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 Calcium - phosphorus - magnesium - need to absorb most in teenage years - if body doesn't have enough it is withdrawn from body which leads to osteoporosis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