Which statements are true about carbohydrates? Select all that apply.
Carbohydrates include fiber, sugar, and starches. Carbohydrates are found primarily in animal sources. Carbohydrates are an essential nutrient. Carbohydrates can cause tooth decay. Carbohydrates provide 9 calories per gram of en...
NR 228 Quiz 2 Questions and Correct
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Which statements are true about carbohydrates? Select all that apply.
Carbohydrates include fiber, sugar, and starches.
Carbohydrates are found primarily in animal sources.
Carbohydrates are an essential nutrient.
Carbohydrates can cause tooth decay.
Carbohydrates provide 9 calories per gram of energy. ✅Carbohydrates are essential
nutrients
Carbohydrates include fiber, sugar, and starches
Carbohydrates can cause tooth decay
A _____ , also known as a simple sugar, is a sugar that cannot be reduced to a simpler
sugar. ____ is an example of a monosaccharide.
A ____ consists of several sugars bound into a chain and can act as a dietary fiber or
stabilizer. ____ is an example of a polysaccharide. ✅Monosaccharide, Glucose
Polysaccharide, Starch
Which substances should the healthcare provider understand can lead to tooth decay?
Select all that apply.
The 67-year-old client is being seen in the diabetic clinic and is concerned about
becoming hypoglycemic at night. Which food items should the nurse recommend the
client eat as an evening snack? Select all that apply.
White bagel
Watermelon
Instant noodles
Hummus
Almonds ✅Hummus, Almonds
The health center is planning to open a community food pantry. Since the neighborhood
has a lot of fast-food restaurants, the healthcare provider suggested the food pantry
should include foods high in soluble and insoluble fiber. Which foods should the nurse
recommend for each category? ✅Soluble: Oatmeal, Apples, Lentils, Beans
, Insoluble: Broccoli, Green Beans, Cabbage, Root vegetable skins
Mikey (pronouns: he/him/his) is going camping and is concerned about becoming
hypoglycemic at night. The nurse should recommend that he takes ____ to eat as a
light snack in the evening due to the food's ____ value to maintain a steady blood sugar
level through the night and prevent the body from breaking down ____ for energy.
✅Peanuts, Glycemic index, Glycogen
Ed (pronouns: he/him/his) is 62 years old and weighs 165 pounds. Ed lifts weights 3
days a week and runs 5 miles 4 days a week.
Tony (pronouns: he/him/his) is 60 years old and weighs 165 pounds. Tony walks 1 mile
two to three times a week.
Both men recently retired and have started to eat an excess of sweets. Based on this
information, which client is more at risk for weight gain due to an increase in
carbohydrate intake?
Both Ed and Tony are at the same degree of risk of gaining weight.
Neither Ed nor Tony because they will both lose weight.
Ed is at higher risk of gaining weight.
Tony is at higher risk of gaining weight. ✅Tony is at higher risk of gaining weight.
The client is very concerned about tooth decay and wants to start consuming candy
made with sugar alcohol instead of sugar. Which ingredients should the nurse
recommend the client look for on food labels? Select all that apply.
A client consumes two donuts. How many calories consumed come from
carbohydrates?
39
78
312
620 ✅312
Consuming two donuts means that the client has had a total of 78 grams of
carbohydrates (39 x 2). Since each gram of carbohydrate is equal to 4 calories, the
client consumed 312 calories (78 x 4) worth of carbohydrates.
Carbohydrate intake ✅It is recommended that healthy individuals consume 45-56% of
their daily calories from carbohydrates. Based on a 1500-calorie diet, 675-840 calories
should come from carbohydrates. The recommended daily allowance for carbohydrates
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