30=2700
2700/9=300

9kcal (fat)

Question 6

A female student is maintaining a constant weight of 62 kg by eating a diet that supplies 2000 kcal/day. Approxamatily how much of her energy is devoted to BMR?

Answer 6

67%

Question 7

We use macronutrient conversion factors used to calculate energy intakes. For carbohydrate, fat, protein, these are:

Answer 7

4,9,4

Fats 9
Carbs 4
Alcohol 7
Protein 4

Question 8

What essential nutrient is given to chronic alcoholics intravenously in the event the patient requires emergency medical care due to malnutrition?

Answer 8

Thiamine

Question 9

Solutions to be infused for total parental nutrition (TPN) contain:

Answer 9

Fats and glucose.

Question 10

In what way does a solution for total parental nutrition (TPN) differ from one for basic-gastric feeding.

Answer 10

TPN solutions contain amino acids, Naso gastric solutions contain proteins.

Question 11

Certain amino acids are nutritionally essential, and so our vitamins. In what way(s) do they differ?

Answer 11

Amino acids are chemically similar, to each other. The vitamins are chemically diverse.
The daily requirement for amino acids is in the order of grams, the requirement for vitamins is milligrams or less.