NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
NUTRITION
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Question
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The energy in food is measured in units called ____
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calories
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fat grams
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minerals
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nutrients
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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: -Basic Units. Joule (J). This is the basic energy unit of the metric system, or in a later more comprehensive formulation, the International System of Units (SI). It is ultimately defined in terms of the meter, kilogram, and second.
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