NUTRITION 121 FINAL EXAM
Fluids help maintain your body temp - This is True How do you
calculate BMI? - Weight/ Height How many additional calories does
a pregnant woman need per day? - 300-450 k/cals per day How
many calories per day must you cut out to lose 1 lb a week? - 500
kcal perday or 3300 per week How much of a healthy adult is
composed of fluids? - 50-70% Scurvy is deficiency disease for what
vitamin? - Vitamin C! The answer to this question is Vitamin C.
Holy mother of god. Scurvy is a VITAMIN C deficiency!!!!!!!!
Symptoms of Iron Toxicity? - Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea, dizziness,
confusion and delayed treatment can cause sever damage to the
heart, central nervous system, liver, and kidneys type 2 diabetes is
an auto immune disease. - True Vitamin K is a water soluble
vitamin- - FALSE What are antioxidants? - They are chemicals
that protect cells from damage from oxidation and free radical
buildup in the body What are electrolytes? - Mineral salts dissolved
in Water What are free radicals? - An atom that has lost an
electron and is left with an unpaired electron What are some
causes of under nutrition? - Natural diaster, overpopulation, and
poor farming What are some chronic diseases directly linked to
obesity? - Stroke, Diabetes, heart disease, and gallbladder disease
What are some factors that increase risk for cancer? - Smoking,
weight, diet, and to much sun. What are teratogens? - Substances
that cause birth defects (Alcohol, drugs and mercury) What are the
3 types of lipids found in foods? - Triglycerides, phospholipids, and
sterols What are the components of fitness? - Respiratory fitness,
musculo skeleton fitness, and flexibility body composition What are
the functions of water? - Essential for life and required for fluid
and electrolyte balance and many metabolic reactions. What are
the most common food contaminated bacteria? - Salmonella, and
E. Coli, also C. Jujuni What are the sources of Calcium? - Green
