List causes of anorexia in older adults


Grief, loneliness, boredom, difficulty in chewing, dementias, Alzheimer's disease, decreased income, physical disability, inadequate cooking facilities

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A nurse is teaching the parents of a child with cystic fibrosis about proper nutrition. Which instruction should the nurse include?

a. Encourage foods high in vitamin B. b. Restrict fluids to 1,500 ml per day. c. Limit salt intake to 2 g per day. d. Encourage a high-calorie, high-protein diet.

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Approximately how many calories per day does Eric need for basal metabolic processes?

a. 1,500 calories b. 1,750 calories c. 1,925 calories d. 2,167 calories e. 2,359 calories

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Current research suggests that diets that are _____ in carbohydrate may actually increase the risk of heart disease in some people because they sometimes lower HDL-C levels

a. low b. moderate c. high d. very high

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