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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. Liquid at room temp - plant sources - (vegetable oils - nuts - olives - avacadoes)
healthy bones
healthy blood
unsaturated fat
Riboflavin
2. Helps prevent tooth decay by strengthening teeth (some added to water - toothpaste)
Fluoride
cholesterol
Vitamin A
Riboflavin
3. Builds and renews bones and teeth - helps nerves and muscles work properly - (whole grain products - SPINACH - dry beans - peas - nuts and seeds)
Vitamin B-12
Vitamin A
vitamins that can be produced in the body
magnesium
4. Vitamin B - metabolism of fats - carbs - and proteins
Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B
Iodine
unsaturated fat
5. Helps digestive track work properly may protect body from heart disease and cancer
dietary fiber
9
water soluble vitamins
water
6. Dont has all essential amino acids - (rice & beans - peanut butter & jelly sandwich)
soluble fiber
insoluble fiber
folate
incomplete protein
7. Helps protect the body from cell damage - Vitamins A - C - E - B - (fruits - vegetables - whole grain breads and cereals - nuts)
simple carbs
soluble fiber
antioxidant
Selenium
8. 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)
biotin
Zinc
Vitamin B-6
Vitamin C
9. Major minerals that work together to maintain fluid balance - potassium - sodium - chloride
vitamins
folate
electrolytes
antioxidant
10. 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
65
biotin
Vitamin B-12
11. Builds and renews bones and teeth - regulates heartbeat - muscles - and nerves - (milk - yogurt - cheese - SPINACH - canned fish w/ edible bones - dry beans - calcium fortified)
Iron
80
fat as a food
calcium
12. 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.)
Zinc
saturated fat
Vitamin A
starches
13. Blood is __% water
cholesterol
Fluoride
80
fat as a nutrient
14. Helps in energy production - builds and renews bones and teeth - (milk - yogurt - cheese - meat - poultry - fish - egg yolks - whole grain bread and cereals)
Vitamin A
caffeine
phosphorus
water soluble vitamins
15. Has all 9 essential amino acids - almost all animal sources - (meat poultry - eggs - and dairy products)
caffeine
complete protein
4
trace minerals
16. 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
Pantothenic acid
vitamins that can be produced in the body
cholesterol
Zinc
17. Starches and dietary fiber (whole wheat grain products - rice - squash - potatoes - corn - dry beans - peas - lentils)
phosphorus
complex carbs
biotin
9
18. Builds and renews bones and teeth - helps nerves and muscles work properly - (whole grain products - SPINACH - dry beans - peas - nuts and seeds)
caffeine
Vitamin K
insoluble fiber
magnesium
19. Takes water out of the body
healthy blood
caffeine
water
fat as a nutrient
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)
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
9
cholesterol
80
21. 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
amino acids
Vitamin A
cholesterol
complex carbs
22. Doesn't break down absorbs water and becomes bulky --> regular bowel movements (whole wheat grain products - vegetable / fruit skins)
insoluble fiber
Vitamin C
vitamins that can be produced in the body
65
23. Supplies energy - promotes healthy skin and normal growth - carries fat soluble vitamins - cushions organs
vitamins that can be produced in the body
Vitamin K
fat as a nutrient
Thiamin
24. Calories per gram in fat
water soluble vitamins
simple carbs
Vitamin K
9
25. About 20 - 9 essential (one's your body cannot make)
vitamins that can be produced in the body
amino acids
Iodine
soluble fiber
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)
saturated fat
Iron
fat as a food
Selenium
27. 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)
water
Zinc
Iodine
phosphorus
28. ADEK - dissolve in fat - are stored in fat and liver - too much is toxic
biotin
fat soluble vitamins
Vitamin K
vitamins
29. Metabolism of amino acids and glycogen
Riboflavin
fat soluble vitamins
caffeine
Vitamin B-6
30. We lose ___ quarts of water every day - need to drink 2 quarts (8 cups) of fluid each day
2-3
Iodine
fat soluble vitamins
saturated fat
31. Calories per gram in fat
trace minerals
9
phosphorus
80
32. Takes water out of the body
insoluble fiber
simple carbs
caffeine
calcium
33. Calories per gram in carbs
phosphorus
saturated fat
starches
4
34. Needed in large amounts - calcium - phosphorus - magnesium
Fluoride
major minerals
Vitamin A
fat soluble vitamins
35. Gives meals texture and flavor - slows down digestive system which makes you feel fuller longer
Zinc
Vitamin B
fat as a food
complex carbs
36. 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)
vitamins that can be produced in the body
cholesterol
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
water soluble vitamins
37. Needed in small amounts - Iron - zinc - copper - iodine - selenium
saturated fat
major minerals
trace minerals
caffeine
38. Doesn't break down absorbs water and becomes bulky --> regular bowel movements (whole wheat grain products - vegetable / fruit skins)
insoluble fiber
unsaturated fat
Iron
Pantothenic acid
39. Vitamin B - amino acid metablosim - new cell synthesis - prevents birth defects
Selenium
folate
soluble fiber
antioxidant
40. Helps digestive track work properly may protect body from heart disease and cancer
dietary fiber
Vitamin B-6
electrolytes
incomplete protein
41. Body is ___% water
minerals
Fluoride
65
folate
42. We lose ___ quarts of water every day - need to drink 2 quarts (8 cups) of fluid each day
complex carbs
major minerals
2-3
dietary fiber
43. Iron helps red blood cells carry oxygen to body - without it you get anemia (makes you feel tired and weak) - females need more iron because of reproduction
Thiamin
complex carbs
healthy blood
Vitamin B
44. Vitamin B - converstion of fats - carbs - and protein into energy
insoluble fiber
caffeine
water soluble vitamins
niacin
45. Responsible for body's use of energy (saltwater fish - iodized salt)
Iodine
vitamins that can be produced in the body
Zinc
water soluble vitamins
46. Needed in large amounts - calcium - phosphorus - magnesium
major minerals
caffeine
Vitamin B-12
vitamins that can be produced in the body
47. 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.)
caffeine
fat as a nutrient
complete protein
Vitamin A
48. Vitamin B - synthesis of fat - glycogen - and amino acids
Zinc
saturated fat
soluble fiber
biotin
49. Vitamin B - amino acid metablosim - new cell synthesis - prevents birth defects
folate
insoluble fiber
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
Vitamin B-12
50. Builds and renews bones and teeth - regulates heartbeat - muscles - and nerves - (milk - yogurt - cheese - SPINACH - canned fish w/ edible bones - dry beans - calcium fortified)
Iron
calcium
niacin
protein