Micronutrients 101
These nutrients are needed in trace amounts but are vital for growth and development.
What are Micronutrients.
The word "vitamin" comes from vita and amine. What does "vita" mean?
What is "life".
These nutrients help regulate your body's water and electrolyte balance.
What are minerals
What percentage of your plate should ideally be plant-based for health benefits?
What is 75% or more.
This kind of diet helps reduce climate change impacts.
What is a plant-forward diet?
Name the two types of micronutrients.
What are vitamins and minerals.
True or false: The human body can produce vitamins on its own.
What is false.
Minerals help send messages through the body by acting as this type of transmitter.
What are electrical transmitters.
Most plant foods are rich in which macronutrient?
What are carbohydrates.
Producing meat and dairy uses more of this natural resource than plants do.
What is water.
The best way to ensure adequate intake of micronutrients is?
What is to consume a wide variety of minimally processed foods/ nutrient dense foods
Vitamins help convert this into energy.
What is food.
Name two things minerals help your body metabolize.
What are proteins, fats, and carbohydrates.
These colorful compounds in plants help protect your cells.
What are antioxidants or phytochemicals.
A plant-based diet promotes this type of diversity.
What is biodiversity / ecological diversity.
Vitamin and mineral supplements are regulated just like medicines in the US - True or false?
False.
Name one symptom of long-term vitamin deficiency.
What is loss of appetite, weight loss, irritability, sleeplessness, or drowsiness?
What is the most common mineral deficiency in the US?
What is iron.
Name two health benefits of a plant-forward diet.
What are lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol, reduced disease risk, etc.
Food production makes up about what percentage of global greenhouse gas emissions?
What is up to 30%.
True or false - vitamin and mineral supplements are always safe to take because the body needs them.
False.
What vitamin is critical for breaking down alcohol in the body?
What is thiamine.
This mineral is a primary component of bones.
What is calcium.
Plant-forward diets benefit the planet by doing this with carbon.
What is sequestering it (carbon sequestration)?
Cutting animal product intake in half could reduce the need for this essential resource.
What is freshwater.