Chapter 11 test: nutrition
true/false
indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
1. many food habits are formed during youth, and changing them is a difficult and slow process.
2. absorption is the process in which nutrients are used by the cells for building tissues, providing energy, or
regulating body functions.
3. digestive juices containing enzymes are secreted in the mouth, stomach, small intestine, and pancreas.
4. fat-restricted diets are used for patients with gallbladder and liver disease.
5. anorexia is a loss of appetite.
6. common sources of protein include meats, fish, eggs, cereals, peas, and peanuts.
7. most absorption occurs in the stomach.
8. soups, cereals, fruit juices, custard, pudding, and sherbet are allowed on a clear liquid diet.
9. saturated fats are usually soft or oily at room temperature.
10. nutrition plays a large role in determining strength, skeletal and muscular development, physical agility
resistance to disease, and mental ability.
11. to gain weight, increase activity and caloric intake.
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