Mrs. Juarez is diagnosed with cirrhosis and has developed ascites. Her appetite is poor and she is losing weight. The nurse realizes that she is at risk for malnutrition and encourages Mrs. Juarez to:
a. eat four to six times per day.
b. try to eat three large meals per day.
c. consume a liquid nutrition supplement with each meal.
d. drink more fruit juice.
a
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Leona is making lemon pudding from "scratch." Her ingredients include fat-free milk, corn starch, lemon juice, egg yolks, salt, sugar, and butter. When she added some of the ingredients together, little clumps formed in the mixture before she could heat it. What happened to those ingredients?
A. The corn starch transaminated the lactose in the milk. B. The cholesterol in the raw egg yolks reacted with the butter. C. The salt activated the sugar after being mixed with the egg yolks. D. The acid in the lemon juice denatured the milk proteins.
A study performed on a group of people who are not asked to change their behaviors in any way is best described as
A. an intervention study. B. an epidemiologic study. C. a randomized, controlled study. D. a double-blind study.
Inorganic elements that are essential to the nutrition of humans are called
A) vitamins. B) ions. C) free radicals. D) minerals.
Albert has come into hard times after recently losing his job. With little money saved, Albert has had to significantly reduce both the quality and quantity of his diet due to his inability to purchase enough food. Albert is experiencing ________.
A. low food security B. high food security C. marginal food security D. very low food security