Nutrients Know How
This term describes the breaking-down phase of metabolism.
What is catabolism?
This nutrient plays an important role in new tissue production.
What is protein?
This macronutrient is the body's primary energy source.
What are carbohydrates?
B vitamins and vitamin C belong to this vitamin category.
What are water-soluble vitamins?
These three letters mean the patient should receive nothing by mouth.
What is NPO?
This process uses components to build or reconstruct new tissue.
What is anabolism?
These amino acids must be obtained from food because the body cannot produce them.
What are essential amino acids?
This simple carbohydrate is commonly known as fruit sugar.
What is fructose?
Remember ADEK. These four vitamins belong to this category.
What are fat-soluble vitamins?
Clear liquid, full liquid, mechanical soft, and pureed diets are all modified according to this characteristic.
What is consistency?
Protein, carbohydrates, fats, and water belong to this major category of nutrients.
What are macronutrients?
A protein containing all nine essential amino acids is called this.
What is a complete protein?
HDL is commonly referred to as this type of cholesterol.
What is “good” cholesterol?
These three vitamins are identified as antioxidants
What are vitamins A, C, and E?
The nurse should monitor this number after a meal to describe how much of the patient's meal was consumed.
What is the percentage eaten?
Vitamins and minerals belong to this nutrient category because they are needed in smaller amounts.
What are micronutrients?
Red beans with brown rice are an example of combining these types of proteins to obtain the needed amino acids.
What are incomplete proteins?
Olive oil, canola oil, and peanut oil are examples of this type of dietary fat.
What is monounsaturated fat?
Unlike fat-soluble vitamins, water-soluble vitamins generally cannot be stored in the body and some are lost through this route.
What is urine?
Nausea, vomiting, abdominal distention, hypoactive bowel sounds, indigestion, and diarrhea may indicate that the patient did not do this with the meal.
What is tolerate the meal?
According to MyPlate, approximately this much of the plate should consist of fruits and vegetables.
What is one-half of the plate?
Severe protein deficiency can result in this condition characterized in your chapter by findings such as emaciation, a swollen abdomen, lethargy, failure to grow, and skin infections.
What is kwashiorkor?
This type of fiber is not digested, passes through the intestines, acts like a bulk laxative, and helps prevent constipation.
What is insoluble fiber?
Minerals participate in this physiological process involving the movement of messages through nerve cells.
What is nerve cell transmission?
A patient develops an adverse reaction to food without activation of the immune response. This is called a food _____.
What is intolerance?