A client, who is trying to decrease carbohydrate intake, wonders how that is possible since sweets have already been eliminated from the diet and there can't be anything left to reduce
What is the best explanation the nurse can give to explain the difference between sugar and carbohydrates? 1. All carbohydrates are sugar in their simplest form.
2. Carbohydrates are harder to digest than sugar.
3. All sugars are very sweet.
4. Carbohydrates are made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and sugars are not.
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Rationale: The nurse should explain that carbohydrates are classified as simple and complex, and what is commonly thought of as sugar is an example of a simple carbohydrate. Sugars, as a form of carbohydrates, are made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Not all sugars are sweet; only the simple sugars are sweet. Carbohydrates are not harder to digest than sugars because sugars are a form of carbohydrate.
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