JERSEY COLLEGE NUTRITION FINAL ACTUAL

JERSEY COLLEGE NUTRITION FINAL (ACTUAL / )

QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS

Chvostek's sign - ---Answers----Hypocalcemia (facial muscle spasm upon tapping)

Importance of B6 - ---Answers----preventing and treating anemia

alcohol abuse and vitamin deficiency - ---Answers----b vitamin and water soluble vitamins vitamin c potassium magnesium zinc carbs and proteins and fat loss as well as ADEK

Riboflavin sources - ---Answers----Milk products; enriched, fortified, or whole grain products; liver

Potassium sources - ---Answers----fruits and vegetables

who is at risk for high phosphorus levels - ---Answers---- those with kidney disease

Iron sources - ---Answers----Red meats, fish, poultry, shellfish, eggs, legumes, dried fruits

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kidneys and calcium metabolism - ---Answers----vit d parathyroid hormones calcitonin hormones that control

Vit D sources - ---Answers-----exposure to sunlight -fortified dairy products

• eggs and fish liver oils

Vit K deficiency - ---Answers----bleeding easy bruising

What is calcitonin? - ---Answers----a hormone secreted by the thyroid that has the effect of lowering blood calcium

Iodine containing hormones - ---Answers----regulate metabolic rate

Functions of B6 - ---Answers-----enzyme needed in amino acid and fatty acid metabolism -converts tryptophan to niacin and serotonin -helps make RBC's

Ways to prevent hypertension - ---Answers----maintain a healthy weight eat a balanced diet exercise regularly limit alcohol monitor bp

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