Cancer patients exhibit an increased rate of protein turnover. The nurse understands that this means patients:
a. may have a difficult time maintaining a healthy body weight.
b. require less protein in their diets.
c. should increase their intake of fats.
d. may experience early satiety.
a
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One of the more important regulatory signals in long-term energy balance and weight maintenance is ________, a hormone produced by fat cells
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Complex carbohydrates include _____.
A. glucose, glycogen, and most types of fiber B. glucose, sucrose, and fructose C. starches, glycogen, and most types of fiber D. starches, glucose, and sucrose E. starches, glycogen, and glucose
Which monosaccharide commonly found in all disaccharides?
A) fructose B) galactose C) glucose D) sucrose
A major role of vitamin B-12 in cellular metabolism is
A. in transamination reactions, allowing the synthesis of nonessential amino acids. B. transfer of a methyl group to the pyrimidine uracil, forming the pyrimidine thymine. C. transfer of a methyl group to the amino acid homocysteine, forming the amino acid methionine. D. as an electron acceptor, allowing function of the electron transport chain.