INTRODUCTION TO NUTRITION

Question 1

IMPORTANT IN THE MAINTENANCE OF THE SMOOTHNESS AND MOISTURE OF THE EPITHELIAL TISSUES

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VIT A

Question 2

IT IS REFERRED TO AS THE RADICAL SCAVENGER OF THE BODY

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VIT E

Question 3

DEFICIENCY CAUSES HARRISON’S GROOVE, CAPUT QUADRATUM, ROSARY BEADS ON THE CHEST

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VIT D

Question 4

IT IS NEEDED IN THE ABSORPTION OF IRON AND CONVERSION OF CHOLESTEROL TO BILE ACIDS

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VIT C

Question 5

IT IS THE MOST ABUNDANT MINERAL IN
THE BODY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT OF THE HARD STRUCTURES OF BONES AND TEETH

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CALCIUM

Question 6

AN INTEGRAL PART OF CYT OXIDASE; MENKE’S SYNDROME IS ASSOCIATED WITH A DEFECT IN ITS TRANSPORT

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COPPER

Question 7

MAJOR EXTRACELLULAR CATION; INVOLVED IN GLUCOSE ABSORPTION AND CELL PERMEABILITY

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SODIUM

Question 8

OENZYME OF PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE, TRANSKETOLASE, A- KETOGLUTARATE DEHYDROGENASE

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VIT B1

Question 9

DEFICIENCY CAUSES EASY FATIGABILITY, ATROPHY OF THE ADRENAL GLANDS AND MICROCYTIC, HYPOCHROMIC ANEMIA

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VIT B5

Question 10

SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN IN LARGE DOSES TO PEOPLE WITH ALLERGIES BECAUSE IT CAUSES THE RELEASE OF MORE HISTAMINE

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VIT B3

Question 11

FIGLU EXCRETION TEST OR HISTIDINE LOAD TEST IS USED TO DETERMINE DEFICIENCY OF THIS VITAMIN

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VIT B9

Question 12

COENZYME IN THE SYNTHESIS OF GABA, HEME, CONVERSION OF TRP TO NIACIN

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VIT B6

Question 13

MAY BECOME DEFICIENT IN STRICT VEGETARIANS

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VIT B12

Question 14

THE ENERGY REQUIREMENT OF AN INDIVIDUAL CAN BE DETERMINED BY

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CALCULATING THE NUMBER OF CALORIES PER KILOGRAM PER DAY CALCULATING THE PERCENT INCREASE OVER BASAL DEMANDS

Question 15

AN INCREASE IN PROTEIN ALLOWANCE IS RECOMMENDED FOR

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• THE BED PATIENT WHO REQUIRES MORE THAN 10 DAYS HOSPITALIZATION
• THE PATIENT WHO IS NOT FORMING SUFFICIENT PROTEIN BECAUSE OF A HEPATIC DISEASE

Question 16

TRUE REGARDING THE DIET PRESCRIPTION

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IT DESIGNATES THE TYPE, AMOUNT, FREQUENCY AND ROUTE OF FOOD

Question 17

FUNCTION OF OF PROTEINS

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MAINTAINS NORMAL OSMOTIC RELATIONS AMONG BODY FLUIDS

Question 18

CLEAR LIQUID DIET

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• CONSISTS OF LIQUIDS THAT CONTRIBUTE MINIMAL RESIDUE TO THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
• IT IS AN INADEQUATE DIET COMPOSED CHIEFLY OF WATER AND CARBOHYDRATES
• IT IS USED ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME

Question 19

TRUE REGARDING THE SOFT DIET

Answer 19

IT IS PLANNED FOR CONDITIONS WHERE MECHANICAL EASE IN EATING OR DIGESTION IS DESIRED

Question 20

VITAMINS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN HEME SYNTHESIS

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• VIT B6
• PANTHOTHENIC ACID (VIT B5)

Question 21

TRUE REGARDING SODIUM

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• IT IS THE MAJOR EXTRACELLULAR CATION
• TOGETHER WITH POTASSIUM, IT CREATES ELECTRICAL CHARGES ON THE NERVE CELL MEMBRANE WHICH PASSES IMPULSES ALONG THE NERVES IT HAS A RELAXING EFFECT ON MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS

Question 22

FACTORS THAT AFFECT FOOD CHOICES

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• PEOPLE SOMETIMES SELECT FOODS OUT OF HABIT
• MANY CONSUMERS MAKE FOOD CHOICES THAT WILL BENEFIT HEALTH

Question 23

TRUE REGARDING CARBOHYDRATES

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IT IS THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR THE BODY

Question 24

IS A BASIC ADEQUATE DIET OF APPROXIMATELY 2,000-2,500 CALORIES AND INCLUDES THE BASIC FOUR FOOD GROUPS

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FULL DIET

Question 25

IS AN ADEQUATE DIET CHARACTERIZED BY BEING MODERATELY LOW IN CELLULOSE AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE

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SOFT DIET

Question 26

CONSISTS OF LIQUIDS THAT CONTRIBUTES MINIMAL RESIDUE TO THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT

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CLEAR LIQUID DIET

Question 27

OBSTRUCTION OF THE BILIARY TRACT CAN LEAD TO THE DEFICIENCY OF THE FOLLOWING VITAMINS

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VIT K

Question 28

MACROCYTIC ANEMIA IS A DEFICIENCY MANIFESTATION OF

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- VIT B12 - FOLIC ACID (VIT B9)

Question 29

A NORMAL DIET CAN BE MODIFIED BY

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- CHANGING ITS CALORIC CONTENT - CHANGING ITS SALT CONTENT - CHANGING ITS CONSISTENCY

Question 30

INDICATIONS FOR INCREASING THE PROTEIN CONTENT OF A DIET

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- PREGNANCY AND LACTATION - HYPERTHYROIDISM - CONVALESCENCE

Question 31

FUNCTIONS OF PROTEINS INCLUDE

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REGULATION OF BODY PROCESSES

Question 32

THIS VITAMIN SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN IN LARGE DOSES TO PEOPLE WITH ALLERGIES BECAUSE IT CAUSES THE RELEASE OF MORE HISTAMINE

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NIACIN (B3)

Question 33

THE MOST ACTIVE FORM OF VITAMIN D IS ALSO CALLED

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1-25 DIHYDROXYCHOLECALCIFEROL CALCIUM-MOBILIZING HORMONE CALCITRIOL

Question 34

OXALATE STONE FORMATION CAN BE BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE INTAKE OF LARGE DOSES OF

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VIT C

Question 35

SWELLING OF THE COSTOCHONDRAL JUNCTIONS IS A DEFICIENCY MANIFESTATION OF

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- VIT C - VIT D

Question 36

MANIFESTATION(S) OF VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY

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- XEROPHTHALMIA - INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO INFECTION - BITOT’S SPOTS

Question 37

CONDITIONS THAT MAY BRING ABOUT VIT B12 DEFICIENCY

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- TOTAL GASTRECTOMY - STRICT VEGETARIAN DIET - EXTENSIVE RESECTION OF THE SMALL INTESTINE

Question 38

IT IS THE MOST ABUNDANT MINERAL IN THE BODY

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CALCIUM

Question 39

IT IS A CATALYST FOR VARIOUS BIOLOGIC REACTIONS

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MAGNESIUM

Question 40

IT IS INVOLVED TO NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION

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MAGNESIUM

Question 41

TO SPARE BODY PROTEIN AND PREVENT KETOSIS, THE BODY NEEDS AT LEAST HOW MANY GRAMS OF CARBOHYDRATE A DAY

Answer 41

50-100 G

Question 42

THE SIMPLEST OF THE NUTRIENTS ARE THE

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MINERALS

Question 43

DEFICIENCY CAUSES EASY FATIGABILITY, ATROPHY OF THE ADRENAL GLANDS AND MICROCYTIC, HYPOCHROMIC ANEMIA

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VIT B5

Question 44

IT DESIGNATES THE TYPE, AMOUNT, FREQUENCY AND ROUTE OF FOOD INGESTION

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DIET PRESCRIPTION

Question 45

IT IS INVOLVED IN NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION

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MAGNESIUM

Question 46

DEFICIENCY IS USUALLY A COMPLICATION OF DIURETIC DRUGS; EXCESS OF THIS IS RELATED TO RENAL FAILURE

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POTASSIUM