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OSWALD

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The clinic nurse is teaching clients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes about diet and weight control. One of the subjects covered is how to figure out the caloric content of commonly eaten foods.
 
  An exercise given to the client is to figure out the calories in a tablespoon of jelly that contains 13 g of carbohydrates, no protein, and no fat. What is the correct number of calories in the jelly? A) 26 calories B) 39 calories C) 52 calories D) 65 calories

Question 2

Phospholipids are unique in that they can act as what in the body?
 
  A) Absorbents
  B) Stabilizers
  C) Solutes
  D) Emulsifiers



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Answer to Question 1

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All digestible carbohydrates provide 4 cal/g consumed. A tablespoon of jelly that contains 13 g of carbohydrates, no protein, and no fat provides 52 calories (4 cal/g  13 g = 52 cal).

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Reply 2 on: Aug 2, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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