Guidelines & Basics
Where would you find the following: product name, name and address of manufacturer, net contents, ingredient list, serving size, daily value
What is a food label/nutritional label?
This structure is made up of a glycerol "backbone" and a 3 fatty acids
What is a triglyceride?
What is the chronic form of a protein deficiency in protein energy undernutrition?
What is marasmus?
This is the main chief function of vitamins
What is co-enzyme?
Breakdown of protein exceeds new protein. In other words, nitrogen out exceeds nitrogen in.
What is negative nitrogen balance?
The American Heart Association recommends this number of daily calories should come from saturated fats
What is less than 10%?
What step in the carbohydrate pathway converts the carbon in glucose to pyruvate?
What is the glycolysis pathway?
What type of disordered eating is characterized by having no body image distortion or fear of weight gain?
What is ARFID
Spina bifida can be caused by what vitamin deficiency?
What is B9/folate?
A deficiency is this nutrient can prevent tissue healing
What is protein?
These nutrients provide energy
What are carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins?
This accounts for at least 2/3 of the energy someone expends in a day.
What is Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)?
Riboflavin deficiency causes this effect at the corner of the lips.
What is angular cheilosis?
A, D, E & K, comprise a family of this
What are the fat soluble vitamins?
Nutritional recommendations for a patient with NUG
What are: eliminate spicy foods, soft or liquid form, 6-8 small meals a day
These government agencies are responsible for food labeling.
What is FDA & USDA?
What type of metabolism is for the production of new body tissue
What is anabolism?
This disorder includes eating, clay, dirt, and/or laundry detergent.
What is Pica?
55-60% of the body is comprised of this substance
What is water?
What are some nutritional recommendations you can provide your patient who has had local anesthesia?
What are: avoid hot foods, use a straw, preferably no eating until after anesthesia has worn off, avoid cheek, lip and tongue biting.
Lipids provide this many calories per gram
What is 9?
This enzyme helps with the digestion of fats.
What is bile?
These are 3 criteria for diagnosing bulimia.
What are: 1,000-55,000 calorie intake, 1 binge per week for 3 months, purging or nonpurging?
Osteoporosis is the result of a long-term deficiency in this mineral.
What are the inorganic nutrients?
What are minerals and water