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Nutrients Basics
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health-and-nutrition
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Helps build strong bones and teeth - enhances calcium absorption - (fortified milk - egg yolk - salmon - mackerel - liver - produced from sunlight)
Vitamin D
Zinc
trace minerals
complex carbs
2. Vitamin B - conversion of carbs into energy - maintenance of appetite and nervous system function
Thiamin
Vitamin K
major minerals
trace minerals
3. 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
vitamins
Selenium
Iron
4. Supplies energy - promotes healthy skin and normal growth - carries fat soluble vitamins - cushions organs
antioxidant
fat as a nutrient
niacin
healthy bones
5. Helps prevent tooth decay by strengthening teeth (some added to water - toothpaste)
fat as a nutrient
Fluoride
magnesium
insoluble fiber
6. Dont has all essential amino acids - (rice & beans - peanut butter & jelly sandwich)
incomplete protein
healthy bones
amino acids
saturated fat
7. 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)
soluble fiber
electrolytes
caffeine
protein
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 Calcium - phosphorus - magnesium - need to absorb most in teenage years - if body doesn't have enough it is withdrawn from body which leads to osteoporosis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
Thiamin
9
protein
9. Liquid at room temp - plant sources - (vegetable oils - nuts - olives - avacadoes)
Zinc
80
unsaturated fat
65
10. 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
Vitamin B-6
complex carbs
water soluble vitamins
unsaturated fat
11. Calories per gram in carbs
fat as a nutrient
incomplete protein
2-3
4
12. Calories per gram in fat
Vitamin E
Fluoride
unsaturated fat
9
13. 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)
amino acids
complex carbs
major minerals
Zinc
14. ADEK - dissolve in fat - are stored in fat and liver - too much is toxic
fat soluble vitamins
2-3
65
vitamins
15. Responsible for body's use of energy (saltwater fish - iodized salt)
healthy blood
Iodine
fat as a food
major minerals
16. Metabolism of amino acids and glycogen
Vitamin B-6
Iodine
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
calcium
17. Helps blood clot - (SPINACH - wheat bran - wheat germ - some fruits - egg yolks - liver)
magnesium
Vitamin K
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
Iron
18. Helps blood clot - (SPINACH - wheat bran - wheat germ - some fruits - egg yolks - liver)
Vitamin B-12
complete protein
biotin
Vitamin K
19. Helps prevent tooth decay by strengthening teeth (some added to water - toothpaste)
Fluoride
Thiamin
fat as a food
insoluble fiber
20. 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)
Thiamin
Vitamin D
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
amino acids
21. 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)
healthy blood
calcium
vitamins
Vitamin E
22. Builds and renews bones and teeth - helps nerves and muscles work properly - (whole grain products - SPINACH - dry beans - peas - nuts and seeds)
magnesium
soluble fiber
biotin
saturated fat
23. Starches and dietary fiber (whole wheat grain products - rice - squash - potatoes - corn - dry beans - peas - lentils)
complex carbs
simple carbs
Vitamin A
starches
24. Builds and renews bones and teeth - helps nerves and muscles work properly - (whole grain products - SPINACH - dry beans - peas - nuts and seeds)
dietary fiber
Vitamin B
magnesium
caffeine
25. Synthesis of blood cells - other metabolic reactions
Vitamin B-6
4
calcium
Vitamin B-12
26. Gives meals texture and flavor - slows down digestive system which makes you feel fuller longer
healthy bones
electrolytes
fat as a food
phosphorus
27. Solid at room temp - animal sources - (butter - fats in meat - poultry and dairy)
Vitamin E
saturated fat
major minerals
water soluble vitamins
28. 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)
folate
fat as a food
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
29. About 20 - 9 essential (one's your body cannot make)
simple carbs
65
phosphorus
amino acids
30. Promote good health - regulate body processes - are part of blood - teeth - and bones - major minerals - electrolytes - trace minerals
vitamins that can be produced in the body
minerals
65
Zinc
31. 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
fat as a food
water
dietary fiber
cholesterol
32. Blood is __% water
Vitamin K
electrolytes
80
9
33. Has all 9 essential amino acids - almost all animal sources - (meat poultry - eggs - and dairy products)
water
complete protein
water soluble vitamins
dietary fiber
34. Takes water out of the body
phosphorus
caffeine
fat soluble vitamins
dietary fiber
35. About 20 - 9 essential (one's your body cannot make)
amino acids
saturated fat
Vitamin B-12
Vitamin E
36. Helps build and renew hemoglobin to carry oxygen to cells - (meat poultry fish and dairy - dry beans and peas - SPINACH - dried fruits - enriched grains)
healthy blood
Iron
2-3
fat as a nutrient
37. Vitamin B - energy metabolism - maintenence of skin - mucous membranes - and nervous system structures
dietary fiber
4
saturated fat
Riboflavin
38. Mono or disaccharides (apple - twinkie - milk - ect)
simple carbs
insoluble fiber
fat as a nutrient
cholesterol
39. Dissolves in water thickens stomach contents (oat products - beans - ect.)
fat as a nutrient
soluble fiber
amino acids
vitamins
40. Calories per gram in fat
Selenium
water soluble vitamins
9
80
41. Broken down into glucose and stored
insoluble fiber
trace minerals
starches
healthy bones
42. Solid at room temp - animal sources - (butter - fats in meat - poultry and dairy)
cholesterol
Vitamin D
saturated fat
65
43. Vitamin B - converstion of fats - carbs - and protein into energy
amino acids
cholesterol
niacin
Iodine
44. Helps digestive track work properly may protect body from heart disease and cancer
healthy blood
biotin
65
dietary fiber
45. 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)
Vitamin C
Vitamin K
biotin
Vitamin E
46. Vitamin B - amino acid metablosim - new cell synthesis - prevents birth defects
vitamins
complex carbs
folate
calcium
47. 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)
caffeine
folate
fat as a nutrient
Vitamin E
48. We lose ___ quarts of water every day - need to drink 2 quarts (8 cups) of fluid each day
2-3
vitamins that can be produced in the body
Vitamin C
insoluble fiber
49. Vital nutrient 1. carries nutrients in body 2. eliminates waste 3. regulates body temp
water
Vitamin B-12
antioxidant
Vitamin K
50. We lose ___ quarts of water every day - need to drink 2 quarts (8 cups) of fluid each day
2-3
Vitamin K
saturated fat
folate
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