Erica is an 81-year-old woman who lives in an assisted living facility. Her caregivers report that Erica does not seem to drink enough fluid and she has said that she does not like to drink plain water because of the taste. What alternative is an example that would most increase her fluid intake?
A) a bowl of cereal and a slice of toast
B) a cup of coffee with 2 cookies
C) a glass of wine with crackers and cheese
D) a bowl of vegetable soup with a slice of watermelon
Q. 2Jeremy's diet provides a total of 2200 kcalories, of which 40 percent of the energy is from fat and 20 percent is from protein. How many grams of carbohydrate are contained in the diet?
A) 220 grams
B) 285 grams
C) 450 grams
D) 800 grams
Q. 3Most of the vitamin E in the blood is carried by ____.
A) water
B) albumin
C) hemoglobin
D) LDLs and HDLs
Q. 4Older adults are less likely to drink enough water because ____.
A) they have less access to clean, uncontaminated water
B) the changes in their senses alters how water tastes
C) they find it bothersome to get to the bathroom
D) they prefer coffee, tea, or colas to water
Q. 5Lisa is trying to lose weight and has reduced her daily intake to 1400 kcalories, which includes 30 grams of fat. Approximately what percentage of the total energy in Lisa's diet consists of fat?
A) 8.5 percent
B) 15 percent
C) 19 percent
D) 25.5 percent
Q. 6Who discovered vitamin E?
A) Evans and Bishop
B) McCollum and Davis
C) Mellanby and Hopkins
D) Simon and Garfunkel
Q. 7What is a feature of zinc nutrition in the elderly?
A) Zinc intake is insufficient in older people.
B) Excess zinc from supplements blunts the taste buds.
C) Zinc deficiency stimulates the appetite for high-fat foods.
D) Most medications affect zinc excretion but not absorption.
Q. 8Food energy is commonly expressed in kcalories and in ____.
A) kilojoules
B) thermal units
C) fluence of energy
D) newtons
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