Nutrition: Non-energy Yielding nutrients

Question 1

Water soluble vitamins

Answer 1

C

B complex

Question 2

B-vitamins and c, stored in the body for a brief period of time before being excreted

Answer 2

Water soluble vitamins

Question 3

Vitamins A, D, E, K… Stored in fat cells

Answer 3

Fat soluble vitamins

Question 4

Non-protein, organic substance that usually contains a vitamin or mineral and combines with a specific protein, the apoenzyme, to form and active enzyme system

Answer 4

Coenzymes

Question 5

Amino acid normally used by the body in cellular metabolism and in the manufacturing of proteins. Elevated concentrations in the blood are thought to increase the risks for heart disease

Answer 5

Homocysteine

Question 6

Amount of each nutrient that meets the requirements of half healthy people in a particular life stage and gender group

Answer 6

Estimated Average Requirements (ear)

Question 7

The amount of each nutrient that meets the needs of 97% of healthy people in a particular life-stage and gender group. Determined using EARS,

Answer 7

Recommended daily allowance

Question 8

Average intake of each nutrient needed to sustain health, based on studies of people in a particular life-stage and gender groups. Used when RDA doesn’t exist

Answer 8

Adequate intake

Question 9

Upper limit of safe, daily intake for nutrient.

Answer 9

Tolerable upper intake level

Question 10

Unstable molecule that causes oxidative damage by stealing electrons surrounding molecules, thereby disrupting activity in the body’s cell

Answer 10

Free radicals

Question 11

Comprehensive set of nutrient reference values for healthy populations hat can be used for assessing and planning diets

Answer 11

Dietary reference intake

Question 12

Serves as the key mineral in the formation of oxygen carrying materials, including Hemoglobin and myoglobin

Answer 12

Iron

Question 13

Group of inorganic elements that are essential to humans and animals for normal body function

Answer 13

Minerals

Question 14

Mineral essential in building and maintaining bone, blood clotting and muscle contraction

Answer 14

Calcium

Question 15

Type of bone cell that removes bone issue by removing the bones mineralised matrix

Answer 15

Osteoclasts

Question 16

Cell from which bone develops

Answer 16

Osteoblasts

Question 17

Salts and minerals that produce electrically charged particles in the body fluids and are important components in maintaining proper hydration status

Answer 17

Electrolytes

Question 18

Combination of disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis.

Answer 18

Female triad

Question 19

Establishment of a proper electrical gradient across cell membranes which help to regulate fluid balance in tissues this maintaining homeostasis

Answer 19

Sodium potassium relationship

Question 20

Condition in which the body is in constant deprivation of fluids necessary for homeostasis and can result in debilitating conditions such as gastritis, heartburn, arthritis, kidney stones, and accelerated aging

Answer 20

Chronic dehydration

Question 21

Decrease in blood plasma

Answer 21

Hypovolemia

Question 22

Steroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex that regulates the salt and water balance in the body

Answer 22

Aldosterone

Question 23

Osmotic concentration of a solution, expressed as osmoles of solute per litre of solutions

Answer 23

Osmolarity

Question 24

Label on consumer products that identifies servings per container, amount of food by weight or volume that constitutes a single serving and relevant nutritional info

Answer 24

Nutritional facts panel

Question 25

Amount of nutrient that is provided by a single serving of a food item

Answer 25

Daily value

Question 26

Terminology in describing food as light, low-fat, non-fat, and reduced calorie

Answer 26

Food description

Question 27

Description used to market food based on improved consumer standards

Answer 27

Nutrient content

Question 28

Fat soluble vitamins (4)

Answer 28

A
E
K
D