Exam 3

Question 1

what is meant by the bioavailability of vitamins in food

Answer 1

amount absorbed/used in body

Question 2

what is the primary excretion route of water soluble vitamins

Answer 2

kidney

Question 3

main function of B vitamins

Answer 3

coenzyme participation

Question 4

beriberi results from a deficiency in what

Answer 4

thymine

Question 5

wericke-korsakoff syndrome may be treated with supplements of what

Answer 5

thymine

Question 6

what symptom is common with a riboflavin deficiency

Answer 6

enflamed mouth membranes

Question 7

which commonly eaten food makes the greatest riboflavin source

Answer 7

milk

Question 8

what vitamin deficiency disease appeared in people who subsisted on enriched corn and are low in protein

Answer 8

polegra

Question 9

feature of niacin nutrition

Answer 9

high doses may lower blood cholesterol

Question 10

what vitamin has losses the more processed the food

Answer 10

pantothenic acid

Question 11

lower neutral tube defects is due to which B vitamin

Answer 11

folate

Question 12

irreversible nerve damage is reported with large doses of which vitamin

Answer 12

B6

Question 13

which food from the list is highest in folate

Answer 13

green leafy vegetables

Question 14

pernicious anemia is due to a deficiency in what B vitamin

Answer 14

vitamin B12

Question 15

early sign of vitamin C deficiency

Answer 15

bleeding gums

Question 16

what describes the association of vitamin a and vision

Answer 16

light causes shift from cis to trans configuration

Question 17

animal form of vitamin d

Answer 17

colate calciferol

Question 18

a child with bowed legs is deficient in which vitamin

Answer 18

vitamin D

Question 19

vitamin d deficiency in adults

Answer 19

osteomalacia

Question 20

chief function of vitamin K

Answer 20

blood clotting

Question 20

naturally occurring food source of vitamin D

Answer 20

egg yolks

Question 21

main function of vitamin E in the body

Answer 21

antioxidant

Question 22

body most indispensable nutrient

Answer 22

water

Question 23

when a person loses fluid by sweating what minerals are lost the greatest

Answer 23

sodium/chloride

Question 24

abnormally low sodium concentration in the blood

Answer 24

hyponatremia

Question 25

major intracellular electrolyte

Answer 25

potassium

Question 26

DASH diet was designed to prevent what

Answer 26

hypertension

Question 27

greatest single source of sodium

Answer 27

processed foods

Question 28

primary function of potassium

Answer 28

principle in intracellular electrolytes

Question 29

feature of osteoporosis

Answer 29

virtually has no effect on blood calcium levels

Question 30

99% of calcium is used for what

Answer 30

providing rigidity for bones/teeth

Question 30

calcium absorption is facilitated by the presence of what

Answer 30

vitamin D

Question 31

characteristic of trace mineral iodine

Answer 31

amount in foods dependent in part on soil composition

Question 31

feature of phosphorous

Answer 31

dietary deficiencies virtually unknown

Question 32

feature of magnesium

Answer 32

average intake below recommendation

Question 32

known to enhance iron absorption

Answer 32

foods containing vitamin C

Question 33

major cause of iron deficiency

Answer 33

poor nutrition

Question 34

zinc content is highest in foods that contain what

Answer 34

protein

Question 35

what gut hormone is most signaling is satiety and reduced intake in a meal

Answer 35

cholesystic kinin

Question 36

which population group has the highest BMR

Answer 36

pregnancy

Question 37

what describes the energy expenditure when someone fractures their leg

Answer 37

adaptive thermogenesis

Question 37

what statement is true about body mass index

Answer 37

correlates with disease risk

Question 38

which describes central obesity

Answer 38

storage of extra fat in trunk of body

Question 39

major cause of insulin resistance

Answer 39

excess body weight

Question 39

most common eating disorder

Answer 39

binge eating

Question 40

on which organ/tissue does leptin act

Answer 40

hypothalamus

Question 41

common reason environment plays role on obesity

Answer 41

rate of obesity if rising while gene pool remains constant

Question 42

obese people have less what

Answer 42

physical activity level

Question 43

severe clinical obesity is known as what

Answer 43

morbid obesity

Question 44

best approach to weight loss