September 26, 2012 Flashcards
Bacon was originally created by ______ Bacon
Francis
Who discovered vitamins and when?
Cornelius Pekelharring; 1912
How many essential nutrients do we retain from food we consume?
50
How many of the 50 essential nutrients we retain need to be healthy
15
How many of the 50 essential nutrients we retain are minerals
21
How many of the 50 essential nutrients we retail are amino acids and how many are fatty acids
11; 2
At what age do we produce insulin and become likely to develop diabetes
30
folic acid fights?
heart disease and spina difida
What is beriberi
Disease from lack of thiamine (vitamin b1) nd occurs mostly with people who rely heavily on rice
Rickets?
Lack of vitamin, calcium and phosphate
Pellagra?
over reliance on corn and causes rough skin. In 1881, Italians came down with it
Scurvy?
result of sailors spending more than 90 days at sea – lack of vitamin c
where do cruciferious vegetables get their names from? and give two examples
Get their name from crosslike culture; cabbage and broccoli
True or False? THere’s a higher rate of breast cancer in Poland than US.
False; higher rate in US than Poland