Final Flashcards
The body’s main storage form of carbohydrate is
glycogen
The current Daily needs for Na+ is
2,000 mg
An example of a food low in carbohydrates is
steak
Cholesterol is synthesized by the body mainly in the
liver
A young woman is 5 months pregnant. She currently lives in a condition of poverty and often runs out of money to buy food. She is most at risk for
undernutrition.
The digestion of milk yields these monosaccharides:
galactose and glucose.
A patient requires a nutrition assessment. The most appropriate professional to perform the assessment is a
registered dietitian.
Nutrition is the sum of the processes involved in taking , assimilating and using nutrients
true or false
True
A diet high in dietary fiber ________ (Select all that apply)
-Decreases the incidence of diverticulosis
-Decreases Cholesterol levels in blood
-Decreases the risk for colon cancer
Examples of the simple carbohydrates include
glucose and galactose.
The main nutrients involved in metabolic regulation and control are
vitamins and minerals.
The person most at risk for malnutrition would be a
middle-aged man undergoing chemotherapy for leukemia and who is having difficulty eating solid food.
An important function of bile is to
break fat into smaller particles.
A part of the body that depends on a constant supply of carbohydrate to function properly is the
central nervous system.
Digestion of the starch component of a peanut butter sandwich begins in the
mouth
