Define That!
DEFINE RICKETS.
DEFICIENCY OF VITAMIN D AND/OR CALCIUM - CAUSES SOFT AND WEAK BONES IN CHILDREN, OFTEN LEADING TO BONE DEFORMITIES LIKE BOWED LEGS, STUNTED GROWTH
NAME THREE SOURCES OF VITAMIN C.
SWEET RED PEPPERS, ORANGE JUICE, BROCCOLI, STRAWBERRIES, BRUSSEL SPROUTS, GRAPEFRUIT
THIAMIN DEFICIENCY
BERI BERI
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF IRON?
TRANSPORTER OF OXYGEN
WHAT ARE THE "FOUR Ds" OF PELLAGRA?
DERMATITIS, DIARRHEA, DEMENTIA, DEATH
DEFINE PHYTATES.
COMPOUNDS FOUND IN PLANT FOODS THAT INTERFERE WITH MINERAL ABSORPTION, SUCH AS IRON AND ZINC.
NAME THREE SOURCES OF VITAMIN K.
KALE, SPINACH, BRUSSEL SPROUTS, BROCCOLI, ASPARAGUS, CABBAGE.
NIACIN DEFICIENCY
PELLAGRA
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF PHOSPHORUS?
PROVIDES STRUCTURE FOR BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES
HOW MUCH SUNLIGHT IS SUFFICIENT FOR ADEQUATE VITAMIN D?
5-30 MINS OF MID-DAY SUN EXPOSURE 2X/WEEK
DEFINE GOITROGENS.
SUBSTANCE THAT INTERFERE WITH IODINE INTAKE INTO THE THYROID. EX: CASSAVA, CRUCIFEROUS VEGETABLES, AND SOYBEAN
NAME THREE SOURCES OF VITAMIN A.
LIVER, PUMPKIN, SWEET POTATO, CARROTS, SPINACH, KALE.
VITAMIN C DEFICIENCY
SCURVY
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF POTASSIUM?
MAINTAINS INTRACELLULAR FLUID
WHAT COMPOUND IN PLANT FOODS AFFECTS ABSORPTION OF MINERALS (EX: CALCIUM, ZINC, IRON)?
PHYTATES AND OXALATES
DEFINE OSMOSIS.
WATER MOVING FROM ONE REGION TO ANOTHER UNTIL THE CONCENTRATION OF SOLUTES REACHES EQUILIBRIUM.
NAME THREE SOURCES OF BIOTIN.
PEANUTS, TREE NUTS, MUSHROOMS, EGGS, TOMATOES.
RIBOFLAVIN DEFICIENCY
ARIBOFLAVINOSIS
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF ZINC?
RNA SYNTHESIS AND GENE EXPRESSION
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WET BERIBERI AND DRY BERIBERI?
WET BERIBERI HAS THE PRESENCE OF EDEMA (WATER RETENTION AND SWELLING). DRY DOES NOT (MUSCLE WEAKNESS AND ALTERED MENTAL STATUS).
DEFINE ENRICHMENT.
TYPE OF STANDARDIZED FORTIFICATION INVOLVING THE ADDITION OF SPECIFIED AMOUNTS OF CERTAIN NUTRIENTS (B VITAMINS AND IRON) TO A LIMITED LIST OF FOODS.
NAME THREE SOURCES OF THIAMIN.
PORK, FISH, LEGUMES, WHOLE GRAINS, SOY MILK.
VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY
XEROPHTHALMIA
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF MAGNESIUM?
NERVE AND MUSCLE FUNCTION
WHAT ARE THE THREE STAGES OF CANCER PROGRESSION?
STEP 1: INITIATION, STEP 2: PROMOTION, STEP 3: PROGRESSION.