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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. 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
major minerals
soluble fiber
biotin
2. About 20 - 9 essential (one's your body cannot make)
amino acids
Vitamin B-12
starches
Selenium
3. Major minerals that work together to maintain fluid balance - potassium - sodium - chloride
complete protein
electrolytes
caffeine
water
4. Helps heart to work properly (whole grain bread - vegetables - meat - organ meats - fish - shellfish)
vitamins
complete protein
protein
Selenium
5. 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.)
trace minerals
Riboflavin
Vitamin A
Vitamin B-12
6. Gives meals texture and flavor - slows down digestive system which makes you feel fuller longer
Vitamin E
Zinc
phosphorus
fat as a food
7. Vitamin B - conversion of carbs into energy - maintenance of appetite and nervous system function
Thiamin
Vitamin E
incomplete protein
water soluble vitamins
8. Responsible for body's use of energy (saltwater fish - iodized salt)
major minerals
Iodine
Vitamin B-12
phosphorus
9. Vitamin B - metabolism of fats - carbs - and proteins
Pantothenic acid
vitamins that can be produced in the body
80
Thiamin
10. Helps prevent tooth decay by strengthening teeth (some added to water - toothpaste)
4
Fluoride
Pantothenic acid
water
11. Calcium - phosphorus - magnesium - need to absorb most in teenage years - if body doesn't have enough it is withdrawn from body which leads to osteoporosis
insoluble fiber
65
Fluoride
healthy bones
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)
Iodine
Fluoride
Zinc
Thiamin
13. Build body tissue - regulate body processes - help other nutrients do their jobs - body cannot make energy without vitamins
niacin
healthy bones
saturated fat
vitamins
14. Builds and renews bones and teeth - regulates heartbeat - muscles - and nerves - (milk - yogurt - cheese - SPINACH - canned fish w/ edible bones - dry beans - calcium fortified)
Vitamin B
Fluoride
calcium
caffeine
15. Helps blood clot - (SPINACH - wheat bran - wheat germ - some fruits - egg yolks - liver)
Vitamin K
soluble fiber
electrolytes
Iron
16. 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
saturated fat
vitamins that can be produced in the body
water soluble vitamins
cholesterol
17. Helps digestive track work properly may protect body from heart disease and cancer
dietary fiber
healthy blood
Vitamin B-6
Fluoride
18. Helps build and renew hemoglobin to carry oxygen to cells - (meat poultry fish and dairy - dry beans and peas - SPINACH - dried fruits - enriched grains)
vitamins that can be produced in the body
80
Fluoride
Iron
19. Body is ___% water
Zinc
65
unsaturated fat
Fluoride
20. Vitamin B - synthesis of fat - glycogen - and amino acids
65
Vitamin C
Vitamin A
biotin
21. Calories per gram in carbs
unsaturated fat
fat soluble vitamins
4
biotin
22. Promote good health - regulate body processes - are part of blood - teeth - and bones - major minerals - electrolytes - trace minerals
complex carbs
Riboflavin
minerals
Iron
23. Needed in large amounts - calcium - phosphorus - magnesium
major minerals
9
Selenium
65
24. DK
vitamins that can be produced in the body
fat soluble vitamins
4
9
25. DK
water
magnesium
2-3
vitamins that can be produced in the body
26. Needed in large amounts - calcium - phosphorus - magnesium
caffeine
incomplete protein
major minerals
Selenium
27. Helps protect the body from cell damage - Vitamins A - C - E - B - (fruits - vegetables - whole grain breads and cereals - nuts)
2-3
folate
antioxidant
Vitamin B-6
28. Gives meals texture and flavor - slows down digestive system which makes you feel fuller longer
protein
fat as a food
soluble fiber
Zinc
29. Takes water out of the body
caffeine
amino acids
Iodine
calcium
30. Broken down into glucose and stored
starches
trace minerals
Thiamin
major minerals
31. 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.)
cholesterol
Vitamin A
dietary fiber
fat as a nutrient
32. Starches and dietary fiber (whole wheat grain products - rice - squash - potatoes - corn - dry beans - peas - lentils)
Thiamin
complex carbs
Vitamin K
calcium
33. Blood is __% water
fat soluble vitamins
vitamins that can be produced in the body
Vitamin B-6
80
34. Helps digestive track work properly may protect body from heart disease and cancer
saturated fat
dietary fiber
Selenium
Pantothenic acid
35. 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
Vitamin K
Iron
biotin
36. 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
starches
cholesterol
saturated fat
niacin
37. Vitamin B - metabolism of fats - carbs - and proteins
Fluoride
Pantothenic acid
caffeine
niacin
38. Dont has all essential amino acids - (rice & beans - peanut butter & jelly sandwich)
electrolytes
4
niacin
incomplete protein
39. 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)
dietary fiber
fat soluble vitamins
Vitamin K
protein
40. Doesn't break down absorbs water and becomes bulky --> regular bowel movements (whole wheat grain products - vegetable / fruit skins)
4
2-3
Iron
insoluble fiber
41. Build body tissue - regulate body processes - help other nutrients do their jobs - body cannot make energy without vitamins
vitamins that can be produced in the body
Fluoride
vitamins
fat soluble vitamins
42. Calories per gram in fat
protein
9
Vitamin E
calcium
43. Mono or disaccharides (apple - twinkie - milk - ect)
saturated fat
complete protein
simple carbs
Riboflavin
44. Helps in energy production - builds and renews bones and teeth - (milk - yogurt - cheese - meat - poultry - fish - egg yolks - whole grain bread and cereals)
fat as a nutrient
phosphorus
healthy bones
protein
45. Helps build strong bones and teeth - enhances calcium absorption - (fortified milk - egg yolk - salmon - mackerel - liver - produced from sunlight)
simple carbs
fat as a nutrient
Vitamin D
biotin
46. Needed in small amounts - Iron - zinc - copper - iodine - selenium
healthy blood
Vitamin A
water soluble vitamins
trace minerals
47. Has all 9 essential amino acids - almost all animal sources - (meat poultry - eggs - and dairy products)
insoluble fiber
complete protein
water soluble vitamins
Vitamin C
48. Helps protect the body from cell damage - Vitamins A - C - E - B - (fruits - vegetables - whole grain breads and cereals - nuts)
vitamins
antioxidant
fat as a food
Thiamin
49. Liquid at room temp - plant sources - (vegetable oils - nuts - olives - avacadoes)
fat as a nutrient
Vitamin K
electrolytes
unsaturated fat
50. ADEK - dissolve in fat - are stored in fat and liver - too much is toxic
fat soluble vitamins
Riboflavin
water soluble vitamins
Riboflavin