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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. 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
Thiamin
fat soluble vitamins
caffeine
2. Dissolves in water thickens stomach contents (oat products - beans - ect.)
vitamins that can be produced in the body
starches
major minerals
soluble fiber
3. Dont has all essential amino acids - (rice & beans - peanut butter & jelly sandwich)
biotin
starches
unsaturated fat
incomplete protein
4. Builds and renews bones and teeth - regulates heartbeat - muscles - and nerves - (milk - yogurt - cheese - SPINACH - canned fish w/ edible bones - dry beans - calcium fortified)
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
Zinc
protein
calcium
5. 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
trace minerals
electrolytes
healthy blood
healthy bones
6. 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 D
protein
Zinc
antioxidant
7. Body is ___% water
water soluble vitamins
65
Vitamin B-6
calcium
8. Blood is __% water
80
complex carbs
Vitamin B-12
Vitamin B-12
9. Vitamin B - converstion of fats - carbs - and protein into energy
magnesium
niacin
biotin
Vitamin E
10. Builds and renews bones and teeth - helps nerves and muscles work properly - (whole grain products - SPINACH - dry beans - peas - nuts and seeds)
antioxidant
niacin
unsaturated fat
magnesium
11. Vitamin B - energy metabolism - maintenence of skin - mucous membranes - and nervous system structures
niacin
calcium
complex carbs
Riboflavin
12. Calories per gram in fat
water
9
80
vitamins that can be produced in the body
13. Metabolism of amino acids and glycogen
electrolytes
starches
vitamins that can be produced in the body
Vitamin B-6
14. We lose ___ quarts of water every day - need to drink 2 quarts (8 cups) of fluid each day
Riboflavin
Vitamin B-6
phosphorus
2-3
15. Liquid at room temp - plant sources - (vegetable oils - nuts - olives - avacadoes)
Riboflavin
unsaturated fat
Vitamin A
vitamins
16. About 20 - 9 essential (one's your body cannot make)
healthy bones
amino acids
vitamins that can be produced in the body
Thiamin
17. 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)
Zinc
protein
magnesium
fat as a nutrient
18. Vitamin B - metabolism of fats - carbs - and proteins
saturated fat
Pantothenic acid
electrolytes
Vitamin C
19. Responsible for body's use of energy (saltwater fish - iodized salt)
vitamins
Iodine
Vitamin B
Vitamin B-12
20. 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.)
4
healthy blood
Vitamin B-6
Vitamin A
21. Promote good health - regulate body processes - are part of blood - teeth - and bones - major minerals - electrolytes - trace minerals
starches
saturated fat
65
minerals
22. DK
Vitamin C
vitamins that can be produced in the body
magnesium
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
23. 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.)
insoluble fiber
niacin
calcium
Vitamin A
24. 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
trace minerals
biotin
65
25. Solid at room temp - animal sources - (butter - fats in meat - poultry and dairy)
electrolytes
magnesium
Vitamin K
saturated fat
26. Helps digestive track work properly may protect body from heart disease and cancer
dietary fiber
Iodine
amino acids
antioxidant
27. Helps blood clot - (SPINACH - wheat bran - wheat germ - some fruits - egg yolks - liver)
Vitamin E
magnesium
trace minerals
Vitamin K
28. Helps build and renew hemoglobin to carry oxygen to cells - (meat poultry fish and dairy - dry beans and peas - SPINACH - dried fruits - enriched grains)
Iron
Vitamin E
80
soluble fiber
29. 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
soluble fiber
9
minerals
30. We lose ___ quarts of water every day - need to drink 2 quarts (8 cups) of fluid each day
9
electrolytes
2-3
65
31. Major minerals that work together to maintain fluid balance - potassium - sodium - chloride
incomplete protein
electrolytes
unsaturated fat
niacin
32. Synthesis of blood cells - other metabolic reactions
Vitamin B
Selenium
Vitamin B-12
2-3
33. Helps in energy production - builds and renews bones and teeth - (milk - yogurt - cheese - meat - poultry - fish - egg yolks - whole grain bread and cereals)
Fluoride
phosphorus
Vitamin B
complete protein
34. Mono or disaccharides (apple - twinkie - milk - ect)
simple carbs
antioxidant
folate
Zinc
35. Promote good health - regulate body processes - are part of blood - teeth - and bones - major minerals - electrolytes - trace minerals
minerals
complex carbs
Iodine
saturated fat
36. Vitamin B - amino acid metablosim - new cell synthesis - prevents birth defects
caffeine
9
folate
Thiamin
37. Blood is __% water
dietary fiber
2-3
amino acids
80
38. Synthesis of blood cells - other metabolic reactions
antioxidant
Iodine
Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B-12
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 blood
water
healthy bones
vitamins
40. Liquid at room temp - plant sources - (vegetable oils - nuts - olives - avacadoes)
Vitamin D
unsaturated fat
antioxidant
healthy blood
41. Takes water out of the body
incomplete protein
caffeine
electrolytes
niacin
42. Builds and renews bones and teeth - regulates heartbeat - muscles - and nerves - (milk - yogurt - cheese - SPINACH - canned fish w/ edible bones - dry beans - calcium fortified)
vitamins that can be produced in the body
calcium
major minerals
biotin
43. Builds and renews bones and teeth - helps nerves and muscles work properly - (whole grain products - SPINACH - dry beans - peas - nuts and seeds)
magnesium
Fluoride
healthy blood
simple carbs
44. Needed in small amounts - Iron - zinc - copper - iodine - selenium
trace minerals
fat as a nutrient
Riboflavin
water soluble vitamins
45. Vitamin B - metabolism of fats - carbs - and proteins
calcium
Sodium - Chloride and Potassium
healthy bones
Pantothenic acid
46. 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
complex carbs
Zinc
Vitamin B-6
47. Build body tissue - regulate body processes - help other nutrients do their jobs - body cannot make energy without vitamins
soluble fiber
antioxidant
vitamins
minerals
48. Helps heart to work properly (whole grain bread - vegetables - meat - organ meats - fish - shellfish)
soluble fiber
Selenium
magnesium
water soluble vitamins
49. Needed in small amounts - Iron - zinc - copper - iodine - selenium
vitamins
fat soluble vitamins
trace minerals
major minerals
50. Helps digestive track work properly may protect body from heart disease and cancer
Selenium
dietary fiber
Vitamin B-6
fat as a food