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 Calcium - phosphorus - magnesium - need to absorb most in teenage years - if body doesn't have enough it is withdrawn from body which leads to osteoporosis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