NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
NUTRITION
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Vitamins and proteins.
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Vitamins and minerals.
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Vitamins, minerals, and water.
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Carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Nutrients are grouped into macronutrients and micronutrients. Carbohydrates, proteins, fats and water are macronutrients, and vitamins and minerals are micronutrients.
Detailed explanation-2: -Micronutrients are vitamins and minerals needed by the body in very small amounts. However, their impact on a body’s health are critical, and deficiency in any of them can cause severe and even life-threatening conditions.
Detailed explanation-3: -Vitamins and minerals are a form of nutrient (called micronutrients) that are needed in small amounts. Although micronutrients don’t give us energy, they are involved in the metabolic processes that enable us to get energy from carbohydrates, protein and fat, which are also known as macronutrients.