The Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) for vitamin C is 2000 mg for adult men and women. The DRI for vitamin C is 75 mg for adult women and 90 mg for adult men. If you are a woman consuming 1,500 mg of vitamin C daily from food and supplements you are at a high risk for developing vitamin C toxicity
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The average caloric need of infants in the first six months of life is _____ kcal per kg of body weight, based on growth in breastfed infants.
A. 57 B. 98 C. 108 D. 122 E. 154
In the process of swallowing, food cannot normally enter the trachea because the ________.
A. tongue directs the flow of food down the esophagus and away from the trachea B. epiglottis covers the larynx C. esophageal sphincter shuts off the passage to the larynx D. trachea does not connect to the esophagus
When a health care provider draws blood in order to measure someone's vitamin D status, they are performing
A. an anthropometric measurement. B. a biochemical measurement. C. a clinical assessment. D. a dietary assessment.
The nutritional goal for surgical patients is:
a. to resume optimal intake. b. to achieve normal albumin levels. c. pain management. d. normal bowel sounds.