Nutrition Flashcards
A 62-year-old woman who smokes a pack of cigarettes a day and whose food intake records reveal a mineral vitamin C food is most likely to be at risk for
Easy bruising, and pinpoint hemorrhoids
A basic mechanism for maintaining body hydration
Thirst
Is a deficiency of vitamin A may result in
Blindness
A folic deficiency induces a form of anemia called
Megaloblastic anemia
A food that enhances nonheme absorption is
Orange juice
A patient who is experiencing severe diarrhea and vomiting
Increased body water requirements
A person is most likely to have a high body water content if he/ she
Bodybuilder
A potassium deficiency may
Food poisoning
Vitamin D deficiency and growing children that result in malformation of a skeletal tissue
Rickets
A vitamin that behaves more like a hormone than a
Vitamin D
A young woman who is interested in becoming pregnant, should be canceled on healthy, eating choices, especially regarding folate rich food, which may help prevent
Neural tube defects
And acid has a pH
Lower than seven
An alcoholic is most likely to be deficient in
Thiamin
An athlete who increases his or her intake of pasta will also increase his or her need for
Thiamin
An example of cation is
Sodium
An example of an electrolyte is
Potassium
An important function of sodium is
Water balance
An important function of vitamin A is to
Help form rhodospin the eye
Caton primarily responsible for controlling body water distribution
Sodium and potassium
Chloride is incorporated
Gastric secretions
Fish liver oils are good sources
Vitamin D
For a compound to be classified as a vitamin it must
Perform a vital function
For osmosis to occur
A semi permeable membrane
Functions of water in the body include
Temperature control
Minerals are
Elements
Most of the body’s sodium is found in
Water outside the cells
Oral rehydration therapy is preferred over intravenous therapy for fluid replacement caused by diarrhea because it
Is more readily available
Plasma protein and electrolytes are example of solutes
Found in body fluids that influence the movement of water