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NURS 299 - Nutrition Test | Questions andAnswers| Latest Update | A grade
What are foods that are high in calcium (Dairy and Non-dairy)? - ✔✔-Foods with Vitamin D is
commonly added to milk
-fatty fish (salmon and mackerel)
-Fortified margarine
-eggs
-ready-to-eat cereal
dairy products
-soy
-seeds
-spinach
-collard greens
Which foods decrease calcium absorption? - ✔✔-High dietary protein
-caffeine
-phosphorus
-sodium intake
-nuts, tea, cola, beer, berryjuices, strawberries, black and blueberries, beets and sweet
potatoes
-oxalic acid and phytates
Normal adult BMI - ✔✔18.5-24.9
Overweight BMI - ✔✔25-29.9
Underweight BMI - ✔✔<18.5
, Obese BMI - ✔✔30 or higher
Morbidly obese BMI - ✔✔40 or higher
How does smoking affects absorption? - ✔✔-Smokers require more vitamin C than
nonsmokers because they use it up at a faster rate.
-Their metabolic use of vitamin C is twice that of nonsmokers,which leads them to have lower
circulating levels of vitamin C
Which foods are rich in antioxidants? - ✔✔Sweet potatoes, Winter squash, carrots, red bell
peppers, dark green vegetables, apricots, mangos, cantaloupe, kiwi, citrus fruit, berries,
honeydew, tomatoes, cabbage, family vegetables, vegetable oil nuts, seeds, margarine, wheat
germ, olives, avocado, asparagus, meat, fish, eggs, whole grains
Why might older adults need supplements? - ✔✔Older adults need more dietary vitamin D
because their skin is less efficient in synthesizing vitamin D during sun exposure.
What food sources would an older adult need to get in order to get their vitamin D? -
✔✔Animal (fat) sources like butter, egg yolks, fatty fish, liver, andfortified milk
What can cause a deficiency? - ✔✔-Blood coagulation inhibition; hemorrhagic disease
(infants).
-Synthesized somewhere in the intestines and stored in the kidneys.
What does long term antibiotics do? - ✔✔increases the risk of vitamin k deficiency
What is the appropriate fluid intake per day? - ✔✔AI for water → Approximately 13 cups for
men and 9 cups for women
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