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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. About 20 - 9 essential (one's your body cannot make)
2-3
phosphorus
amino acids
vitamins
2. Builds and renews bones and teeth - helps nerves and muscles work properly - (whole grain products - SPINACH - dry beans - peas - nuts and seeds)
Vitamin B-6
trace minerals
insoluble fiber
magnesium
3. ADEK - dissolve in fat - are stored in fat and liver - too much is toxic
fat soluble vitamins
80
4
minerals
4. Vital nutrient 1. carries nutrients in body 2. eliminates waste 3. regulates body temp
water
healthy bones
electrolytes
Vitamin E
5. Has all 9 essential amino acids - almost all animal sources - (meat poultry - eggs - and dairy products)
complete protein
Thiamin
Selenium
Vitamin B
6. Metabolism of amino acids and glycogen
healthy blood
Riboflavin
Vitamin B-6
electrolytes
7. Calcium - phosphorus - magnesium - need to absorb most in teenage years - if body doesn't have enough it is withdrawn from body which leads to osteoporosis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
complex carbs
major minerals
incomplete protein
8. Helps heart to work properly (whole grain bread - vegetables - meat - organ meats - fish - shellfish)
Selenium
cholesterol
Fluoride
soluble fiber
9. Needed in large amounts - calcium - phosphorus - magnesium
major minerals
Vitamin K
Vitamin B
caffeine
10. Vitamin B - synthesis of fat - glycogen - and amino acids
Vitamin K
dietary fiber
complete protein
biotin
11. Takes water out of the body
9
Pantothenic acid
caffeine
Zinc
12. Vital nutrient 1. carries nutrients in body 2. eliminates waste 3. regulates body temp
4
water
soluble fiber
complete protein
13. 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
2-3
dietary fiber
Vitamin B
antioxidant
14. Body is ___% water
vitamins
insoluble fiber
65
Vitamin E
15. Liquid at room temp - plant sources - (vegetable oils - nuts - olives - avacadoes)
healthy bones
amino acids
healthy blood
unsaturated fat
16. Dont has all essential amino acids - (rice & beans - peanut butter & jelly sandwich)
Vitamin B-12
Vitamin D
water soluble vitamins
incomplete protein
17. 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
starches
water soluble vitamins
Pantothenic acid
unsaturated fat
18. 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)
Selenium
Iron
major minerals
Vitamin E
19. Supplies energy - promotes healthy skin and normal growth - carries fat soluble vitamins - cushions organs
healthy bones
fat as a nutrient
Iron
4
20. 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
65
healthy bones
soluble fiber
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
21. 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
incomplete protein
magnesium
Vitamin B
saturated fat
22. Vitamin B - amino acid metablosim - new cell synthesis - prevents birth defects
folate
niacin
insoluble fiber
Vitamin A
23. Needed in small amounts - Iron - zinc - copper - iodine - selenium
trace minerals
incomplete protein
Selenium
Vitamin C
24. Starches and dietary fiber (whole wheat grain products - rice - squash - potatoes - corn - dry beans - peas - lentils)
Vitamin D
complex carbs
unsaturated fat
Thiamin
25. Broken down into glucose and stored
Vitamin B-6
saturated fat
starches
Zinc
26. Calories per gram in fat
minerals
phosphorus
Vitamin B-6
9
27. 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.)
simple carbs
minerals
phosphorus
Vitamin A
28. Needed in small amounts - Iron - zinc - copper - iodine - selenium
niacin
Fluoride
2-3
trace minerals
29. Vitamin B - converstion of fats - carbs - and protein into energy
water soluble vitamins
niacin
Fluoride
incomplete protein
30. Major minerals that work together to maintain fluid balance - potassium - sodium - chloride
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
trace minerals
incomplete protein
electrolytes
31. 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)
Fluoride
water
Vitamin C
Iron
32. We lose ___ quarts of water every day - need to drink 2 quarts (8 cups) of fluid each day
fat as a nutrient
Pantothenic acid
65
2-3
33. Mono or disaccharides (apple - twinkie - milk - ect)
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
Vitamin K
fat soluble vitamins
simple carbs
34. 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.)
protein
Fluoride
water soluble vitamins
Vitamin A
35. Dissolves in water thickens stomach contents (oat products - beans - ect.)
water
Zinc
soluble fiber
Vitamin C
36. Solid at room temp - animal sources - (butter - fats in meat - poultry and dairy)
saturated fat
phosphorus
2-3
dietary fiber
37. 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)
simple carbs
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
electrolytes
fat as a nutrient
38. Helps build strong bones and teeth - enhances calcium absorption - (fortified milk - egg yolk - salmon - mackerel - liver - produced from sunlight)
unsaturated fat
complete protein
fat soluble vitamins
Vitamin D
39. Promote good health - regulate body processes - are part of blood - teeth - and bones - major minerals - electrolytes - trace minerals
niacin
folate
healthy bones
minerals
40. 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
80
water soluble vitamins
healthy blood
Riboflavin
41. Has all 9 essential amino acids - almost all animal sources - (meat poultry - eggs - and dairy products)
Vitamin B-6
folate
Thiamin
complete protein
42. Vitamin B - metabolism of fats - carbs - and proteins
Pantothenic acid
phosphorus
water
fat as a food
43. Solid at room temp - animal sources - (butter - fats in meat - poultry and dairy)
saturated fat
Iron
Iron
Vitamin K
44. Needed in large amounts - calcium - phosphorus - magnesium
simple carbs
major minerals
incomplete protein
folate
45. Calories per gram in fat
healthy blood
biotin
Vitamin A
9
46. Mono or disaccharides (apple - twinkie - milk - ect)
9
major minerals
simple carbs
biotin
47. Helps blood clot - (SPINACH - wheat bran - wheat germ - some fruits - egg yolks - liver)
Vitamin K
cholesterol
Vitamin C
water soluble vitamins
48. Helps digestive track work properly may protect body from heart disease and cancer
dietary fiber
incomplete protein
Vitamin B-6
vitamins that can be produced in the body
49. Calories per gram in carbs
water soluble vitamins
4
antioxidant
Selenium
50. Helps in energy production - builds and renews bones and teeth - (milk - yogurt - cheese - meat - poultry - fish - egg yolks - whole grain bread and cereals)
major minerals
phosphorus
complete protein
simple carbs