As a registered dietitian at Jones Hospital, you are instructed to write a policy statement on nutrition assessment procedures for all new patients. What are the most useful parameters for the nutrition assessment of individuals?
A) ?diet recall, food likes and dislikes, allergies, and favorite family recipes
B) ?anthropometric data, physical examinations, food likes and dislikes, and family tree
C) ?diet record that includes what the patient usually eats, which will provide sufficient information
D) ?historical information, anthropometric data, physical examinations, and laboratory tests
D
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Thirst is stimulated by increased blood volume and decreased solute concentration in the blood.
a. true b. false
Carly is an overweight 21-year-old who is committed to good health after taking a nutrition course. She realizes that being a savvy shopper is part of the process and decides to learn how to look more critically at food labels. She picks up two different boxes of ready-to-eat breakfast cereal and sees the food labels shown in Figure 1. Help Carly evaluate these two breakfast cereals.
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Carly is concerned about a family history of high blood pressure. Which item listed on the food label is she likely to check?
a. ?vitamin C
b. ?iron
c. ?sodium
d. ?zinc
e. ?fiber
An advantage of using sport drinks for fluid replacement during exercise is that: a. they contain double the carbohydrate concentration of soft drinks. b. they have a pleasant taste, which encourages consumption
c. they are high in sugar to quickly replace losses in sweat. d. they are very low in calories. e. they provide minerals, such as calcium and iron, that are lost in sweat.
Which type of enteral formula usually has the highest osmolality?
a. standard formulas b. modular formulas c. specialized formulas d. elemental formulas e. macronutrient formulas