What is the approximate BMI for a person who weighs 220 pounds and is 5 feet 11 inches tall?
a. 25 kg/m2
b. 27 kg/m2
c. 29 kg/m2
d. 31 kg/m2
d
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Jennie Wilson is a 42-year-old administrative assistant who recently underwent gastric bypass surgery to treat her obesity and weight-related problems: diabetes and hypertension. Ms. Wilson will need nutrition education before being discharged from the hospital
On the day following surgery, Ms. Wilson will be allowed to consume all of the following except: a. sugar-free iced tea. b. low-fat broth. c. water. d. skim milk.
Commercially, _____ is most often used to thicken puddings, whereas _____ is preferred in the manufacture of canned and frozen food products
a. tapioca, potato starch b. regular cornstarch, waxy cornstarch c. regular sorghum, waxy sorghum d. high-amylase cornstarch, regular cornstarch
With a deficiency of energy, a person may display the symptoms of ____ by becoming extremely thin and losing muscle tissue.?
A) ?malnutrition B) ?undernutrition C) ?subclinical nutrition D) ?overnutrition
Between 1970 and 1990 the amount of high-fructose corn syrup consumed in the United States increased by:
a. 10%. b. 100%. c. 1,000%. d. 10,000%.