An underweight 17-year-old male was 15 minutes late to his nutrition counseling appointment and he has to leave for a school-related practice in 20 minutes. What dietary assessment method would be the most appropriate for the dietitian to begin assessing his food-intake pattern as well as a method that she could reliably complete on the telephone at a later time?
a. 24-hour recall
b. Food frequency
c. Food record
d. Diet history
a
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Why isn't insulin effective if taken orally?
a. It is a very large molecule and cannot be absorbed b. It requires a transport protein that the body doesn't have c. It becomes "entangled" in the products of digestion in the intestines d. It is a protein and would be destroyed by digestive enzymes
Answer the following questions true (T) or false (F)
1. As the quantity of body fat increases, so does the risk of acute diseases. 2. Hydrostatic weighing, air displacement plethysmography, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), and skinfold measurements are all techniques used to determine the percent of lean body mass or body fat. 3. Measuring waist circumference can determine whether an individual has excess abdominal (central) fat.
? TS is an 80-year-old female admitted to the hospital with an exacerbation of COPD. She was diagnosed with the disease 20 years ago and now complains of shortness of breath while eating and drinking. HT: 5'1" WT: 104 pounds UBW: 115 pounds How many kcal/day would be recommended for TS?
A. 1,150 kcal B. 1,266 kcal C. 1,490 kcal D. 1,671 kcal E. 1,834 kcal