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