Nutrition

Question 1

What food is a good source of Vitamin A?

What does vitamin A help with?

Answer 1

(Yellow and Orange fruits), milk fat, meat, butter, leafy vegetables, egg yolks, fish oil.

Night vision, cell growth and maintenance, health of skin and mucous membranes.

Question 2

What do grains help with?

Answer 2

Whole grains provide fiber, which helps with regular bowl movements.

Question 3

What helps regulate muscle activity and heart rhythym?

Answer 3

Minerals and electrolytes.

Question 4

What helps maintain body heat?

Answer 4

Protein.

Question 5

What helps absorb fat-soluble vitamins?

Answer 5

Oils.

Question 6

What are signs of bulemia nervosa?

Answer 6

Usage of laxatives, over-exercising, vomiting.

Question 7

Signs of anorexia nervosa?

Answer 7

Ritualistic behavior, starvation, counting calories.

Question 8

Which mineral is essential for blood coagulation, born in tooth development, nerve and muscle function?

Answer 8

Calcium. Found in dairy products, green leafy vegetables, broccoli, kale almonds and fortified cereal

Question 9

What mineral helps with muscle contractions, fluid balance, and nerve, heart and muscle function?

Answer 9

Potassium. Found in bananas raisins oranges vegetables meat dairy products legumes and molasses peanut butter and potatoes.

Question 10

What mineral helps metabolize carbs and protein and helps with muscle contraction and structure?

Answer 10

Magnesium. Found in legumes nuts bananas whole grains green leafy vegetables.

Question 11

What mineral helps with oxygen transportation, helps form protein and enzymes?

Answer 11

Iron. Iron forms hemoglobin in red blood cells for oxygen transport. Found in meat, especially Oregon meats, fortified cereals green leafy vegetables molasses legumes and dried fruit

Question 12

To avoid having patients underestimate the specific amount of nutrients in a food product, an MA reminds patients to check which of the following labeling components?

• Percent of daily value.
• Total amount of caloric intake per day
• Ingredient order
• Serving size

Answer 12

Serving size.

Question 13

What is a good source of Vitamin D?

What does vitamin d do?

Answer 13

Fish, milk, eggs and butter.

Calcium absorption, bine and tooth structure, support if heart and nerve function.

Question 14

What is vitamin E and where can you get it?

What does vitamin e do?

Answer 14

Fortified cereals, nuts, vegetable oils, green leafy vegetables.

Vitamin E is an antioxidant and a fat-soluble vitamin that aids in red blood cell protection.helos with protection of cells from destruction Ann’s helps form blood cells.

Question 15

What is vitamin D good for?

Answer 15

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that regulates the absorption of calcium and aids in building strong bones and teeth.

Question 16

What is Vitamin C good for? Where can you find it?

Answer 16

Vitamin C is an antioxidant and a water-soluble vitamin that helps the body to build and maintain strong tissues, as well as resist infection.

Berries, citrus, green peppers, mangos, broccoli, potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes.

Question 17

What is Vitamin A good for? Where can you find it?

Answer 17

Vitamin A is an antioxidant and a fat-soluble vitamin that helps with the maintenance of healthy skin and vision.

Milk fat, meat, butter, leafy vegetables, egg yolk, fish oil, yellow and orange fruits

Question 18

What BMI is considered underweight?

Answer 18

Under 18.5

Question 19

What wright BMI is considered healthy?

Answer 19

18.5-24.9

Question 20

What BMI is considered overweight

Answer 20

25.0-29.9

Question 21

What BMI is considered obese?

Answer 21

30.0 or greater

Question 22

How much of the body is water?

Answer 22

50-80%

Question 23

B1, what is it’s function and where can you get it.

Answer 23

Thiamine. It helps with carbohydrate metabolism, heart nerve and muscle function. You can find it in whole grains, meat, legumes, nuts, seeds, yeast, rice.

Question 24

B2, function and source.

Answer 24

Riboflavin, help to fat and protein metabolism. Source is Oregon meat, dairy products, fortified greens, green leafy vegetables, eggs.

Question 25

B3 function and source

Answer 25

Niacin, helps with carb and fat metabolism. Sources are fish, meat, poultry and fortified greens.

Question 26

B6 source and function

Answer 26

Pyridoxine, does enzyme assistance in amino acid synthesis. Found in fish meat poultry greens nuts beans legumes avocados bananas and prunes

Question 27

B12

Answer 27

Cobalamines, functions with protein and fat metabolism, nerve cell maintenance and cell development. Can be found in meats seafood dairy products eggs molasses and yeast

Question 28

Biotin function and source

Answer 28

Helps with car protein and fat metabolism. Found in liver, cereals grains yeast in legumes

Question 29

Vitamin k function and source

Answer 29

Helps with normal blood clotting and bone growth. Found in green leafy vegetables dairy and green products meet eggs and fruit

Question 30

Pantothenic acid function and source

Answer 30

Release of energy from carbs and fats, found in meat grains legumes fruits and vegetables.

Question 31

What is phosphorus’s function and source.

Answer 31

Formation and maintenance of Bones and teeth, energy production. Found in meat fish dairy products eggs legumes whole grains carbonated beverages