trace minerals done

Question 1

Dietary sources of this mineral include brewer’s yeast, liver, nuts
and whole grains

Answer 1

chromium

Question 2

Cooking in stainless steel can increase food’s
_________content

Answer 2

chromium

Question 3

what is chromium used in in the body?

Answer 3

Involved in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism

Question 4

what trace mineral is important to dental health and helps bones?

Answer 4

fluoride

Question 5

_________-rich foods reduce the
bioavailability of fluoride

Answer 5

Calcium

Question 6

what is the UL of iron?

Answer 6

45 mg/day

Question 7

what is the RDI for iron?

Answer 7

8-18mg/day

Question 8

where do you get iron?

Answer 8

red meats, leafy greens, dried fruit, whole and enriched grains

Question 9

who is at risk for an iron deficiency?

Answer 9

infacts and preschool children, adolescents, women, pregnant women, athletes and vegetarians

Question 10

if iron is low, could cause low _______ stores

Answer 10

hemoglobin

Question 11

what are the trace minerals?

Answer 11

Include iron, zinc, copper, manganese,
selenium, iodine, fluoride, chromium and
molybdenum

Question 12

trace minerals are all Required in amounts less than ____mg/
day

Answer 12

100

Question 13

n Rate of __________ is a concern for
trace elements

Answer 13

bioavailability

Question 14

_________is the iron-containing
component of the blood

Answer 14

Hemoglobin

Question 15

________iron—from animal products

Answer 15

Heme

Question 16

_______ iron—from plant products
n Iron cookware can be a source of nonheme iron in the
diet

Answer 16

Nonheme

Question 17

is nonheme or hene iron mroe efficiently absorbed?

Answer 17

heme

Question 18

Iron from the diet is absorbed into the
……..

Answer 18

intestinal mucosal cells

Question 19

_________—the major iron storage protein

Answer 19

Ferritin

Question 20

________—an iron transport protein in the
blood

Answer 20

Transferrin

Question 21

__________—an insoluble iron storage
compound produced by the body when iron exceeds the storage capacity of ferritin

Answer 21

Hemosiderin

Question 22

Iron is essential for the delivery of _______ to cells

Answer 22

oxygen

Question 23

_______________—when there is
insufficient hemoglobin, red blood cells are
microcytic and hypochromic and unable to
deliver sufficient oxygen to the tissues

Answer 23

Iron deficiency anemia

Question 24

It is estimated that as much as _____of the world’s population may be iron deficient
and 30% suffer from iron deficiency anemia

Answer 24

80%

Question 25

A UL of iron has been set at ___mg/day from all sources

Answer 25

45

Question 26

n Iron poisoning can be life-threatening q It can damage the intestinal lining and cause abnormalities in body __, shock and _____ failure n Iron overload can happen over time and accumulates in tissues such as the heart and the liver

Answer 26

pH and liver

Question 27

Hemochromatosis—the most common form of _____overload

Answer 27

iron

Question 28

what foods are high in iron?

Answer 28

lentils, beef, spinach

Question 29

zinc from _______ sources are better absorbed than zinc from ______ sources

Answer 29

Animal and plant

Question 30

Most abundant intracellular trace element is ....

Answer 30

zinc

Question 31

Involved in the functioning of over 300 different enzymes, including s__________ ______

Answer 31

superoxide dismutase

Question 32

Important for protecting cells from _____ -__________ damage

Answer 32

free radical

Question 33

what foods contain the most zinc?

Answer 33

beef, crab, chocolate, nuts

Question 34

The richest dietary source of copper is ________

Answer 34

organ meat

Question 35

Copper may be important in helping to prevent certain types of _____

Answer 35

anemia

Question 36

_____ can decrease the bioavailability of copper

Answer 36

zinc

Question 37

what foods are high in manganese

Answer 37

whole grains and nuts

Question 38

________-requiring enzymes are involved in amino acid, carbohydrate and cholesterol metabolism, cartilage formation, urea synthesis and antioxidant protection

Answer 38

Manganese

Question 39

_______, like copper and zinc, is needed for the activity of a form of superoxide dismutase

Answer 39

Manganese

Question 40

The selenium content of plant foods, such as grains and seeds, depends on the selenium content of the ______in which they are grown

Answer 40

soil

Question 41

Symptoms of selenium deficiency include _________ and _____________

Answer 41

muscular discomfort and weakness

Question 42

Selenium deficiency can lead to _____ disease, affecting the heart muscle

Answer 42

Keshan

Question 43

what foods are high in selenium?

Answer 43

crab, salmon, chicken, beef

Question 44

________ and _________ occur in people in China with high selenium levels in the soil.

Answer 44

hair and nail brittleness

Question 45

______ content of food depends on the soil where plants are grown or where animals graze

Answer 45

Iodine

Question 46

Soil near the _____is higher in iodine than soil _______

Answer 46

ocean and inland

Question 47

Most of the iodine in the diet comes from __________

Answer 47

iodized salt

Question 48

More than half the iodine in the body is found in the _____________

Answer 48

thyroid gland