Major Minerals
Trace Minerals
Food Security/Sustainability
Food Safety
Nutrition for Infants and Children
100
The major intracellular cation.
What is Potassium
100
Trace mineral whose most well-known function is for binding oxygen during oxygen transport.
What is iron
100
Government support system targeted towards infants, children until 5 years of age, and women.
What is WIC (Women Infants and Children)
100
Process by which substances such as pesticides build up in an organism.
What is bioaccumulation
100
The duration recommendation for breastfeeding infants.
What is one year
200
Part of the brain that receives signals of increased blood osmolality (electrolyte concentration), and than stimulates the pituitary gland.
What is the hypothalamus
200
Identify two factors than can inhibit the absorption of non-heme iron?
What are phytic acid, oxalic acid, some polyphenols, high dietary fiber, calcium, or lead
200
The three major greenhouse gases associated with agriculture.
What is carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide
200
The three things that bacteria love.
What are warmth (40-140 degrees F), moisture, and nutrients
200
In which of the following nutrients does the daily recommendation not change during pregnancy (zinc, iron, folate, calcium).
What is calcium
300
The vast majority of sodium in the Western diets comes from what types of foods.
What are processed foods
300
Which of the following foods is highest in zinc (lamb chops, white rice, ham, peas)
What is lamb chops
300
Identify two currently used and/or potential uses of GMOs.
What are increasing nutrients in a food item, pharmaceutical crops, remediation of pollutants, drought or stress resistant crops, pesticide resistance, etc
300
What are means of reducing the risk for botulism poisoning.
What are proper canning practices and throwing away damaged cans.
300
The time period when complimentary foods can be added to an infants diet.
What is 4 to 6 months of age
400
Name for a deficiency of potassium, which includes symptoms of weakness, fatigue, and irregular heartbeat.
What is hypokalemia
400
Name for the iron toxicity symptom among adults.
What is hemochromatosis
400
Identify two major goals of sustainable food systems.
What are promoting health and food safety, ensuring enough food for all, environmentally beneficial or benign, protect worker safety, justice and fair wages for workers, animal welfare, and preserving rural way of life
400
What is the name for the class of one-celled microorganisms that love moisture and often spread disease through water.
What is protozoa
400
What is the weight cutoff for an infant identified as having a low birth weight?
What is less than 5.5 pounds
500
Of the following foods, which has the greatest bioavailable calcium (spinach, beans, milk, cabbage)
What is cabbage
500
A potential symptom or disease resulting from selenium deficiency.
What are thyroid issues, increased cancer risk, or Keshan disease.
500
Government support program designed around the least costly nutritious diet for a family and the poverty line.
What is SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) or the Food Stamp Program
500
In which of the following bacteria (E. coli, salmonella, and listeriosis) can an infection bring about flu-like symptoms (diarrhea, vomiting, stomach ache).
What is... they all can (trick question).
500
Identify two characteristics of the concept "Division of Responsibility"
What are: Parent offers variety of nutritious foods. Parent serves child-size portions and serves meals during regular meal and snack times. Parent does not reward, punish, or coerce a child to eat the food. Child decides when and how much to eat.
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