NHM 101 Exam #3 Word Scramble

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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

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