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