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What is the main function of nutrition?
What is the main function of nutrition?
- To modify nutritional factors for therapeutic purposes
- To prevent diseases and illnesses
- To provide heat and energy
- To maintain life and optimum health (correct)
What are nutrients?
What are nutrients?
- Factors that modify nutritional needs
- Chemical substances found in food (correct)
- Heat and energy providers
- Therapeutic substances
Which of the following best describes the study of nutrition?
Which of the following best describes the study of nutrition?
- The study of how the body uses food (correct)
- The study of the growth and renewal of the body
- The study of the quantity and quality of food
- The study of how food is consumed
What does nutrition deal with, in addition to the quantity and quality of food consumed?
What does nutrition deal with, in addition to the quantity and quality of food consumed?
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Why is nutritional science applied to nursing care?
Why is nutritional science applied to nursing care?
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