What is an example of a good food choice for a person on a low-cholesterol, low-fat diet?
What is baked potato, vegetables, fruits
What interferes with vitamin absorption?
What is an active lifestyle, diarrhea, high blood pressure.
What is amenorrhea?
What is monthly menstrual periods coming to a stop, commonly from eating disorders.
Why are more fluids needed during illness?
What is flushing drug metabolism products from the system, a sick person may not feel inclined to drink more fluids, vomiting and diarrhea causes fluid loss.
What is a method used to determine WHERE your body stores excess fat?
What is waist to hip ratio
Which of the following functions of protein can also be performed by carbohydrates and fats?
What is Provide Energy
What is an example of of a NON water soluble vitamin?
Vitamin A (anything not vitamin b or c)
What vitamin do you have a greater risk of being deficient in with not eating animal products?
What is vitamin B12.
What is usually offered as the first solid food for babies?
What is infant cereals.
Measuring thickness of skinfolds of subcutaneous fat is done with a device called ____________.
What is a caliper
What chemical element is found in protein that is not found in fats and carbohydrates
What is Nitrogen
What is an example of a macromineral besides carbs, fats, protein.
What is chloride calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, and sulfur
About how many gallons of water does the adult body contain?
What is 12
Adequate intake of water for a 16 year old female in liters is _______.
What is 2.3 liters
When carbohydrates are not available to the body, what will happen?
What is the body will obtain glucose from fat.
Which type of vegetarian consumes dairy products and eggs but no meat, fish, or poultry?
What is Lacto-ovo vegetarian
What is the main function of vitamin K?
what is makes proteins needed for blood coagulation.
What is a symptom of iron-deficiency anemia?
What is fatigue
What is considered health weight gain for a pregnancy?
What is 25-35 pounds
Which factor increases BMR
Pregnancy, being taller
What might happen as a result of consuming a high-protein diet?
What is liver and kidney problems
What are the 2 main antioxidant vitamins?
What is vitamins C and E
What is a main effect of excess phosphorus in the diet?
What is reduced calcium absorption
Define osteoporosis
What is A condition that results in porous and fragile bones due to calcium loss.
The hormone thyroxine affects _____
What is BMR