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true or false
on should hace seven servings of fruit and veggies a day
True
False
false
true or false
dark or deeply hued veggies and fruit contain more vitamins and minerals than pale ones
True
False
true
true amd false
absorptive or deficiency disease may require that a patient take nutritional supplements
True
False
true
true and false
one should consume at least three servings of dairy products a day
True
False
true
true and false
red meats contain more fat than does white meat
True
False
true
true and false
nuts are a good source of protein
True
False
true
true and false
processed foods are usually more nutritious than natural foods
True
False
false
true and false
inactivity of todays youth and a sedentary lifestyle are not contributors to the increse in obesity of today's youth
True
False
false
true and false
it is not important to have a well rounded diet
True
False
false
true and false
ones diet has a staggering affect on one's personal health as well as mental well being
True
False
true
true and false
essential fatty acids are fats that the body cannot manufacture and must come from ones diet
True
False
true
true and false
free radicals are a good thing ( beneficial to the body)
True
False
false
true and false
vegetarians have to actively seek out alternative sources of proteins
True
False
true
plant substances that protect the body by neutralizing free radicals or unstable oxygen molecules are called __________
A. anions
B. phytochemicals
C. antioxidants
D. macromolecules
C.
an indication of vitamin d deficiency is ______________
A. alopecia
B. small pox
C. rickets
D. poor blood clotting
C.
a _________ is any one of a hundred natural chemical substances present in plants
A. anion
B. phytochemical
C. cation
D. physicochemical
B.
_______ are particles ( acids bases and salts) that result from disintegration of compounds
A. minerals
B. electrolytes
C. cations
D. vitamins
B.
for a food to be fortified it means _______
A. it has been bleached
B. it has had b vitamins added to it
C. it is frozen
D. full of phytochemicals
B.
indications of iron deficiency are _________
A. goiters
B. hyponatremia
C. hypokalemia
D. anemia
D.
an excessively high amount of body fat or adipose tissue in relation to lean body mass
obesity
the normal fluid state in which positive and negative ions are in balance
homeostasis
an ion with a positive charge of electricity
anion
an ion with a positive charge
cation
a condition due to the lack of vitamins, especially from an inadequate diet
hypovitaminosis
minerals that are required in large amounts
macrominerals
a condition caused by an excessive amount of vitamins, especially from taking too many vitamin pills
hyperbitaminosis
particles that result from disintegration of compounds
electrolyte
minerals required in small amounts
microminerals
a deficiency disease that is due to the lack of vitamins
avitaminosis
non-organic substances that are essential constituents of all body cells
minerals
plant substances that protect the body by neutralizing free radicals
antioxidants
organic substances that are essential for normal metabolism growth and development of the human body
vitamins
any one of a hundred chemical substances present in plants
phytochemicals
the recommended daily allowance of nutrients
RDA
The United States Recommended Daily Allowance
USRDA
this should be betweem 20-35% of your calories
fats
natural sugars
carbohydrates
found in meats and nuts, essential for building new tissue
proteins
Author
gailhart
ID
30790
Card Set
Pharm Unit 20 test
Description
Pharmacology
Updated
2010-08-22T20:36:57Z
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