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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. Body is ___% water
vitamins that can be produced in the body
water
65
complex carbs
2. 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)
niacin
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
folate
4
3. Major minerals that work together to maintain fluid balance - potassium - sodium - chloride
Pantothenic acid
electrolytes
minerals
Zinc
4. Helps build strong bones and teeth - enhances calcium absorption - (fortified milk - egg yolk - salmon - mackerel - liver - produced from sunlight)
Iron
Selenium
Vitamin D
trace minerals
5. ADEK - dissolve in fat - are stored in fat and liver - too much is toxic
unsaturated fat
folate
magnesium
fat soluble vitamins
6. 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
Iron
minerals
soluble fiber
7. Vitamin B - converstion of fats - carbs - and protein into energy
complex carbs
niacin
Riboflavin
phosphorus
8. ADEK - dissolve in fat - are stored in fat and liver - too much is toxic
cholesterol
fat soluble vitamins
fat as a food
Vitamin B-6
9. Helps blood clot - (SPINACH - wheat bran - wheat germ - some fruits - egg yolks - liver)
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
Zinc
unsaturated fat
10. 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)
niacin
fat as a nutrient
Vitamin E
amino acids
11. Helps build strong bones and teeth - enhances calcium absorption - (fortified milk - egg yolk - salmon - mackerel - liver - produced from sunlight)
Vitamin K
amino acids
Vitamin D
Selenium
12. Builds and renews bones and teeth - regulates heartbeat - muscles - and nerves - (milk - yogurt - cheese - SPINACH - canned fish w/ edible bones - dry beans - calcium fortified)
80
calcium
electrolytes
saturated fat
13. Helps protect the body from cell damage - Vitamins A - C - E - B - (fruits - vegetables - whole grain breads and cereals - nuts)
incomplete protein
Zinc
niacin
antioxidant
14. Vitamin B - energy metabolism - maintenence of skin - mucous membranes - and nervous system structures
Riboflavin
antioxidant
magnesium
water soluble vitamins
15. Promote good health - regulate body processes - are part of blood - teeth - and bones - major minerals - electrolytes - trace minerals
minerals
Vitamin C
Fluoride
fat soluble vitamins
16. 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
vitamins that can be produced in the body
healthy blood
cholesterol
simple carbs
17. 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
dietary fiber
healthy bones
fat as a food
Iodine
18. Solid at room temp - animal sources - (butter - fats in meat - poultry and dairy)
65
folate
saturated fat
Vitamin B-6
19. Promote good health - regulate body processes - are part of blood - teeth - and bones - major minerals - electrolytes - trace minerals
electrolytes
Iron
phosphorus
minerals
20. Vitamin B - conversion of carbs into energy - maintenance of appetite and nervous system function
Thiamin
phosphorus
80
folate
21. Helps heart to work properly (whole grain bread - vegetables - meat - organ meats - fish - shellfish)
magnesium
Vitamin A
Selenium
niacin
22. Build body tissue - regulate body processes - help other nutrients do their jobs - body cannot make energy without vitamins
vitamins
saturated fat
Pantothenic acid
Fluoride
23. 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
Zinc
fat soluble vitamins
water soluble vitamins
Vitamin D
24. Calories per gram in fat
Zinc
Vitamin E
Selenium
9
25. We lose ___ quarts of water every day - need to drink 2 quarts (8 cups) of fluid each day
protein
simple carbs
2-3
Vitamin K
26. 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
soluble fiber
80
Vitamin C
27. Helps blood clot - (SPINACH - wheat bran - wheat germ - some fruits - egg yolks - liver)
65
2-3
vitamins that can be produced in the body
Vitamin K
28. Dont has all essential amino acids - (rice & beans - peanut butter & jelly sandwich)
cholesterol
fat as a nutrient
incomplete protein
Iron
29. Broken down into glucose and stored
Pantothenic acid
vitamins that can be produced in the body
Vitamin A
starches
30. Needed in large amounts - calcium - phosphorus - magnesium
antioxidant
Vitamin B
major minerals
fat as a nutrient
31. Helps prevent tooth decay by strengthening teeth (some added to water - toothpaste)
healthy bones
Vitamin K
Fluoride
soluble fiber
32. Helps protect the body from cell damage - Vitamins A - C - E - B - (fruits - vegetables - whole grain breads and cereals - nuts)
antioxidant
80
phosphorus
4
33. Vitamin B - converstion of fats - carbs - and protein into energy
calcium
niacin
Vitamin C
major minerals
34. Dont has all essential amino acids - (rice & beans - peanut butter & jelly sandwich)
incomplete protein
complex carbs
dietary fiber
minerals
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
2-3
simple carbs
niacin
36. 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
4
water
healthy blood
Thiamin
37. Mono or disaccharides (apple - twinkie - milk - ect)
complete protein
caffeine
Vitamin C
simple carbs
38. Gives meals texture and flavor - slows down digestive system which makes you feel fuller longer
Vitamin A
fat as a food
healthy blood
cholesterol
39. 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
major minerals
calcium
Fluoride
40. Build body tissue - regulate body processes - help other nutrients do their jobs - body cannot make energy without vitamins
Zinc
vitamins
Vitamin A
fat soluble vitamins
41. Blood is __% water
80
Selenium
65
Iodine
42. Metabolism of amino acids and glycogen
Vitamin D
simple carbs
Vitamin B
Vitamin B-6
43. Has all 9 essential amino acids - almost all animal sources - (meat poultry - eggs - and dairy products)
Iodine
soluble fiber
major minerals
complete protein
44. Blood is __% water
soluble fiber
Fluoride
80
fat as a food
45. Metabolism of amino acids and glycogen
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
Vitamin B
Vitamin B-6
niacin
46. 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)
niacin
fat as a nutrient
simple carbs
protein
47. Synthesis of blood cells - other metabolic reactions
fat as a food
2-3
Vitamin B-12
niacin
48. 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
unsaturated fat
magnesium
folate
Vitamin B
49. Builds and renews bones and teeth - helps nerves and muscles work properly - (whole grain products - SPINACH - dry beans - peas - nuts and seeds)
unsaturated fat
fat as a nutrient
magnesium
Fluoride
50. 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)
Pantothenic acid
protein
80
Vitamin D