September 26, 2012 Flashcards

1
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Bacon was originally created by ______ Bacon

A

Francis

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2
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Who discovered vitamins and when?

A

Cornelius Pekelharring; 1912

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3
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How many essential nutrients do we retain from food we consume?

A

50

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4
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How many of the 50 essential nutrients we retain need to be healthy

A

15

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5
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How many of the 50 essential nutrients we retain are minerals

A

21

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6
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How many of the 50 essential nutrients we retail are amino acids and how many are fatty acids

A

11; 2

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7
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At what age do we produce insulin and become likely to develop diabetes

A

30

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8
Q

folic acid fights?

A

heart disease and spina difida

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9
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What is beriberi

A

Disease from lack of thiamine (vitamin b1) nd occurs mostly with people who rely heavily on rice

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10
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Rickets?

A

Lack of vitamin, calcium and phosphate

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11
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Pellagra?

A

over reliance on corn and causes rough skin. In 1881, Italians came down with it

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12
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Scurvy?

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result of sailors spending more than 90 days at sea – lack of vitamin c

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13
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where do cruciferious vegetables get their names from? and give two examples

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Get their name from crosslike culture; cabbage and broccoli

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14
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True or False? THere’s a higher rate of breast cancer in Poland than US.

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False; higher rate in US than Poland

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