At your first counseling session with a new patient you should:
a. tell him you have to change his diet
b. find out what he eats
c. give him diet materials
d. teach him meal exchanges
Answer: b. find out what he eats
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Jody is taking a nutrition class, and has been assigned to evaluate a popular diet plan. She finds a description of a plan for her assignment in a magazine at the grocery store. Which of the following statements in the magazine would suggest that this plan is an unsound, fad diet?
a. "On this plan, you can lose up to 2 pounds per week!" b. "Once you complete this 6-month plan, you'll never have to diet again." c. "Keep fresh fruit or carrot sticks in the fridge at work so you won't be tempted to raid the vending machine for a snack." d. "Starting an aerobic exercise plan may seem daunting, but you can start out with shorter, easier sessions and then build up to 3 or more hours a week."
In 2005, Drs. Barry Marshall and Robin Warren won the Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine for proving what was the main causative factor in peptic ulcer disease?
a. Physiological stress b. Excessive alcohol and tobacco use c. Excessive use of NSAIDS d. H. pylori infection
In order to increase the amount of iron absorbed from a meal, you would:
a. consume tea as a beverage with the meal. b. eat a calcium-rich food with the meal. c. consume orange juice as a beverage with a meal. d. avoid eating foods rich in vitamin C with the meal.
Fluid intake might need to increase up to three times the normal amount during exercise to maintain blood volume and allow temperature regulation
Indicate whether the statement is true or false