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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. Build body tissue - regulate body processes - help other nutrients do their jobs - body cannot make energy without vitamins
9
caffeine
vitamins
Iron
2. Responsible for body's use of energy (saltwater fish - iodized salt)
Iodine
electrolytes
water soluble vitamins
Thiamin
3. Major minerals that work together to maintain fluid balance - potassium - sodium - chloride
electrolytes
Vitamin A
healthy bones
minerals
4. Vitamin B - amino acid metablosim - new cell synthesis - prevents birth defects
folate
Vitamin B-12
80
starches
5. Liquid at room temp - plant sources - (vegetable oils - nuts - olives - avacadoes)
unsaturated fat
65
protein
folate
6. Helps digestive track work properly may protect body from heart disease and cancer
Vitamin C
dietary fiber
vitamins
minerals
7. Doesn't break down absorbs water and becomes bulky --> regular bowel movements (whole wheat grain products - vegetable / fruit skins)
minerals
insoluble fiber
calcium
niacin
8. Starches and dietary fiber (whole wheat grain products - rice - squash - potatoes - corn - dry beans - peas - lentils)
complex carbs
protein
Vitamin C
Iodine
9. Gives meals texture and flavor - slows down digestive system which makes you feel fuller longer
Vitamin D
9
major minerals
fat as a food
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
biotin
Riboflavin
Vitamin D
11. Helps digestive track work properly may protect body from heart disease and cancer
dietary fiber
trace minerals
water
Vitamin K
12. Helps protect the body from cell damage - Vitamins A - C - E - B - (fruits - vegetables - whole grain breads and cereals - nuts)
protein
Vitamin B-6
antioxidant
4
13. About 20 - 9 essential (one's your body cannot make)
Selenium
saturated fat
Iron
amino acids
14. Starches and dietary fiber (whole wheat grain products - rice - squash - potatoes - corn - dry beans - peas - lentils)
Vitamin D
complex carbs
unsaturated fat
Pantothenic acid
15. Needed in large amounts - calcium - phosphorus - magnesium
protein
Vitamin A
major minerals
complete protein
16. Helps heart to work properly (whole grain bread - vegetables - meat - organ meats - fish - shellfish)
starches
Selenium
Zinc
starches
17. 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 D
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
phosphorus
cholesterol
18. Helps in energy production - builds and renews bones and teeth - (milk - yogurt - cheese - meat - poultry - fish - egg yolks - whole grain bread and cereals)
phosphorus
biotin
Iron
Fluoride
19. Solid at room temp - animal sources - (butter - fats in meat - poultry and dairy)
complex carbs
cholesterol
saturated fat
4
20. 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
Fluoride
Pantothenic acid
healthy bones
Vitamin B-12
21. 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 K
protein
water soluble vitamins
Iodine
22. 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
major minerals
Vitamin D
Fluoride
23. Body is ___% water
Vitamin D
folate
antioxidant
65
24. Blood is __% water
amino acids
niacin
80
9
25. Helps prevent tooth decay by strengthening teeth (some added to water - toothpaste)
Fluoride
complete protein
protein
Riboflavin
26. Major minerals that work together to maintain fluid balance - potassium - sodium - chloride
4
caffeine
magnesium
electrolytes
27. Helps build strong bones and teeth - enhances calcium absorption - (fortified milk - egg yolk - salmon - mackerel - liver - produced from sunlight)
amino acids
Vitamin D
niacin
80
28. Helps in energy production - builds and renews bones and teeth - (milk - yogurt - cheese - meat - poultry - fish - egg yolks - whole grain bread and cereals)
folate
healthy bones
phosphorus
antioxidant
29. Helps build and renew hemoglobin to carry oxygen to cells - (meat poultry fish and dairy - dry beans and peas - SPINACH - dried fruits - enriched grains)
magnesium
4
folate
Iron
30. Helps blood clot - (SPINACH - wheat bran - wheat germ - some fruits - egg yolks - liver)
water
Vitamin B-12
Vitamin K
Iron
31. Calories per gram in fat
biotin
amino acids
dietary fiber
9
32. 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
complete protein
complete protein
Iodine
33. Vitamin B - energy metabolism - maintenence of skin - mucous membranes - and nervous system structures
insoluble fiber
Riboflavin
complete protein
calcium
34. 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
fat as a nutrient
insoluble fiber
Iodine
35. 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
Vitamin A
simple carbs
Vitamin C
Vitamin B
36. Vitamin B - synthesis of fat - glycogen - and amino acids
biotin
major minerals
Vitamin B
minerals
37. 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
Riboflavin
Vitamin A
fat as a food
38. Vitamin B - converstion of fats - carbs - and protein into energy
niacin
major minerals
Fluoride
vitamins
39. Broken down into glucose and stored
niacin
Vitamin D
starches
dietary fiber
40. About 20 - 9 essential (one's your body cannot make)
healthy blood
amino acids
calcium
major minerals
41. Builds and renews bones and teeth - helps nerves and muscles work properly - (whole grain products - SPINACH - dry beans - peas - nuts and seeds)
magnesium
niacin
biotin
fat as a nutrient
42. Builds and renews bones and teeth - regulates heartbeat - muscles - and nerves - (milk - yogurt - cheese - SPINACH - canned fish w/ edible bones - dry beans - calcium fortified)
water soluble vitamins
calcium
Vitamin C
insoluble fiber
43. Calories per gram in carbs
complete protein
biotin
4
water
44. 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.)
calcium
Vitamin A
Pantothenic acid
incomplete protein
45. Mono or disaccharides (apple - twinkie - milk - ect)
complete protein
Vitamin B-12
simple carbs
water soluble vitamins
46. Dissolves in water thickens stomach contents (oat products - beans - ect.)
soluble fiber
Pantothenic acid
2-3
Thiamin
47. Broken down into glucose and stored
Pantothenic acid
starches
unsaturated fat
incomplete protein
48. We lose ___ quarts of water every day - need to drink 2 quarts (8 cups) of fluid each day
fat as a nutrient
2-3
Vitamin C
water soluble vitamins
49. ADEK - dissolve in fat - are stored in fat and liver - too much is toxic
amino acids
fat soluble vitamins
9
electrolytes
50. 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
minerals
healthy bones
Selenium
Vitamin C