Oxalates are acids in spinach which ________ calcium absorption

A) reduce B) acidify C) have no effect on D) increase


Answer: A

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To calculate the estimated caloric needs of a patient who is significantly underweight the Dietitian should use:

a. the patient's actual body weight b. the patient's adjusted body weight c. the patient's desirable body weight d. 90% of the patient's desirable body weight

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The lowest continuing intake of a nutrient that maintains a specified criterion of adequacy is called the nutrient ____.?

A) ?allowance B) ?requirement C) ?tolerable limit D) ?adequate intake

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A RD initiates a calorie count on a patient; however, she expects to be on vacation when the calorie count is to be tallied. In her chart note, she decides to include her estimate of the patient's energy needs so that the covering RD does not have to recalculate these. This RD's purpose or reason for writing the energy needs is an example of which of the following aspects of writing?

a. Functions of writing b. Writing processes c. Levels of discourse d. Rhetorical norms of writing

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