During diet teaching with a client diagnosed with diabetes, the nurse should instruct that the most prevalent monosaccharide is
1. fructose.
2. galactose.
3. corn syrup.
4. glucose.
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Fructose is not as abundant as is glucose.
Rationale 2: Galactose is not as abundant as is glucose.
Rationale 3: Corn syrup is considered a processed sugar.
Rationale 4: Of the three monosaccharides—glucose, fructose, and galactose—glucose is by far the most abundant simple sugar.
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