What are a dietician's priorities for nutrition intervention in each of the four stages of cancer care?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Prevention- Healthy diet with caloric intake adjusted to achieve or maintain weight within normal ranges
Treatment- medical nutrition therapy to restore nutrient shortages, maintain nutritional health and prevent or manage complications of cancer and the side effects of treatment
Remission- healthy diet with caloric intake adjusted to achieve or maintain weight within normal ranges
Advanced states of cancer- food and fluid intake adjusted to meet patient wishes and manage symptoms and improve quality of life
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A nurse is conducting a nutrition class for a group of teenagers. Which of the following food choices would a nurse encourage this group to consume to increase their dietary fiber content?
a. Baked French fries with ketchup b. Sandwiches on whole wheat bread c. Chicken legs with gravy d. Grape-flavored juice
The difference between French and American omelets is that
a. French omelets have a little color on the outside, while American omelets are never allowed to brown. b. French omelets have texture lines, while American omelets never have texture lines. c. American omelets are folded in thirds, while French omelets are folded in half. d. American omelet centers are fully cooked while the centers of French omelets are still soft.
The deficiency or absence of the phenylalanine _______________ enzyme leads to the inability to convert the essential amino acid phenylalanine into the amino acid _______________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Which of the following is a compound that is needed to activate an enzyme?
A) a cofactor B) an electrolyte C) a free radical D) an antioxidant