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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. Blood is __% water
fat as a food
insoluble fiber
80
incomplete protein
2. Metabolism of amino acids and glycogen
Vitamin B-6
Vitamin K
saturated fat
Vitamin C
3. Has all 9 essential amino acids - almost all animal sources - (meat poultry - eggs - and dairy products)
healthy bones
starches
complex carbs
complete protein
4. 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
electrolytes
protein
fat soluble vitamins
Vitamin B
5. Broken down into glucose and stored
starches
water soluble vitamins
protein
incomplete protein
6. 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)
incomplete protein
insoluble fiber
protein
Vitamin D
7. Starches and dietary fiber (whole wheat grain products - rice - squash - potatoes - corn - dry beans - peas - lentils)
calcium
9
Vitamin B
complex carbs
8. ADEK - dissolve in fat - are stored in fat and liver - too much is toxic
2-3
4
trace minerals
fat soluble vitamins
9. Helps build and renew hemoglobin to carry oxygen to cells - (meat poultry fish and dairy - dry beans and peas - SPINACH - dried fruits - enriched grains)
Iron
incomplete protein
Vitamin B-6
Vitamin B-6
10. Needed in large amounts - calcium - phosphorus - magnesium
major minerals
protein
fat as a food
complete protein
11. 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
major minerals
4
minerals
12. Body is ___% water
65
insoluble fiber
Pantothenic acid
electrolytes
13. Helps protect the body from cell damage - Vitamins A - C - E - B - (fruits - vegetables - whole grain breads and cereals - nuts)
magnesium
antioxidant
Riboflavin
water soluble vitamins
14. Has all 9 essential amino acids - almost all animal sources - (meat poultry - eggs - and dairy products)
complete protein
Fluoride
healthy bones
vitamins that can be produced in the body
15. Calories per gram in fat
Pantothenic acid
9
calcium
Vitamin A
16. 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
Vitamin E
water soluble vitamins
niacin
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)
Iron
Thiamin
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
folate
18. Helps digestive track work properly may protect body from heart disease and cancer
niacin
fat as a nutrient
insoluble fiber
dietary fiber
19. Metabolism of amino acids and glycogen
Vitamin B-6
electrolytes
soluble fiber
simple carbs
20. Helps blood clot - (SPINACH - wheat bran - wheat germ - some fruits - egg yolks - liver)
phosphorus
Thiamin
cholesterol
Vitamin K
21. Doesn't break down absorbs water and becomes bulky --> regular bowel movements (whole wheat grain products - vegetable / fruit skins)
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
insoluble fiber
calcium
trace minerals
22. Helps build strong bones and teeth - enhances calcium absorption - (fortified milk - egg yolk - salmon - mackerel - liver - produced from sunlight)
calcium
Vitamin D
Pantothenic acid
dietary fiber
23. 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.)
fat as a food
amino acids
Vitamin A
cholesterol
24. Takes water out of the body
calcium
65
caffeine
Vitamin K
25. Helps prevent tooth decay by strengthening teeth (some added to water - toothpaste)
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
dietary fiber
9
Fluoride
26. Synthesis of blood cells - other metabolic reactions
Vitamin B-12
phosphorus
healthy blood
biotin
27. About 20 - 9 essential (one's your body cannot make)
amino acids
dietary fiber
fat as a nutrient
65
28. Helps digestive track work properly may protect body from heart disease and cancer
dietary fiber
incomplete protein
Iodine
insoluble fiber
29. 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
Pantothenic acid
unsaturated fat
Pantothenic acid
30. Major minerals that work together to maintain fluid balance - potassium - sodium - chloride
healthy blood
vitamins
electrolytes
antioxidant
31. Dissolves in water thickens stomach contents (oat products - beans - ect.)
soluble fiber
Pantothenic acid
magnesium
65
32. Vitamin B - metabolism of fats - carbs - and proteins
Pantothenic acid
water soluble vitamins
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
Vitamin A
33. Needed in large amounts - calcium - phosphorus - magnesium
water
trace minerals
major minerals
65
34. ADEK - dissolve in fat - are stored in fat and liver - too much is toxic
9
Vitamin K
fat soluble vitamins
fat as a food
35. Helps build and renew hemoglobin to carry oxygen to cells - (meat poultry fish and dairy - dry beans and peas - SPINACH - dried fruits - enriched grains)
complex carbs
trace minerals
Iron
folate
36. Calories per gram in fat
cholesterol
Fluoride
9
magnesium
37. Vitamin B - conversion of carbs into energy - maintenance of appetite and nervous system function
Vitamin D
Thiamin
9
unsaturated fat
38. Builds and renews bones and teeth - helps nerves and muscles work properly - (whole grain products - SPINACH - dry beans - peas - nuts and seeds)
80
magnesium
amino acids
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
39. 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
fat as a nutrient
major minerals
vitamins
40. Doesn't break down absorbs water and becomes bulky --> regular bowel movements (whole wheat grain products - vegetable / fruit skins)
phosphorus
Riboflavin
soluble fiber
insoluble fiber
41. Helps heart to work properly (whole grain bread - vegetables - meat - organ meats - fish - shellfish)
4
Selenium
unsaturated fat
cholesterol
42. Mono or disaccharides (apple - twinkie - milk - ect)
soluble fiber
phosphorus
simple carbs
Thiamin
43. Vitamin B - converstion of fats - carbs - and protein into energy
niacin
magnesium
Fluoride
minerals
44. Responsible for body's use of energy (saltwater fish - iodized salt)
protein
Iodine
Vitamin B
cholesterol
45. Vitamin B - amino acid metablosim - new cell synthesis - prevents birth defects
fat as a nutrient
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
folate
starches
46. 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
phosphorus
cholesterol
folate
Vitamin C
47. Major minerals that work together to maintain fluid balance - potassium - sodium - chloride
Thiamin
electrolytes
simple carbs
Fluoride
48. 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
Vitamin D
65
Vitamin A
49. Vitamin B - amino acid metablosim - new cell synthesis - prevents birth defects
Fluoride
folate
healthy blood
Iron
50. 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
Riboflavin
fat as a food
incomplete protein