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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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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. DK
vitamins that can be produced in the body
Selenium
4
healthy blood
2. 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)
saturated fat
vitamins
Vitamin C
fat as a nutrient
3. Broken down into glucose and stored
starches
Vitamin B-6
80
water soluble vitamins
4. Helps build strong bones and teeth - enhances calcium absorption - (fortified milk - egg yolk - salmon - mackerel - liver - produced from sunlight)
saturated fat
Vitamin D
magnesium
Iodine
5. 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
fat as a food
healthy blood
trace minerals
6. Body is ___% water
65
Zinc
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
Thiamin
7. Solid at room temp - animal sources - (butter - fats in meat - poultry and dairy)
trace minerals
caffeine
calcium
saturated fat
8. Vitamin B - metabolism of fats - carbs - and proteins
fat as a food
Vitamin D
Iodine
Pantothenic acid
9. Calories per gram in carbs
folate
4
Vitamin K
protein
10. Helps digestive track work properly may protect body from heart disease and cancer
Riboflavin
Fluoride
Vitamin B
dietary fiber
11. Helps prevent tooth decay by strengthening teeth (some added to water - toothpaste)
Vitamin A
magnesium
complete protein
Fluoride
12. 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)
fat as a food
Vitamin A
Zinc
Pantothenic acid
13. Builds and renews bones and teeth - helps nerves and muscles work properly - (whole grain products - SPINACH - dry beans - peas - nuts and seeds)
vitamins
magnesium
simple carbs
fat soluble vitamins
14. 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
Selenium
niacin
Vitamin D
15. 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
calcium
9
cholesterol
Vitamin B
16. 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
Vitamin D
fat as a nutrient
80
17. Synthesis of blood cells - other metabolic reactions
Vitamin B
Vitamin B-12
Vitamin E
water
18. Vitamin B - converstion of fats - carbs - and protein into energy
niacin
starches
starches
Vitamin B-6
19. 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
insoluble fiber
water soluble vitamins
Zinc
Vitamin C
20. Vitamin B - metabolism of fats - carbs - and proteins
antioxidant
Pantothenic acid
insoluble fiber
65
21. Dont has all essential amino acids - (rice & beans - peanut butter & jelly sandwich)
65
major minerals
antioxidant
incomplete protein
22. Vitamin B - amino acid metablosim - new cell synthesis - prevents birth defects
unsaturated fat
complex carbs
soluble fiber
folate
23. Helps in energy production - builds and renews bones and teeth - (milk - yogurt - cheese - meat - poultry - fish - egg yolks - whole grain bread and cereals)
Vitamin D
phosphorus
caffeine
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
24. Dissolves in water thickens stomach contents (oat products - beans - ect.)
fat soluble vitamins
healthy blood
complex carbs
soluble fiber
25. Needed in large amounts - calcium - phosphorus - magnesium
vitamins that can be produced in the body
major minerals
Iodine
complex carbs
26. We lose ___ quarts of water every day - need to drink 2 quarts (8 cups) of fluid each day
complete protein
complex carbs
2-3
calcium
27. 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)
Vitamin B-12
Zinc
Thiamin
vitamins that can be produced in the body
28. 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)
water soluble vitamins
Vitamin B
Vitamin C
calcium
29. About 20 - 9 essential (one's your body cannot make)
Vitamin B-6
Vitamin A
amino acids
Thiamin
30. Needed in small amounts - Iron - zinc - copper - iodine - selenium
biotin
complete protein
trace minerals
complex carbs
31. Blood is __% water
4
cholesterol
healthy bones
80
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 A
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
Vitamin B
Vitamin B-12
33. Has all 9 essential amino acids - almost all animal sources - (meat poultry - eggs - and dairy products)
Vitamin B-6
Vitamin B-6
complete protein
protein
34. DK
vitamins that can be produced in the body
magnesium
complete protein
unsaturated fat
35. 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
amino acids
protein
healthy blood
36. Starches and dietary fiber (whole wheat grain products - rice - squash - potatoes - corn - dry beans - peas - lentils)
9
vitamins that can be produced in the body
complex carbs
Vitamin B
37. Has all 9 essential amino acids - almost all animal sources - (meat poultry - eggs - and dairy products)
fat soluble vitamins
complete protein
simple carbs
folate
38. Vital nutrient 1. carries nutrients in body 2. eliminates waste 3. regulates body temp
Zinc
water
vitamins
insoluble fiber
39. Takes water out of the body
caffeine
minerals
Vitamin C
insoluble fiber
40. Dissolves in water thickens stomach contents (oat products - beans - ect.)
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
Vitamin B-6
water soluble vitamins
soluble fiber
41. Gives meals texture and flavor - slows down digestive system which makes you feel fuller longer
Vitamin B-6
fat as a food
Thiamin
insoluble fiber
42. Helps blood clot - (SPINACH - wheat bran - wheat germ - some fruits - egg yolks - liver)
folate
magnesium
Vitamin K
Vitamin A
43. Vitamin B - amino acid metablosim - new cell synthesis - prevents birth defects
incomplete protein
folate
9
Fluoride
44. ADEK - dissolve in fat - are stored in fat and liver - too much is toxic
fat soluble vitamins
soluble fiber
starches
incomplete protein
45. Build body tissue - regulate body processes - help other nutrients do their jobs - body cannot make energy without vitamins
vitamins
Pantothenic acid
biotin
electrolytes
46. Builds and renews bones and teeth - regulates heartbeat - muscles - and nerves - (milk - yogurt - cheese - SPINACH - canned fish w/ edible bones - dry beans - calcium fortified)
folate
incomplete protein
insoluble fiber
calcium
47. Starches and dietary fiber (whole wheat grain products - rice - squash - potatoes - corn - dry beans - peas - lentils)
simple carbs
complete protein
2-3
complex carbs
48. Helps blood clot - (SPINACH - wheat bran - wheat germ - some fruits - egg yolks - liver)
folate
Vitamin K
Iodine
trace minerals
49. Promote good health - regulate body processes - are part of blood - teeth - and bones - major minerals - electrolytes - trace minerals
Vitamin B-6
vitamins
Vitamin B-12
minerals
50. Mono or disaccharides (apple - twinkie - milk - ect)
80
Iodine
protein
simple carbs