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Nutrients Basics
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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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1. Helps digestive track work properly may protect body from heart disease and cancer
starches
dietary fiber
electrolytes
Vitamin K
2. Builds and renews bones and teeth - helps nerves and muscles work properly - (whole grain products - SPINACH - dry beans - peas - nuts and seeds)
niacin
healthy blood
magnesium
complex carbs
3. Help maintain the bodys balance of fluid - help with muscle and nerve action - Sodium and Chloride (salt) - Potassium (bananas - grapefruit - vegetables - meat - poultry - fish - dry beans - peas - dairy product)
Vitamin B
antioxidant
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
trace minerals
4. Promote good health - regulate body processes - are part of blood - teeth - and bones - major minerals - electrolytes - trace minerals
antioxidant
fat as a nutrient
Vitamin B-12
minerals
5. Has all 9 essential amino acids - almost all animal sources - (meat poultry - eggs - and dairy products)
amino acids
soluble fiber
complete protein
magnesium
6. 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)
soluble fiber
cholesterol
Vitamin C
amino acids
7. Synthesis of blood cells - other metabolic reactions
fat as a nutrient
Vitamin B-12
complete protein
Iron
8. Calcium - phosphorus - magnesium - need to absorb most in teenage years - if body doesn't have enough it is withdrawn from body which leads to osteoporosis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
incomplete protein
Riboflavin
calcium
9. Calories per gram in carbs
4
Fluoride
unsaturated fat
Vitamin A
10. Vitamin B - converstion of fats - carbs - and protein into energy
niacin
caffeine
saturated fat
cholesterol
11. Helps blood clot - (SPINACH - wheat bran - wheat germ - some fruits - egg yolks - liver)
amino acids
Vitamin K
healthy blood
Thiamin
12. DK
vitamins that can be produced in the body
amino acids
insoluble fiber
trace minerals
13. 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.)
trace minerals
incomplete protein
phosphorus
Vitamin A
14. Helps prevent tooth decay by strengthening teeth (some added to water - toothpaste)
Fluoride
Zinc
Thiamin
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
15. Vitamin B - conversion of carbs into energy - maintenance of appetite and nervous system function
Iron
cholesterol
Thiamin
unsaturated fat
16. Major minerals that work together to maintain fluid balance - potassium - sodium - chloride
80
Iron
starches
electrolytes
17. Metabolism of amino acids and glycogen
Vitamin B-6
electrolytes
caffeine
Zinc
18. Helps heart to work properly (whole grain bread - vegetables - meat - organ meats - fish - shellfish)
Vitamin C
dietary fiber
Selenium
fat soluble vitamins
19. 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)
Zinc
folate
9
Pantothenic acid
20. DK
vitamins that can be produced in the body
soluble fiber
antioxidant
9
21. Synthesis of blood cells - other metabolic reactions
Vitamin D
biotin
water
Vitamin B-12
22. Vital nutrient 1. carries nutrients in body 2. eliminates waste 3. regulates body temp
healthy blood
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
saturated fat
water
23. 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)
Selenium
Iron
fat soluble vitamins
Vitamin E
24. Takes water out of the body
vitamins that can be produced in the body
caffeine
Fluoride
biotin
25. Helps heart to work properly (whole grain bread - vegetables - meat - organ meats - fish - shellfish)
calcium
80
Selenium
Vitamin A
26. Helps build and renew hemoglobin to carry oxygen to cells - (meat poultry fish and dairy - dry beans and peas - SPINACH - dried fruits - enriched grains)
vitamins
fat soluble vitamins
minerals
Iron
27. Mono or disaccharides (apple - twinkie - milk - ect)
Iodine
simple carbs
water soluble vitamins
complex carbs
28. Build body tissue - regulate body processes - help other nutrients do their jobs - body cannot make energy without vitamins
Iodine
starches
vitamins
2-3
29. Supplies energy - promotes healthy skin and normal growth - carries fat soluble vitamins - cushions organs
fat as a nutrient
Vitamin D
Zinc
Vitamin B-6
30. 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)
healthy bones
protein
Vitamin E
magnesium
31. Calories per gram in carbs
65
Fluoride
9
4
32. Help maintain the bodys balance of fluid - help with muscle and nerve action - Sodium and Chloride (salt) - Potassium (bananas - grapefruit - vegetables - meat - poultry - fish - dry beans - peas - dairy product)
65
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
Selenium
saturated fat
33. Helps build strong bones and teeth - enhances calcium absorption - (fortified milk - egg yolk - salmon - mackerel - liver - produced from sunlight)
fat as a food
Thiamin
Vitamin D
vitamins that can be produced in the body
34. Vitamin B - converstion of fats - carbs - and protein into energy
Vitamin A
fat soluble vitamins
Vitamin C
niacin
35. Vitamin B - amino acid metablosim - new cell synthesis - prevents birth defects
Vitamin D
folate
dietary fiber
protein
36. Needed in large amounts - calcium - phosphorus - magnesium
Vitamin B-6
Selenium
major minerals
vitamins
37. 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)
simple carbs
Vitamin E
water
Zinc
38. Calories per gram in fat
Vitamin B
9
4
fat as a food
39. Vitamin B - energy metabolism - maintenence of skin - mucous membranes - and nervous system structures
Riboflavin
Vitamin K
fat as a nutrient
80
40. 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
fat as a food
Vitamin B
Vitamin B-6
vitamins that can be produced in the body
41. Vitamin B - energy metabolism - maintenence of skin - mucous membranes - and nervous system structures
Riboflavin
Vitamin B-12
Iron
healthy blood
42. ADEK - dissolve in fat - are stored in fat and liver - too much is toxic
Iron
fat soluble vitamins
Vitamin B
Vitamin K
43. Helps build and renew hemoglobin to carry oxygen to cells - (meat poultry fish and dairy - dry beans and peas - SPINACH - dried fruits - enriched grains)
calcium
cholesterol
incomplete protein
Iron
44. ADEK - dissolve in fat - are stored in fat and liver - too much is toxic
fat soluble vitamins
biotin
Selenium
Thiamin
45. Starches and dietary fiber (whole wheat grain products - rice - squash - potatoes - corn - dry beans - peas - lentils)
complex carbs
calcium
calcium
healthy bones
46. We lose ___ quarts of water every day - need to drink 2 quarts (8 cups) of fluid each day
4
2-3
amino acids
saturated fat
47. CB - dissolve in water - not stored in body so excess is excreted in urine - too much is bad because kidneys work too hard to remove them
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
healthy blood
water soluble vitamins
complete protein
48. Calories per gram in fat
caffeine
Iron
9
Riboflavin
49. Metabolism of amino acids and glycogen
minerals
Vitamin B-6
complete protein
phosphorus
50. Helps protect the body from cell damage - Vitamins A - C - E - B - (fruits - vegetables - whole grain breads and cereals - nuts)
antioxidant
Zinc
simple carbs
Vitamin E