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Nutrients Basics
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Subject
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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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 that can be produced in the body
vitamins
complex carbs
2. Starches and dietary fiber (whole wheat grain products - rice - squash - potatoes - corn - dry beans - peas - lentils)
fat as a nutrient
80
complex carbs
electrolytes
3. Vital nutrient 1. carries nutrients in body 2. eliminates waste 3. regulates body temp
vitamins that can be produced in the body
water
dietary fiber
4
4. 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
phosphorus
caffeine
niacin
5. Mono or disaccharides (apple - twinkie - milk - ect)
water soluble vitamins
Zinc
simple carbs
9
6. Calories per gram in carbs
calcium
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
niacin
4
7. Helps protect the body from cell damage - Vitamins A - C - E - B - (fruits - vegetables - whole grain breads and cereals - nuts)
saturated fat
niacin
65
antioxidant
8. Calories per gram in fat
water soluble vitamins
9
Selenium
healthy blood
9. Blood is __% water
cholesterol
80
Iodine
minerals
10. 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
antioxidant
Pantothenic acid
insoluble fiber
healthy blood
11. Gives meals texture and flavor - slows down digestive system which makes you feel fuller longer
fat as a food
antioxidant
water soluble vitamins
starches
12. Helps heart to work properly (whole grain bread - vegetables - meat - organ meats - fish - shellfish)
simple carbs
folate
Selenium
vitamins that can be produced in the body
13. Needed in large amounts - calcium - phosphorus - magnesium
major minerals
water soluble vitamins
Iodine
Selenium
14. Vitamin B - converstion of fats - carbs - and protein into energy
saturated fat
soluble fiber
niacin
vitamins that can be produced in the body
15. Builds and renews bones and teeth - helps nerves and muscles work properly - (whole grain products - SPINACH - dry beans - peas - nuts and seeds)
dietary fiber
incomplete protein
caffeine
magnesium
16. Dont has all essential amino acids - (rice & beans - peanut butter & jelly sandwich)
incomplete protein
protein
80
phosphorus
17. Vitamin B - energy metabolism - maintenence of skin - mucous membranes - and nervous system structures
Riboflavin
water soluble vitamins
unsaturated fat
Pantothenic acid
18. Solid at room temp - animal sources - (butter - fats in meat - poultry and dairy)
Thiamin
Iodine
fat soluble vitamins
saturated fat
19. Needed in small amounts - Iron - zinc - copper - iodine - selenium
trace minerals
Selenium
amino acids
folate
20. Blood is __% water
80
complete protein
Selenium
Thiamin
21. About 20 - 9 essential (one's your body cannot make)
4
trace minerals
fat as a food
amino acids
22. Vitamin B - conversion of carbs into energy - maintenance of appetite and nervous system function
Thiamin
fat as a food
Iron
niacin
23. Takes water out of the body
amino acids
9
caffeine
Vitamin B
24. Builds and renews bones and teeth - regulates heartbeat - muscles - and nerves - (milk - yogurt - cheese - SPINACH - canned fish w/ edible bones - dry beans - calcium fortified)
saturated fat
Vitamin E
calcium
fat as a food
25. Vital nutrient 1. carries nutrients in body 2. eliminates waste 3. regulates body temp
water
Vitamin B-6
healthy bones
Selenium
26. 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)
Zinc
Vitamin C
water soluble vitamins
insoluble fiber
27. Supplies energy - promotes healthy skin and normal growth - carries fat soluble vitamins - cushions organs
unsaturated fat
complete protein
fat as a nutrient
Zinc
28. Helps prevent tooth decay by strengthening teeth (some added to water - toothpaste)
unsaturated fat
Zinc
dietary fiber
Fluoride
29. 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)
Pantothenic acid
Vitamin D
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
dietary fiber
30. 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
Iodine
complete protein
folate
31. ADEK - dissolve in fat - are stored in fat and liver - too much is toxic
amino acids
Iron
fat soluble vitamins
Iron
32. Vitamin B - synthesis of fat - glycogen - and amino acids
water
biotin
Vitamin E
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
33. Promote good health - regulate body processes - are part of blood - teeth - and bones - major minerals - electrolytes - trace minerals
Vitamin D
minerals
2-3
Fluoride
34. Helps build strong bones and teeth - enhances calcium absorption - (fortified milk - egg yolk - salmon - mackerel - liver - produced from sunlight)
calcium
Vitamin B-6
Vitamin D
complete protein
35. Dissolves in water thickens stomach contents (oat products - beans - ect.)
65
soluble fiber
Vitamin E
Vitamin B-6
36. DK
complete protein
cholesterol
Vitamin K
vitamins that can be produced in the body
37. Build body tissue - regulate body processes - help other nutrients do their jobs - body cannot make energy without vitamins
2-3
vitamins
Vitamin C
65
38. 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
cholesterol
cholesterol
Vitamin E
water soluble vitamins
39. Needed in large amounts - calcium - phosphorus - magnesium
80
2-3
Vitamin A
major minerals
40. 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
niacin
cholesterol
starches
41. 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)
starches
protein
65
complex carbs
42. Vitamin B - energy metabolism - maintenence of skin - mucous membranes - and nervous system structures
vitamins that can be produced in the body
Vitamin A
insoluble fiber
Riboflavin
43. Vitamin B - metabolism of fats - carbs - and proteins
dietary fiber
Iodine
Pantothenic acid
Vitamin A
44. Helps prevent tooth decay by strengthening teeth (some added to water - toothpaste)
4
Vitamin D
vitamins
Fluoride
45. Vitamin B - amino acid metablosim - new cell synthesis - prevents birth defects
calcium
insoluble fiber
folate
Vitamin E
46. Helps digestive track work properly may protect body from heart disease and cancer
antioxidant
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
cholesterol
dietary fiber
47. 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
vitamins
complex carbs
healthy bones
starches
48. Metabolism of amino acids and glycogen
4
Iodine
Vitamin D
Vitamin B-6
49. Helps digestive track work properly may protect body from heart disease and cancer
Vitamin B
dietary fiber
Vitamin B-12
magnesium
50. 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)
4
protein
insoluble fiber
saturated fat