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The amount of heat energy it takes to raise the temperature of 1000g (1 Liter ) of water 1 degree celcuis
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kcal
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recommended daily calories
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2000 kcal
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how many calories per gram of lipids
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9 kcal
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How many calories per gram of carbs?
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4 kcal
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How many kcal per gram of protein?
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4 kcal
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Alcohol provides how many kcal per gram?
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7 kcal
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Any substance that contains carbon atoms bonded to hydrogen atoms in the chemical strcture.
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Organic
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Measurement of body weight and the lengths, circumferences, and thicknesses
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anthropometric assssment
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involves measurement of the concentrations of nutrients and nutrient by-products in the blood, urine, and feces and of specific blood enzyme activities
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dietary assessment
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general appearance of skin, eyes and tongue, evidence of hair loss, etc
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clinical assessment
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occus when nutrient intake does not met nutrient needs
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under nutrition
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prolonged consumption of more nutrients than the body needs
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over nutrition
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recommended daily allowance
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RDA
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a close look at a person's diet, including a record of at least the previous few days food intake, to determine problem areas
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dietary assessment
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background analysis, provides further details about the ability to purchase and prepare foods needed to maintain health
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economic assessment
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is determined by comparing its vitamin or mineral content with the amount of calories it provides
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Nutrient density
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6 oz per day
serving size - yo yo |
grains
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2 1/2 cups per day
seving size- tennis ball |
fruits
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3 cups per day
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milk
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5 1/2 oz per day
serving size - deck of cards |
meat & beans
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food labels are regulated by
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FDA
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blood leaves the heart via _____
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arteries
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blood returns to the heart via
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veins
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path food travels in digestion
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mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestines, large intestines
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produces bile to aid in digestion
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liver
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stores, concentrates, and later releases bile into the small intestines
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gallbladder
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secretes lipase for fat digesting
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pancreas
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secretes trypsin for protein digesting
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pancreas
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secretes biocarbonate sodium to neutralize acid
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pancreas
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most digestion and absorption occurs in the
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small intestines
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mixture of stomach secretions and partially ingested food formed in the stomach
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chyme
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located at the base of the stomach, controls the rate at which the chyme is released into the small intestines
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pyloric sphincter
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digestive enzyme for digesting protein secreted by the stomach
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pepsin
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a moistened mass of food swallowed from the mouth into pharynx
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bolus
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muscular contraction used to propel food down the gastrointestinal tract
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peristalsis
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starch digesting enzyme in salivary glands
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amylase
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prevents contents of the large intestine from reentering the small intestine
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ileocecal sphincter
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name the 3 monosaccharides
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glucose, fructose, galactose
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glucose is also known as
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dextrose
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main monosaccharide found in the body
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glucose
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simple sugar units that serve as the basic unit of all carbohydrate structures
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monosaccharides
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formed when two monosaccharides bond
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disaccharides
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glucose and fructose
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sucrose
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glucose and galactose
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lactose
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glucose and glucose
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maltose
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monosaccharides and disaccharides are both
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simple sugars
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complex carbohydrates (starch)
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polysaccharides
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may contain 1000 or more glucose units
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polysaccharides
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good sources of soluble fiber
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citrus fruit, apples, bananas, oat products, carrots, barley, beans
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recommended daily intake for fiber
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men- 38g/day
women- 25g/day |
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a disease that interferes with the metabolism of phenylalanine.
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PKU- phenylketonuria
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people with this disease need to avoid aspartame. A warning is required on all food labels containing aspartame.
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PKU- phenylketonuria
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the inability for one's body to digest lactose
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lactose intolerance
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insulin-dependent or juvenile-onset diabetes
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type 1
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which type of diabetes usually occurs over 40 yrs of age
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type 2
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most common type of diabetes
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type 2
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% of all cases of diabetes is this type
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type 2
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abnormally high ketone bodies in the urine
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ketosis
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a long chain of carbons bonded together and flanked by hydrogens
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fatty acid
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contains no carbon-carbon double bonds
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saturated fatty acids
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contains carbon double bonds,
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unsaturated fatty acid
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one double bond
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monounsaturated
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two or more of the bonds between the carbons are double bonds
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polyunsaturated
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the process of adding hydrogen atoms to a chain to create a more saturated chain therefore turning oil into lard
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hydrogenation
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digests fat in the stomach
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lipase
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primary site for fat digestion
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small intestine
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building block of protein
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amino acid
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elements found in proteins
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carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfer
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what food provides all of the essential amino acids?
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animal protein
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name of the type of protein that provides all of the essential amino acids
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complete protein
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your body needs how many different amino acids
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20
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how many nonessential amino acids are there
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11
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enzyme that digests protein in the stomach
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pepsin
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protein digesting enzyme secreted by the pancreas into the small intestine
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trypsin
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a disease occuring in the first born child after the second child is born
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kwashiorkor
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disease resulting from consuming a grossly insufficient amount of protein and calories
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marasmus
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a buildup of excess fluid in extracellular spaces
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edema
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an example of just one amino acid out of order
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sickle cell disease
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a chemical bond formed between amino acids in a protein
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peptide bond
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how much protein is required for body weight
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0.8 grams per kilogram
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preformed A: found in fish and organ meats
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retnoids
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provitamin A found in plants that contain pigments, and can be turned into vit. A
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carotnoids
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dry eye
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xerophthalmia
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2nd leading cause of blindness
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vitamin A defiencies
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vitamin that is also a hormone
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vit D
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sources of vitamin D
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fatty fish, fortified milk and cereals
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vitamin D deficiency causes
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softening of bone tissue, may cause osteomalacia or rickets
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functions as an antioxidant and manages and regulates free radicals
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vitamin E
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vital in blood clotting
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vitamin K
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important to take during pregnancy to prevent neural tube detect
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folate or folic acid
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disease caused by vitamin c deficiency
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scurvy
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disease caused by niacin deficiency
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pellagra
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disease caused by thiamin deficiency
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beri beri
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% of body is water
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50% - 70%
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intracellular and extracellular ions
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sodium, potassium, chloride, phosphate,
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how much water do you need a day?
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men- 15 cups
women- 11 cups |
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major mineral is required in the diet in what amount?
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greater than 100 mg/day
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trace minerals required in the diet in what amount?
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less than 100 mg/day
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How much soduim does average american eat daily?
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2300-4700/day
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How much soduim do we need per day?
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1500mg/day
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how much calcuim needed per day
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1000-1200mg/day
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good sources of selenium
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fish, organ, meats, eggs
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sources of iron
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meats, seafood, peas, broccoli
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Iron deficiency causes _____.
Who is most at risk for it? |
anemia
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mineral that helps prevent goiters in the thyroid
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Iodide
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how much water do you need a day?
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men- 15 cups
women- 11 cups |
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major minerals are required in the diet in what amount?
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greater than 100 mg/day
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trace minerals are required in the diet in what amount?
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less than 100 mg/day
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How much soduim does average american eat daily?
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2300-4700/day
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How much soduim do we need per day?
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1500mg/day
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