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Chapter 16: Weight Management
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Chapter 16: Weight Management

Nutrition And Diet Therapy- 6th Edition by Carroll A. Lutz and Erin E. Mazur

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 Chapter 16: Weight Management

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

  1. To lose a pound of fat, a person would have to consume how many fewer kilocalories per day for 1 week?
  2. 500
  3. 1200
  4. 2300
  5. 3500

 

Ans: 1

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1. To lose 1 pound of body fat per week, an individual must eat 500 kilocalories fewer per day than his or her body expends for 7 days.
2. To lose 1 pound of body fat per week, an individual must eat 500 kilocalories fewer per day than his or her body expends for 7 days
3. To lose 1 pound of body fat per week, an individual must eat 500 kilocalories fewer per day than his or her body expends for 7 days
4. To lose 1 pound of body fat per week, an individual must eat 500 kilocalories fewer per day than his or her body expends for 7 days

KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process | Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance | Cognitive Level: Knowledge

 

 

 

  1. A body mass index (BMI) of more than 40 indicates that a person is:
  2. Underweight
  3. Normal
  4. Overweight
  5. Obese

 

Ans: 4

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1. An underweight person has a BMI of less than 18.5 kg/m2.
2. A normal person has a BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 kg/m2.
3. An overweight person has a BMI between 25 to 29.9 kg/m2.
4. An obese person has a BMI over 30 kg/m2. A BMI of 40 kg/m2 is considered extremely obese.

KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process | Client Need: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation | Cognitive Level: Knowledge

 

 

 

  1. A woman with a waist circumference greater than which measurement is at a greater health risk than an individual with a lesser waist circumference?
  2. 25 in or 64 cm
  3. 30 in 76 cm
  4. 35 in or 88 cm
  5. 40 in 101 cm

 

Ans: 3

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1. A woman with a waist circumference greater than 88 cm or 35 inches has an increased risk for disease.
2. A woman with a waist circumference greater than 88 cm or 35 inches has an increased risk for disease.
3. A woman with a waist circumference greater than 88 cm or 35 inches has an increased risk for disease.
4. A woman with a waist circumference greater than 88 cm or 35 inches has an increased risk for disease.

KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process | Client Need: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential | Cognitive Level: Comprehension

 

 

 

  1. Which of the following would be least appropriate for any healthy weight-reduction diet?
  2. It should provide 45% of kilocalories from carbohydrates.
  3. It should exclude all fats.
  4. It should include all the major food groups.
  5. It should be sustainable as a permanent lifestyle change.

 

Ans: 2

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1. A healthy weight-reduction diet should contain adequate amounts of all nutrients, with 45% of kilocalories coming from carbohydrates
2. A healthy weight-reduction diet should contain adequate amounts of all nutrients, including fat with 20% of kilocalories coming from fat.
3. A healthy weight-reduction diet should contain adequate amounts of all nutrients.
4. A healthy weight-reduction diet should contain adequate amounts of all nutrients and should be one that the client can and will follow.

KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process | Client Need: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation | Cognitive Level: Comprehension

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