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Nutrition & You Chapter 7&8
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Undergraduate 2
12/02/2009

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What are some concerns about supplementation?
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toxicity, false sense of security about dies, bio-availability, interactions, and lack of regulation.
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The Dietary Supplement Health and Education act of 1994 did?
Definition
enables consumers to make informed choices about supplements, without government regulation.
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Mineral imbalance can result from?
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vomiting, diarrhea, kidney dysfunction, use of diuretics, malnutrition, and mineral supplementation
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Mineral Balance is necessary for such vital body processes as...
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heart action, muscle contraction, energy production, blood pressure maintenance, growth, metabolism regulation and mental function.
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T or F? Substances in vegetables and grains can inhibit mineral absorption
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True
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What factors effect Iron absorption?
Definition
low/high body stores, C vitamin, Genetic defect, Tannins, supplementing other minerals
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Iron sources include?
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red meat, fortified grains, spinach
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Iron Toxicity?
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Promotion of bacterial infection, increased oxidative damage, cause death in children under 6
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Minerals make up about how much of the adult body weights?
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5 lbs
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Major Minerals are?
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Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, and Sulfur
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Water is how much of the body weight?
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60%
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Functions of Water?
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universal solvent, transports nutrients hormones and waste products, participant in chemical reactions, maintain body temperature
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The trace minerals are?
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iodine, zinc, selenium, fluoride, chromium, copper,
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Function of B12?
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blood cell synthesis and nerve cell maintenance
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Sources of B12
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animal-derived foods
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B12 deficiency?
Definition
pernicious anemia, nerve damage, paralysis and muscle dysfunction.
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Function of Folate
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DNA synthesis
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Deficiency of Folate
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Spina Bifida, anemia and GI dysfunction.
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Function of B6?
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amino acid metabolism, regulation of blood glucose, and CNS development in infants.
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Food sources of B6
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meat, fish and poutlry
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What other compounds are involved in energy metabolism
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vitamins, non vitamins, and others
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Function of Niacin
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Energy Metabolism, Skin, CNS and GI integrity
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Deficiency in Niacin
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Pellagra, 4D's dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia and death
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Sources of Niacin
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Protein sources and enriched cereals
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Function of Riboflavin
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energy metabolism, skin integrity
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The body conserves blood calcium by
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increasing absorptions, decreasing exertion and withdrawing from trbecular bone
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