NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
NUTRITION
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
calories
|
|
provide energy
|
|
|
growth and repair body cells
|
|
|
A unit of measure for energy in food
|
|
|
None of the above
|
Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Amount of energy in a food is measured in calories. One calorie is defined as the amount of heat energy required to increase the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celcius.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Calorie was originally defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water from 0 to 1°C at 1 atmosphere of pressure. When used to express potential energy on food labels, it is defined as 4.186 kJ and is identical to a kcal.
There is 1 question to complete.