NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
NUTRITION
Question
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The amount of energy the body gets from food is measured in.
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Metabolism
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Diet
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Calories
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Protein
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Food energy used to be measured in Calories (Cal) and some countries still use those units. The conversions are as follows: 1 kJ = 0.2 Cal. 1 Cal = 4.2 kJ.
Detailed explanation-2: -Food energy is expressed in calories or joules. A calorie is the amount of energy required at one atmosphere of pressure to raise the temperature of 1 g of water from 14.5°C to 15.5°C (NRC, 1981).
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