FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT NUTRITION FINAL TEST

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT NUTRITION FINAL TEST

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Question 1: 29. Which mineral is absorbed better in the presence of vitamin C?

Answer:

Iron

Question 2: 50. What does iodine deficiency cause?

Answer:

endemic goiter today; it rarely occurs in the US.Goiter-more prevalent in women during adolescence&pregnancy.Cretinism-when infant born to mom lack iodine in prenatal diet. Characteristics: low BMR, mental retardation largelip/tongue,retarded growth.

Question 3: 6. Common problems of pregnancy- causes and treatments

Answer:

nausea by horomonal changes, treat w/ eating desired meals slowly and in small amounts, avoid repulsive foods. heartburn from pressure to stomach-eatslow, sit up, avoid spicy foods.Constipation due to cramping of muscles-hi fiber, hi exercise,moreliquids

Question 4: 14. Consuming large amounts of sugar is linked to what condition?

Answer:

diabetes Question 5: 6. To lose one pound of body fat/ week, how many kcals must be reduced/day

Answer:

you need a deficit of 3500 calories per week, for two pounds you need a loss of 7000

Question 6: 6. Vitamin D enhances the absorption of which nutrient?

Answer:

calcium

Question 7: 6. Define and explain DSHEA.

Answer:

Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 was enacted by Congress concerning the importance of dietary supplements in promoting health, the need for consumers to have access to current and accurate information about supplements Question 8: 3. Describe the daily water requirement (intake vs. output). What amount of water is needed per kcal?

Answer:

intake=output, approx. 2000ml a day, or 8-10cups. Intake sources-liquid, food(most), metabolism by product. Output sources:kidneys, skin, lungs, feces Per kcal you need 1-1.5ml/kcal

Question 9: 9. Vitamin D deficiency in adults is called? In children?

Answer:

Vitamin D deficiency is known as rickets in children and in adults is known as osteomalacia.Question 10: 3. List of ingredients on food labels- what does it mean if a food is listed first?Last?

Answer:

first-most abundant, last-least abundant

Question 11: 10. Name the hormones that regulate calcium in the body.

Answer:

Parathyroid hormone(make more Ca in blood), Calcitonin (causes calcification=less Ca in blood)

Question 12: 8. How do vitamin B12 and folate interact with one another?

Answer:

Folate in large doses may mask a vitamin B12 deficiency becuase both lead to a result in macrocytic megablastic anemia (large irregular blood cells) Question 13: 19. An excess of which mineral can cause the loss of calcium from bones?

Answer:

Phosphorus

Question 14: 4. What is the protein in breastmilk?

Answer:

lactalbumin (soft curd like) it is easier for the baby to digest

Question 15: 25. Which minerals participate in similar functions to calcium?

Answer:

magnesium? phosphorus?

Question 16: 4. Age to introduce solid foods/ which foods given when/why

Answer:

4-- 6 months, start with infant cereal, water, and puree foods to help build swallowing reflex, 6-8 start with mashed/finger foods to start develop pinch reflex,8-10 fine cut foods/soft foods, 10-12 anything goes(can start using silverware)

Question 17: 2. Weight gain- rate and total amount

Answer:

first trimester-1.5-3lbs, 2nd&3rd-.8-1lb per week; 25-35 lbs for normal weight women, 28-40 for underweight women, and 15-25 for overweight women

Question 18: 2. What % of an adult's body weight is due to water?

Answer:

adult-60%, infants 80 %, children 75%

Question 19: 12. Names and symptoms of deficiencies of vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin K, thiamin, niacin

Answer:

A-night blindness, hyperkaratosis,xeropthalmia(permanent blindness),retarded bone growth.D-rickets/osteoclacemia-delayed growth,soft bones,spontaneous fractures. k-prolonged clotting time.Question 20: 36. Hard water is high is which mineral? Soft water is high in which mineral?

Answer:

hard-calcium/magnesium, soft-sodium

Question 21: 9. What foods can cause choking?

Answer:

grapes, hot dogs, hard candies, nuts, popcorn (anything hard) Question 22: 39. An average, well-balanced mixed diet contains how many mg. of Fe/1000kcal?

Answer:

6mg of Fe/1000 kcal

Question 23: 42. What functions is calcium involved in?

Answer:

structure of bones/teeth,1. Transmission of nerve impulses - stimulates acetylcholine

• Muscle contraction and relaxation (affects the rhythm of the heart)

• Blood clotting- with fibrin

• Cell membrane permeability

• Enzyme activation

Question 24: 6. What is life expectancy in the US?

Answer:

77.8 years (white females living the longest)