A tablespoon of vegetable oil supplies about 100,000 calories, which is the same as ________ kilocalories.
A. 10,000
B. 100
C. 1000
D. 10
Answer: B
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a. A woman b. An older man c. An adolescent girl d. A short, thin woman e. A sedentary man
Mr. Bradley is a 70-year-old man with a long medical history including uncontrolled diabetes mellitus since age 45 who presents to the West Smithtown Dialysis Center with new-onset end-stage kidney disease. Mr. Bradley lives in an assisted living facility where he receives full-time nursing care. As a dialysis nurse, your role is to review the nutrition guidelines with Mr. Bradley, who has diabetic retinopathy and loss of vision. He is a non-ambulatory war veteran, former smoker, and former alcohol abuser whose BMI is normal, though he has lost 3% of his body weight since being diagnosed with kidney failure one month ago. A food frequency questionnaire shows that Mr. Bradley generally meets his recommended intakes of all food groups, but his fiber intake is low, and his dairy foods
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Research has shown that the risk for neural tube defects is lowered by taking supplements of
a. niacin. b. folate. c. vitamin C. d. vitamin B12. e. thiamin.
Overfeeding an acutely stressed patient improves nitrogen balance and decreases lean tissue losses
Indicate whether the statement is true or false