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Nutrients Basics
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health-and-nutrition
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1. Helps protect the body from cell damage - Vitamins A - C - E - B - (fruits - vegetables - whole grain breads and cereals - nuts)
soluble fiber
antioxidant
folate
water
2. Build body tissue - regulate body processes - help other nutrients do their jobs - body cannot make energy without vitamins
Pantothenic acid
vitamins
Vitamin D
caffeine
3. 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)
simple carbs
protein
folate
vitamins
4. Helps heart to work properly (whole grain bread - vegetables - meat - organ meats - fish - shellfish)
major minerals
vitamins that can be produced in the body
healthy bones
Selenium
5. Has all 9 essential amino acids - almost all animal sources - (meat poultry - eggs - and dairy products)
complete protein
caffeine
Vitamin K
phosphorus
6. Takes water out of the body
antioxidant
minerals
trace minerals
caffeine
7. 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
phosphorus
Iron
9
8. Dissolves in water thickens stomach contents (oat products - beans - ect.)
fat soluble vitamins
antioxidant
Vitamin B-12
soluble fiber
9. Metabolism of amino acids and glycogen
vitamins that can be produced in the body
simple carbs
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
Vitamin B-6
10. 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
complete protein
9
soluble fiber
11. 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
Vitamin E
vitamins that can be produced in the body
biotin
12. Vitamin B - synthesis of fat - glycogen - and amino acids
biotin
65
folate
fat as a food
13. Calories per gram in fat
amino acids
incomplete protein
Fluoride
9
14. About 20 - 9 essential (one's your body cannot make)
amino acids
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
fat as a food
complete protein
15. Helps build strong bones and teeth - enhances calcium absorption - (fortified milk - egg yolk - salmon - mackerel - liver - produced from sunlight)
Iodine
amino acids
amino acids
Vitamin D
16. Responsible for body's use of energy (saltwater fish - iodized salt)
Iodine
water
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
17. Liquid at room temp - plant sources - (vegetable oils - nuts - olives - avacadoes)
healthy blood
calcium
electrolytes
unsaturated fat
18. Helps build strong bones and teeth - enhances calcium absorption - (fortified milk - egg yolk - salmon - mackerel - liver - produced from sunlight)
Vitamin D
Vitamin B
unsaturated fat
Zinc
19. Doesn't break down absorbs water and becomes bulky --> regular bowel movements (whole wheat grain products - vegetable / fruit skins)
protein
vitamins
insoluble fiber
vitamins
20. Builds and renews bones and teeth - regulates heartbeat - muscles - and nerves - (milk - yogurt - cheese - SPINACH - canned fish w/ edible bones - dry beans - calcium fortified)
Selenium
major minerals
folate
calcium
21. Calories per gram in fat
Vitamin B-6
9
magnesium
Zinc
22. Starches and dietary fiber (whole wheat grain products - rice - squash - potatoes - corn - dry beans - peas - lentils)
major minerals
Vitamin B
trace minerals
complex carbs
23. Solid at room temp - animal sources - (butter - fats in meat - poultry and dairy)
minerals
water
saturated fat
Riboflavin
24. 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
incomplete protein
cholesterol
Pantothenic acid
Fluoride
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)
2-3
Zinc
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
9
26. Dont has all essential amino acids - (rice & beans - peanut butter & jelly sandwich)
9
Vitamin D
65
incomplete protein
27. Needed in large amounts - calcium - phosphorus - magnesium
healthy blood
major minerals
healthy bones
saturated fat
28. Blood is __% water
80
healthy bones
phosphorus
minerals
29. Needed in small amounts - Iron - zinc - copper - iodine - selenium
trace minerals
starches
Iodine
niacin
30. ADEK - dissolve in fat - are stored in fat and liver - too much is toxic
fat soluble vitamins
electrolytes
Vitamin K
65
31. Builds and renews bones and teeth - helps nerves and muscles work properly - (whole grain products - SPINACH - dry beans - peas - nuts and seeds)
calcium
caffeine
magnesium
80
32. 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
starches
water soluble vitamins
incomplete protein
80
33. Helps blood clot - (SPINACH - wheat bran - wheat germ - some fruits - egg yolks - liver)
9
minerals
saturated fat
Vitamin K
34. Supplies energy - promotes healthy skin and normal growth - carries fat soluble vitamins - cushions organs
fat as a nutrient
Vitamin D
saturated fat
electrolytes
35. 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
antioxidant
trace minerals
fat soluble vitamins
cholesterol
36. DK
vitamins that can be produced in the body
vitamins
4
niacin
37. Vitamin B - energy metabolism - maintenence of skin - mucous membranes - and nervous system structures
soluble fiber
incomplete protein
simple carbs
Riboflavin
38. Vitamin B - metabolism of fats - carbs - and proteins
vitamins
Pantothenic acid
magnesium
9
39. ADEK - dissolve in fat - are stored in fat and liver - too much is toxic
healthy blood
water
Vitamin B-12
fat soluble vitamins
40. Calories per gram in carbs
Vitamin D
Iron
4
starches
41. Build body tissue - regulate body processes - help other nutrients do their jobs - body cannot make energy without vitamins
80
trace minerals
vitamins
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
42. Helps heart to work properly (whole grain bread - vegetables - meat - organ meats - fish - shellfish)
Vitamin C
Selenium
electrolytes
amino acids
43. Vitamin B - energy metabolism - maintenence of skin - mucous membranes - and nervous system structures
amino acids
electrolytes
Riboflavin
vitamins that can be produced in the body
44. Starches and dietary fiber (whole wheat grain products - rice - squash - potatoes - corn - dry beans - peas - lentils)
Iron
caffeine
Vitamin D
complex carbs
45. Broken down into glucose and stored
simple carbs
Iodine
starches
saturated fat
46. Vitamin B - converstion of fats - carbs - and protein into energy
unsaturated fat
Selenium
magnesium
niacin
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.)
Vitamin A
unsaturated fat
starches
water soluble vitamins
48. 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
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
healthy blood
healthy bones
Vitamin D
49. 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
water soluble vitamins
Iodine
Vitamin B-6
Vitamin B
50. Vitamin B - converstion of fats - carbs - and protein into energy
65
niacin
incomplete protein
Vitamin B-12
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