Which of the following would be the best candidate for tube feeding?
a. a Crohn's patient recovering from surgery
b. a cardiac patient
c. a patient with pancreatitis
d. a patient undergoing radiation to the head and neck
Answer: d. a patient undergoing radiation to the head and neck
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Describe catabolism in relation to food intake, identifying digestive end products and the ways in which the body uses them.
What will be an ideal response?
Fatty acid oxidation produces ____.
a. ketones b. fructose c. pyruvate d. acetyl CoA e. lactate
Which statement accurately describes the energy measurement of foods?
a. The amount of carbon dioxide consumed gives an indirect measure of energy released. b. A bomb calorimeter measures the amount of oxygen released when a food is oxidized. c. Bomb calorimetry provides precise amounts of energy a person derives from the foods consumed. d. Bomb calorimetry typically overstates the physiological fuel value. e. In general, the fuel value of protein foods will exceed their energy value as measured by bomb calorimetry.
Stewart has type 1 diabetes. He is getting ready to go for a 2-mile run. His blood glucose is 200 mg/dL. Stewart should
a. eat a snack. b. go for his run. c. skip the exercise. d. call his doctor.