Nutrition Flashcards

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What food is a good source of Vitamin A?

What does vitamin A help with?

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(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.

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What do grains help with?

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

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3
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What helps regulate muscle activity and heart rhythym?

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Minerals and electrolytes.

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4
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What helps maintain body heat?

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Protein.

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What helps absorb fat-soluble vitamins?

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Oils.

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What are signs of bulemia nervosa?

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Usage of laxatives, over-exercising, vomiting.

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Signs of anorexia nervosa?

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Ritualistic behavior, starvation, counting calories.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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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
A

Serving size.

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What is a good source of Vitamin D?

What does vitamin d do?

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Fish, milk, eggs and butter.

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

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What is vitamin E and where can you get it?

What does vitamin e do?

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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.

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What is vitamin D good for?

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

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

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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.

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

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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

18
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What BMI is considered underweight?

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Under 18.5

19
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What wright BMI is considered healthy?

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18.5-24.9

20
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What BMI is considered overweight

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25.0-29.9

21
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What BMI is considered obese?

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30.0 or greater

22
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How much of the body is water?

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50-80%

23
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B1, what is it’s function and where can you get it.

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

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B2, function and source.

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

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B3 function and source

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

26
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B6 source and function

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

27
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B12

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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

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Biotin function and source

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

29
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Vitamin k function and source

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

30
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Pantothenic acid function and source

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

31
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What is phosphorus’s function and source.

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