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NSCA-CPT Final Review Exam – With Complete Solutions (100% Verified) NSCA-CPT Final Review Exam – With Complete Solutions (100% Verified) What is medical nutrition therapy and under whose scope of practice does it fall? - ANSWER - Nutrition info for those with nutritionally affected diseases Under licensed nutritionists, dietitians, and registered dietitians What is included in a complete dietary assessment? (4 things) - ANSWER - Anthropometric data Biochemical data Clinical exam ...

BIOD 121 (Portage): Module 3 Latest Version Graded A+ Energy balance a state when one's energy intake is equivalent to the amount of energy expended Energy in equals energy out (calories consumed is burned through basic body functions + exercise energy balance positive energy balance occurs if more calories (energy) are consumed than expended examples of periods in life when you need to be in a positive energy balance state: pregnancy, childhood, and adolescence in growth spur...

NUTRITION Types of nutrients  Macronutrients (carbs, fats, and protein) provide energy.  Micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) are used to regulate body processes.  Water is essential for every bodily function. Promotion of wound healing  Protein  Vit C and A  Zinc Infants  Commercial formulas and human breast milk both provide 20 kcal/ounce.  A healthy infant needs approximately 100 kcal/kilogram of body weight each day.  The American Academy of Pediatric...

Which organelle participates in the chemical processes that transfers energy from the chemical bonds of nutrient molecules to newly created ATP molecules? - mitochondria The body's main source of energy is _____________ and should be the major part of total daily food intake. - carbohydrates To be considered an essential nutrient, a substance must have all these characteristics except... (a) it has a specific biological function. (b) removal from the diet leads to a decline in human biolo...

HNF 150 Exam 1 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Understand the concept of nutrient density and state how it can be used to determine the healthfulness of foods - answer-nutrient density: a measure of nutrients provided per calorie of food -if foods are low in calories but high in nutrients, they are nutrient dense -more nutrient dense=better -ex: salmon, kale, garlic, potatoes Identify the six classes of nutrients. Recall the energy yield (kcal/gram) for carbohydrate, protein, fat, ...

Goal - To gain a basic knowledge that will enable you to make effective choices about your nutritional needs Healthy Diet - is one that provides the right amount of energy to keep weight in the desirable range; the proper types and balance of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats; plenty of water; and sufficient but not excessive amounts of essential vitamins and minerals. Metabolism - is the set of life-sustaining chemical transformations within the cells of living organisms. These enzyme-cat...

___________ and _________ are inversely proportional; _________ and _______ are directly proportional - frequency and wavelength ; frequency and energy 1st Law of Thermodynamics - delta-U = q + W heat transferred + work done by system on surroundings - W is positive if work is done on the system (by surrounding) - W is negative if work is done by the system A system doing work pushes back on surroundings, it ___________. When surroundings do work, pushes back on system, it _________ . - e...

M3 FINAL COACHING EXAM - Questions and Answers (Complete Solutions) MCDL A. 1450 B. 1550 C. 1600 D. 1650 A medication order for a 10-month old infant weighing 8 kg calls for 800 μg Furosemide papertabs. The available preparation of the drug in the pharmacy is 40 mg. The average weight of the tablet is 80 mg. How many papertabs can the pharmacist prepare from one tablet? A. 50 pptabs B. 75 pptabs C. 100 pptabs D. 125 pptabs Concentration expression most commonly used for suspensions A. %w/v B....

EAT RIGHT #2 RD EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS . Which statement best describes the F component of the FOCUS-PDSA performance improvement model? A. Identify a process to improve B. Develop a team C. Explain the current process D. Maintain and continue improvement - Answer- A . The FDA, Food Safety and Inspection Service, and CDC jointly publish this reference document for regulatory agencies responsible for overseeing food safety in retail outlets: A. Food Code B. Food Law C. ...

Chapter 1: Overview of Nutrition Nutrition - the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth Factors that influence food choices - Personal preference, habits, ethnic heritage, social interactions, availability, convenience, economy, nutrition 6 Nutrient classes - • Carbs - energy, organic • Protein - energy, organic • Fat - energy, organic • Vitamins - no energy, organic • Minerals - no energy, inorganic • Water - no energy, inorganic Non-nut...