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Nutrients Basics
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Subject
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health-and-nutrition
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Blood is __% water
Riboflavin
Vitamin B
Vitamin A
80
2. Body is ___% water
magnesium
65
calcium
unsaturated fat
3. We lose ___ quarts of water every day - need to drink 2 quarts (8 cups) of fluid each day
folate
2-3
4
Zinc
4. Calories per gram in fat
unsaturated fat
9
cholesterol
Vitamin E
5. About 20 - 9 essential (one's your body cannot make)
fat as a nutrient
amino acids
phosphorus
soluble fiber
6. Needed in large amounts - calcium - phosphorus - magnesium
Thiamin
9
major minerals
Riboflavin
7. Helps prevent tooth decay by strengthening teeth (some added to water - toothpaste)
Fluoride
fat as a nutrient
Vitamin E
folate
8. Takes water out of the body
phosphorus
4
Selenium
caffeine
9. Mono or disaccharides (apple - twinkie - milk - ect)
simple carbs
Vitamin B-6
Vitamin K
65
10. Solid at room temp - animal sources - (butter - fats in meat - poultry and dairy)
incomplete protein
niacin
saturated fat
complete protein
11. Dissolves in water thickens stomach contents (oat products - beans - ect.)
2-3
soluble fiber
antioxidant
Vitamin C
12. Needed in small amounts - Iron - zinc - copper - iodine - selenium
trace minerals
65
Vitamin K
4
13. Helps build strong bones and teeth - enhances calcium absorption - (fortified milk - egg yolk - salmon - mackerel - liver - produced from sunlight)
Vitamin D
calcium
minerals
Iodine
14. Protects other nutrients from damage - helps form red blood cells & muscles - (vegetable oils - whole grain bread and cereal - SPINACH - dry beans and peas - nuts and seeds)
Vitamin E
2-3
water soluble vitamins
Fluoride
15. Helps build and renew hemoglobin to carry oxygen to cells - (meat poultry fish and dairy - dry beans and peas - SPINACH - dried fruits - enriched grains)
Iron
starches
Pantothenic acid
caffeine
16. Vitamin B - converstion of fats - carbs - and protein into energy
niacin
2-3
Zinc
Iron
17. Vitamin B - converstion of fats - carbs - and protein into energy
Vitamin D
electrolytes
niacin
vitamins that can be produced in the body
18. Needed in large amounts - calcium - phosphorus - magnesium
major minerals
65
4
calcium
19. Gives meals texture and flavor - slows down digestive system which makes you feel fuller longer
fat as a food
protein
trace minerals
Vitamin E
20. Biotin - folate - niacin - pantothenic acid - riboflavin - thaimin - Vitamin B-6 - Vitamin B-12 (encriches and whole grain breads and cereals - dairy products - eggs - fruits and vegetables - lean pork - meat - poultry and fish - dry beans - peas - n
minerals
4
Vitamin A
Vitamin B
21. Builds and renews bones and teeth - helps nerves and muscles work properly - (whole grain products - SPINACH - dry beans - peas - nuts and seeds)
vitamins
magnesium
4
healthy bones
22. Vitamin B - metabolism of fats - carbs - and proteins
Pantothenic acid
healthy blood
saturated fat
80
23. Promote good health - regulate body processes - are part of blood - teeth - and bones - major minerals - electrolytes - trace minerals
fat as a food
healthy blood
calcium
minerals
24. Calcium - phosphorus - magnesium - need to absorb most in teenage years - if body doesn't have enough it is withdrawn from body which leads to osteoporosis
healthy bones
Iodine
complex carbs
minerals
25. Helps heal wounds and form blood - helps in growth and maintenance of body tissues - (meat - liver - poultry - fish - dairy products - dry beans - peas - whole grain bread - eggs)
healthy bones
Zinc
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
caffeine
26. Not fat - high level increases risk for heart problems - body produces some and gets some from diet - found only in animal sources - (meat - poultry - fish - egg yolks - dairy products) - high blood cholesterol is bad - to lower it eat low in saturat
starches
cholesterol
water
Fluoride
27. Builds and renews bones and teeth - regulates heartbeat - muscles - and nerves - (milk - yogurt - cheese - SPINACH - canned fish w/ edible bones - dry beans - calcium fortified)
calcium
Zinc
4
Riboflavin
28. Dont has all essential amino acids - (rice & beans - peanut butter & jelly sandwich)
incomplete protein
2-3
trace minerals
amino acids
29. DK
water
vitamins that can be produced in the body
Thiamin
magnesium
30. Vitamin B - conversion of carbs into energy - maintenance of appetite and nervous system function
Thiamin
magnesium
protein
Riboflavin
31. Major minerals that work together to maintain fluid balance - potassium - sodium - chloride
electrolytes
Vitamin D
simple carbs
complex carbs
32. Helps protect the body from cell damage - Vitamins A - C - E - B - (fruits - vegetables - whole grain breads and cereals - nuts)
antioxidant
fat soluble vitamins
folate
vitamins
33. Helps build strong bones and teeth - enhances calcium absorption - (fortified milk - egg yolk - salmon - mackerel - liver - produced from sunlight)
Thiamin
antioxidant
Vitamin D
saturated fat
34. Build body tissue - regulate body processes - help other nutrients do their jobs - body cannot make energy without vitamins
niacin
electrolytes
Vitamin K
vitamins
35. Helps prevent tooth decay by strengthening teeth (some added to water - toothpaste)
Fluoride
incomplete protein
Thiamin
65
36. Synthesis of blood cells - other metabolic reactions
starches
magnesium
amino acids
Vitamin B-12
37. Helps protect the body from cell damage - Vitamins A - C - E - B - (fruits - vegetables - whole grain breads and cereals - nuts)
Pantothenic acid
fat soluble vitamins
antioxidant
Zinc
38. Supplies energy - promotes healthy skin and normal growth - carries fat soluble vitamins - cushions organs
fat as a nutrient
Iodine
magnesium
9
39. Absorbic acids - increases resistance to infection - maintains healthy teeth and gums - helps wounds heal - keeps blood vessels healthy - (citrus fruits - cantaloupes - green peppers - strawberries - kiwi - mangoes - potatoes - broccoli - cabbage)
insoluble fiber
amino acids
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
40. Synthesis of blood cells - other metabolic reactions
cholesterol
biotin
Vitamin B-12
amino acids
41. Helps in energy production - builds and renews bones and teeth - (milk - yogurt - cheese - meat - poultry - fish - egg yolks - whole grain bread and cereals)
phosphorus
Vitamin B-12
Riboflavin
biotin
42. Protects other nutrients from damage - helps form red blood cells & muscles - (vegetable oils - whole grain bread and cereal - SPINACH - dry beans and peas - nuts and seeds)
simple carbs
Vitamin K
saturated fat
Vitamin E
43. Metabolism of amino acids and glycogen
simple carbs
unsaturated fat
Vitamin D
Vitamin B-6
44. Starches and dietary fiber (whole wheat grain products - rice - squash - potatoes - corn - dry beans - peas - lentils)
complex carbs
fat as a nutrient
antioxidant
vitamins that can be produced in the body
45. Starches and dietary fiber (whole wheat grain products - rice - squash - potatoes - corn - dry beans - peas - lentils)
Vitamin C
Thiamin
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
complex carbs
46. Promotes growth - promotes health skin & hair - helps eyes adjust to darkness - helps body resist infection - (dairy products - SPINACH - carrots - pumpkin - winter squash cantaloupe peaches - ect.)
Vitamin A
major minerals
fat as a nutrient
Vitamin B
47. Has all 9 essential amino acids - almost all animal sources - (meat poultry - eggs - and dairy products)
complete protein
fat soluble vitamins
9
trace minerals
48. Vitamin B - energy metabolism - maintenence of skin - mucous membranes - and nervous system structures
insoluble fiber
Iron
Riboflavin
caffeine
49. 4 calories per gram - helps body grow - repair itself - and fight disease - too much _____ is stored as fat - (meat poultry - eggs - and dairy products) - (dry beans - peas - nuts - grains)
protein
incomplete protein
complex carbs
Iodine
50. Vitamin B - energy metabolism - maintenence of skin - mucous membranes - and nervous system structures
Riboflavin
Selenium
Vitamin B-12
Vitamin D