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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.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. 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)
incomplete protein
major minerals
unsaturated fat
Vitamin E
2. Dissolves in water thickens stomach contents (oat products - beans - ect.)
80
niacin
complex carbs
soluble fiber
3. 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 E
dietary fiber
Riboflavin
Vitamin C
4. Promote good health - regulate body processes - are part of blood - teeth - and bones - major minerals - electrolytes - trace minerals
magnesium
saturated fat
minerals
Fluoride
5. Helps protect the body from cell damage - Vitamins A - C - E - B - (fruits - vegetables - whole grain breads and cereals - nuts)
fat as a food
niacin
antioxidant
niacin
6. Vitamin B - amino acid metablosim - new cell synthesis - prevents birth defects
folate
Fluoride
fat as a nutrient
Thiamin
7. Helps digestive track work properly may protect body from heart disease and cancer
dietary fiber
major minerals
phosphorus
4
8. Synthesis of blood cells - other metabolic reactions
caffeine
Vitamin B-12
antioxidant
saturated fat
9. 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.)
Selenium
Vitamin A
2-3
vitamins that can be produced in the body
10. Needed in large amounts - calcium - phosphorus - magnesium
major minerals
fat as a food
Pantothenic acid
incomplete protein
11. ADEK - dissolve in fat - are stored in fat and liver - too much is toxic
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
4
healthy bones
fat soluble vitamins
12. Calories per gram in fat
fat as a nutrient
9
4
magnesium
13. 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)
protein
biotin
80
Vitamin D
14. 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 K
simple carbs
dietary fiber
Vitamin A
15. 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)
complex carbs
Vitamin C
water soluble vitamins
dietary fiber
16. Vitamin B - energy metabolism - maintenence of skin - mucous membranes - and nervous system structures
4
Riboflavin
Zinc
Vitamin C
17. Takes water out of the body
Vitamin C
saturated fat
starches
caffeine
18. Vitamin B - synthesis of fat - glycogen - and amino acids
folate
biotin
major minerals
fat as a food
19. 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
Thiamin
9
healthy bones
Vitamin B-12
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)
healthy blood
Iodine
soluble fiber
calcium
21. ADEK - dissolve in fat - are stored in fat and liver - too much is toxic
soluble fiber
fat soluble vitamins
folate
magnesium
22. Has all 9 essential amino acids - almost all animal sources - (meat poultry - eggs - and dairy products)
complete protein
folate
starches
Vitamin B-12
23. 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)
80
fat as a nutrient
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
Pantothenic acid
24. Major minerals that work together to maintain fluid balance - potassium - sodium - chloride
folate
electrolytes
Riboflavin
2-3
25. Body is ___% water
Thiamin
Zinc
Riboflavin
65
26. Helps prevent tooth decay by strengthening teeth (some added to water - toothpaste)
Fluoride
Vitamin D
complete protein
Riboflavin
27. Major minerals that work together to maintain fluid balance - potassium - sodium - chloride
saturated fat
Iodine
phosphorus
electrolytes
28. We lose ___ quarts of water every day - need to drink 2 quarts (8 cups) of fluid each day
electrolytes
incomplete protein
soluble fiber
2-3
29. 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
Iodine
9
water
30. Vitamin B - energy metabolism - maintenence of skin - mucous membranes - and nervous system structures
Riboflavin
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
niacin
amino acids
31. Vitamin B - amino acid metablosim - new cell synthesis - prevents birth defects
unsaturated fat
amino acids
folate
cholesterol
32. 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 B
65
65
Vitamin C
33. Helps heart to work properly (whole grain bread - vegetables - meat - organ meats - fish - shellfish)
soluble fiber
amino acids
Selenium
water soluble vitamins
34. 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
fat as a food
water soluble vitamins
phosphorus
healthy blood
35. 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)
electrolytes
Vitamin B-12
Zinc
phosphorus
36. 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)
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
80
Zinc
vitamins that can be produced in the body
37. Vital nutrient 1. carries nutrients in body 2. eliminates waste 3. regulates body temp
water
Vitamin C
Zinc
unsaturated fat
38. 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)
saturated fat
dietary fiber
protein
Vitamin B
39. Metabolism of amino acids and glycogen
Vitamin B-6
4
major minerals
Fluoride
40. Metabolism of amino acids and glycogen
Vitamin E
Vitamin B-12
Vitamin B-6
cholesterol
41. Solid at room temp - animal sources - (butter - fats in meat - poultry and dairy)
healthy bones
Thiamin
soluble fiber
saturated fat
42. Calories per gram in carbs
healthy blood
Vitamin B
4
healthy bones
43. Helps protect the body from cell damage - Vitamins A - C - E - B - (fruits - vegetables - whole grain breads and cereals - nuts)
minerals
antioxidant
amino acids
folate
44. Vitamin B - conversion of carbs into energy - maintenance of appetite and nervous system function
Vitamin E
trace minerals
Vitamin B-12
Thiamin
45. Starches and dietary fiber (whole wheat grain products - rice - squash - potatoes - corn - dry beans - peas - lentils)
complex carbs
healthy blood
Thiamin
folate
46. 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
biotin
Vitamin E
antioxidant
47. Blood is __% water
Vitamin K
Pantothenic acid
simple carbs
80
48. Supplies energy - promotes healthy skin and normal growth - carries fat soluble vitamins - cushions organs
Vitamin D
water
fat as a nutrient
Vitamin A
49. 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
Vitamin C
saturated fat
Thiamin
healthy blood
50. DK
phosphorus
Vitamin B-12
vitamins that can be produced in the body
incomplete protein