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Fats provide twice as many calories per gram as carbohydrates.

Nutrition activities for young children should be fun, interactive, and safe.

Children can safely be given adult doses of fat-soluble vitamins.

Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium.

This is the technical term for aging.  It is defined as: “Age-related decline in physiological or behavioral function in adult organisms.”  One word.

______________ is the lack of movement and activity that has in part led to increased obesity rates. One word.

Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins.

The most fiber is found in the protein group.

The nurse is providing discharge teaching to a patient recently diagnosed with Hepatitis A. Which statement by the patient indicates a correct understanding of how to prevent the spread of the infection?

A patient diagnosed with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is admitted to the acute care unit with complaints of fatigue, weight loss, and oral thrush. Which nursing intervention is the highest priority to include in the patient’s plan of care?