Sixty-four-year-old Jeffery Thomson has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. He has experienced a 20-pound weight loss in the past 2 months due to decreased appetite and difficulty eating. He will begin cancer treatment in a week and is visiting with the registered dietitian for nutrition counseling. If Mr. Thomson's cancer spreads, it will be considered ____
A) malignant
B) benign
C) metastasized
D) carcinogenic
C
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A. glutamine B. glucose C. ascorbic acid D. omega-3 fatty acids E. omega-6 fatty acids
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A) weight. B) height. C) Caloric need. D) CHO adequacy. E) nutrient density.
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A. Cutting even 50 kcal from your daily diet will result in weight loss if strictly adhered to over an extended period of time. B. When you continually eat fewer kilocalories than you use, your body will use its stored energy to compensate. C. A person with a sedentary occupation who takes a 30-minute walk every day after work will burn about the same kilocalories daily as a similar person with an active occupation. D. The body only has a limited ability to store fat, so eventually, after eating more than you need over a long period of time, your body will stop storing any excess energy as fat.
Which funding agency is a nonprofit organization?
a. International Nutrition Foundation b. March of Dimes c. American Cancer Society d. Spencer Foundation