| Term | Definition |
| The deficiency of what vitamin in pregnant women results in neural tube defects in infants? | Folate |
| What condition is associated with folate and/or vitamin B12 deficiency? | Anemia |
| What form of vitamin A acts as an antioxidant in the body? | Beta Carotene |
| What is the first sign of vitamin A deficiency? | Night Blindness |
| What vitamin is given to newborns as a single dose at birth? | Vitamin K |
| Babies don't have the bacteria in their bodies to make ____ ____ yet. | Vitamin K |
| ____ ____ helps your blood clot. | Vitamin K |
| RDA for adults for vitamin B6 | 1.3 mg |
| RDA for adults for vitamin C | 75-90 mg |
| RDA for adults for Thiamin | 1.2 mg men
1.1 mg women |
| RDA for adults for vitamin D | 600 IU
800 IU for adults >70 y/o |
| UL for vitamin C | 2,000 mg |
| UL for vitamin D | 4,000 mg |
| If a prenatal vitamin contains 200 mg of folate, how many DFEs is the body receiving from this supplement? | 200*1.7 = 340 DFE |
| Remember what number for these kinds of problems:
If a prenatal vitamin contains 200 mg of folate, how many DFEs is the body receiving from this supplement? | 1.7 |
| Vitamin A sources... | Greek leafy vegetables and orange fruits/vegetables. |
| Vitamin D sources... | Fortified dairy and fatty fish. |
| How does the body make vitamin D? | UV light from the sun |
| What factors will contribute to the deficiency of vitamin D? | Dark skin
Breastfeeding
Without supplementation
Lack of sunlight
No fortified dairy |
| Vitamin E sources... | Vegetable oils and products made from them. |
| Vitamin K sources... | Dark green leafy vegetables. |
| What deficiency disease is associated with vitamin C? | Scurvy |
| What deficiency disease is associated with Niacin? | Pellagra |
| What deficiency disease is associated with vitamin D? | Rickets (in children) |
| What deficiency disease is associated with Thiamin? | Beri Beri |
| Is water found more in lean tissue or in fat tissue? | Lean tissue |
| Iron’s main role in the body is to... | the transporting, acceptance, and release of OXYGEN. |
| What is the main electrolyte in extracellular fluid? | Na+ (Sodium) |
| How much of the body’s water is found in intracellular fluid? | 2/3 |
| How much of the average adult’s body weight is water? | 60% |
| AI for total water for men? | 3.7 liters |
| AI for total water for women? | 2.7 liters |
| What is the UL of sodium for adults? | 2,300 mg |
| What is the average daily consumption of sodium? | 3,400 mg |
| Where does most of this salt come from in adult diets? | added sodium by food manufacturers
(most of the sodium we consume is already in our food) |
| What are the two kinds of iron found in food? | Heme iron and non-heme iron |
| Heme iron is found mainly in... | Animal products. |
| Non-heme iron is found mainly in... | Some animal products, but mostly plant products. |
| The main intercellular electrolyte is... | K+ (Potassium) |
| The peak bone mass is typically at ____ years old. | 30 |
| What mineral helps maintain bone density? | Calcium |
| The type of medicine that is used in place of conventional medicine, considered unconventional due to insufficient evidence: | Alternative medicine |
| Supplements are ____ regulated. | Loosely |
| RDA for Potassium | 4,700 mg |
| RDA for Calcium (Through the Lifecycle) | Adolescents - 18 y/o = 1,300 mg/day
Adult Women - 50 y/o = 1,000 mg/day
Adult Men - 70 y/o = 1,000 mg/day
Women over 50 y/o = 1,200 mg/day
Men over 70 y/o = 1,200 mg/day |
| RDA for Iron (Through the Lifecycle) | Men = 8 mg/day
Women of Childbearing Age = 18 mg/day
Women over 50 y/o = 8 mg/day |
| What number should be remembered with the RDA for Iron? | 8 |
| Vitamin C enhances the absorption of ____, especially in ____ ____ foods. | iron; plant-based |
| What deficiency (or toxicity) disease is associated with Iron? | Pica |
| What deficiency (or toxicity) disease is associated with Calcium? | Osteoporosis |
| What deficiency (or toxicity) disease is associated with Fluoride? | Fluorosis |
