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5. Nutrition Flashcards

1
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What is the amount of energy to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water from 14.5 C to 15.5 C?

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1 Calorie

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This fruit has fat content of 20% about 20 times the average of other fruits.

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Avocado

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3
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What is the term that refers to a person’s inabilty to taste?

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Ageusia

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4
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Long-term antibiotic therapy can lead to a deficiency of what vitamin?

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Vitamin K

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5
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What is the disease caused by the inability to digest phenylalanine?

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Phenylketonuria

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6
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What health benefit is attributable to oat bran?

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Lowers the level of serum cholesterol

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7
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Name the essential amino acids for humans.

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Phe-Val-Thr-Trp-Lle-Met-His-Leu-Lys

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8
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What it the protein involved in the immune response?

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IgE

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9
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what is the definition of essential amino acids?

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amino acids that cannot be synthesized by the body and must be present in the diet

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10
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what is the amount of heat required to raise the temp of one gram of water one degree Celsius?

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Calorie

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11
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what is the unit commonly used in expressing energy values of foods?

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Kilocalorie

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12
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what are the fat-soluble vitamins?

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A-D-E-K

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13
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what are the water-soluble vitamins?

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B vitamins + vitamin C

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14
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what are the 2 minerals that humans require the most?

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Calcium & Phosphorus

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15
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what are the chief deficiencies of Calcium and Phosphorus?

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Bone and Teeth Disease

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16
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what vitamin is formed in the skin of humans and animals by activation of sterols by UV light from the sun or by UV activation of sterols artificially?

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Vitamin D

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17
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Vitamin D increases _____and______from the intestinal tract and is necessary for their efficient utilization.

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Calcium & Phosphorus

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18
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what are good sources of Vitamin D?

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Fish oil/liver/dairy products/eggs

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19
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What vitamin is essential for normal blood clotting?

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Vitamin K

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20
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what are the good sources of the Vitamin B complex?

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yeast/liver/bran of cereal grains

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21
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what is another name for Vitamin E?

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Tocopherol

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22
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What are good sources of Vitamin K?

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green vegetables such as spinach and cabbage

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23
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what is the disease caused by a deficiency of thiamin and is common where polished rice is a major dietary item?

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Beriberi

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24
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What vitamin is a strong antioxidant and probably functions as such in human metabolism?

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Vitamin E

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25
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What common food preservative chemical destroys the vitamin activity and should not be used to preserve foods that are major sources of thiamin?

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Sulfur Dioxide

26
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What is the sum of the processes involved in taking in food nutrients and assimilating and using them to maintain body tissue and provide nutrition a foundation for life and health?

27
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what is a blood condition characterized by a decreased number of circulating RBCs/hemoglobin/or both?

28
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what are the small protrusions from the surface of a membrane: finger-like projections covering mucosal surfaces of the small intestine?

29
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what is the class of compounds of low molecular weight that yield two or more amino acids on hydrolysis?

30
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what is the sum of all the various biochemical and physiologic processes by which the body grows and maintains itself (anabolism) and breaks down and reshapes tissue (catabolism)?

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Metabolism

31
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Lecithins are structurally like fats but contain what?

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phosphoric acid

32
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what are the biological catalysts that promote a wide variety of biochemical reactions?

33
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what enzyme is found in saliva promotes digestion or breakdown of starch in the mouth?

34
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what enzyme is found in gastric juice promotes digestion of protein?

35
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what enzyme is found in liver that promotes breakdown of fats?

36
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what is the Recommended Daily Allowance for thiamin (depends on age and gender)?

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1-1.5 mg/day

37
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What is amino acid score (uncorrected)

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The ratio of mg of amino acids in 1g of test protein to the mg of amino acid in 1g of reference protein.

38
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name the disease resulting from copper toxicity?

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Wilson’s disease (inborn err of metabolism)

39
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a traditional mediterranean dish is hummus and tahini. What is the major nutritional benefit from this dish?

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it has a complete amino acid profile

40
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what is the name given to zinc deficiency?

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there is no named deficiency for zinc

41
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about what % zinc is absorbed from a meal?

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~25% absorbed; this is not very efficient

42
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On what proteins are zinc transported in the plasma?

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66% bound/carried by albumin - 33% carried by alpha-2-macroglobulin

43
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Wilson’s Disease involves which mineral?

44
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what is the common name of hexaphosphate inositol and what does this compound do?

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phytic acid: it chelates minerals

45
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what foods are good sources of zinc?

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oysters (best). Also meat/eggs/dairy/legumes

46
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according to the NLEA only 11 health claims will be allowed on food labels. Name 5

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Calcium and osteoporosis/Folate and neural tube defects/Sodium and hypertension/Dietary fat and cancer/Dietary saturated fat and cholesterol and coronary heart disease/Soy intake and cancer/Fruits and vegetables and cancer

47
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what are the symptoms of zinc deficiency?

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neuropsychiatric symptoms (irritability/depression/lethargy/sleepiness/slurred speech/tremors) - keratinization of the eye - dermatitis (around orifices) - Diarrhea

48
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name 3 metalloenzymes that zinc is a part of.

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Alcohol dehydrogenase - aminopeptidase - carboxypeptidase - collagenase

49
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How do lactose intolerance and milk allergy differ?

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lactose intolerance results from a lack of lactase - milk allergy is an autoimmune response to milk protein

50
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what is the common name for vitamin B3?

51
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what does the acronym PDCAAS stand for?

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Protein Digestibility Corrected Amino Acid Score (compares the amino acid content of a protein w/human amino acid requirement and corrects for digestibility)

52
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Vitamin B-12 deficiency anemia caused by a lack of intrinsic factor is called

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pernicious anemia

53
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According to the american dietetic association what is the recommended daily intake of dietary fiber?

54
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Compare and contrast the difference between Visceral adipose tissue and Subcutaneous adipose tissue

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Similarity: Energy storage as fat Difference: V is in abdominal cavity with a high risk for NIDDM while S is under skin and thereby lower risk

55
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Arachidonic acid is synthesized from?

A

Linoleic acid

56
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what form is vitamin B6 form in supplements

A

pyridoxine

57
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Name the following amino acids: Asn - Gln - Ile .

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Aspargine-Glutamine-Isoleucine

58
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What does FOD MAP stand for?

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Fermentable oligo- di- mono- saccharides and polyols

59
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What is the fruit with tha highest protein and oil content?

60
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What is another name for cobalamin vitamin?

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Vitamin B12

61
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What is the name of a food where the content of an essential micronutrient or mineral in a food irrespective of whether the nutrients were originally in the food before processing is deliberately increased to improve the nutritional quality of the food supply?

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Functional Foods

62
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Allergens in Canada/Europe that are not part of the top 8 US allergens

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Sesame/Sulphite/Mustard/Celery (only in Europe)

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