How vitamins differ from energy yielding nutrients
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: structure - vitamins are individual units, not linked together
function - vitamins do not yield energy when metabolized, but can assist enzymes that release energy from CHO, fat, and pro
food contents - measured in micrograms (ug) or milligrams (mg) NOT grams
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a. iron b. sodium c. vitamin K d. none of these
The means of prescribing a very small rate of enteral nutrition with the goal to minimize villous atrophy is known as:
A. parenteral nutrition B. bolus feedings C. refeeding D. intermittent feeding E. trophic nutrition
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A) fascia B) motor units C) ligaments D) tendons