Chapter 11 - Nutrition and Diets

Therapeutic diets are modifications of the normal diet.

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High-protein diets are ordered for patients with certain kidney or renal diseases and certain allergic conditions.

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Fat-soluble vitamins are not normally stored in the body and are easily destroyed by cooking.

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Anorexia is a loss of appetite.

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Cholesterol is synthesized (manufactured) by the liver.

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My Plate allows individuals to develop a customized food plan based on age, gender, height, weight, and level of activity.

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Absorption is the process in which nutrients are used by the cells for building tissue, providing energy, and regulating various body functions.

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Obesity is excessive body weight 30 percent or more above the average recommended weight.

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The basal metabolic rate is the rate at which the body uses energy just for maintaining its own tissue, without doing any voluntary work.

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Both clear and full liquid diets are nutritionally inadequate.

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