Class, can you tell me more about how vitamin D functions with calcium and some of the newest research about the vitamin in relationship to certain diseases?
Which childhood condition is associated with a deficiency of vitamin D and what practices today are interfering with our ability to get this vitamin?
Class, can you tell me more about how vitamin D functions with calcium and some of the newest research about the vitamin in relationship to certain diseases?
Which childhood condition is associated with a deficiency of vitamin D and what practices today are interfering with our ability to get this vitamin?
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| INGREDIENTS: Whole Grain Wheat, Sugar, Corn Meal, Brown Sugar Syrup, Modified Corn Starch, Canola and/or Rice Bran Oil, Honey, Salt, Baking Soda, Calcium Carbonate, Dextrose, Trisodium Phosphate, Zinc and Iron (Mineral Nutrients), Vitamin C (Sodium Ascorbate), A B Vitamin (Niacinamide), Artificial Flavor, Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Vitamin B1 (Thiamin Mononitrate), Vitamin A (Palmitate), A B Vitamin (Folic Acid), Vitamin B12, Vitamin D. BHT Added to Preserve Freshness. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. How would you find out what amount of vitamin A is contributed by a serving of this cereal? 2. What are the sources of vitamins in this cereal? 3. a. Are any actual vitamin amounts (e.g., mass or volume) given on the label? b. Why might this be? 4. Which vitamin amount in the cereal is most significantly increased by milk? 5. a. What class of vitamins is more abundant in the cereal alone? b. Why might this be? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
QUESTION 14
Regarding fiber, which one is not correct?
| If you want to add fiber in your diet also eat the seeds and skins in fruits and vegetables. | ||
| The removal of the outer husk or bran from our wheat diminished the integrity of our grains. | ||
| The lack of fiber in the Western diet (that's our diet) was causing gastrointestinal problems that many countries and continents had not seen: diverticulitis, diverticulosis, constipation, increase in colon cancers, etc. | ||
| You cannot eat too much fiber. |
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QUESTION 15
Whey protein is a protein in milk that is most efficient in building muscle.
True
False
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QUESTION 16
Quinoa has been around for thousands of years, it is gluten free and a complete protein.
True
False
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QUESTION 17
Most of us donât get enough Vitamin D since our sun exposure is limited in the northern states. Vitamin D is made in our body with the help of the ultraviolet rays from the sun being absorbed by the skin. Vitamin D is vital for our immune system, skeletal structure hormone balance, and other bodily functions.
In answering this question, the other way we can get Vitamin D is primarily by eating fruits.
True
False
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QUESTION 18
The hypothalamus is our brain's appetite control center.
True
False
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QUESTION 19
The following explains information about antioxidants but one, which one is incorrect?
| We can't stop aging or get rid of the sun or live in a perfectly clean world but we can provide our body antioxidants that will fight free radicals. | ||
| We know from our readings antioxidants are vitamin K and the minerals biotin and selenium. | ||
| The foods with antioxidants are: all berries are great (strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, etc.), green leafy vegetables, carrots, tomatoes, dark chocolate, nuts, kidney beans and all beans, all herbs and foods mother nature provides us. | ||
| The most effective compounds that can fight off free radicals are antioxidants, just as the name implies they counteract oxidation, the harmful reaction that takes place. |
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QUESTION 20
It's best to drink beverages without calories. The calories from food leave us more satisfied than fluids and it's much easier to get additional unwanted calories from sodas, juices and lattes.
True False
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QUESTION 11
A sustainable environment means to be maintained indefinitely and when we use products that have been altered by GMO's, genetically modified organisms, those crops cannot reproduce themselves.
True
False
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QUESTION 12
Which foods would not make a complement of 20 amino acids, to make a complete protein?
| Corn and beans | ||
| Brown rice and peas | ||
| Peanut butter and white bread | ||
| Yogurt and walnuts |
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QUESTION 13
Which nutrition tip would you not recommend?
| It is recommended to chew your food well. | ||
| It is recommended to go long periods of time without eating to loose weight. | ||
| When you eat out you can expect to get more salt and fat from the food. | ||
| Eating often will not cause weight gain because one is less likely to overeat. |
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QUESTION 14
Regarding fiber, which one is not correct?
| If you want to add fiber in your diet also eat the seeds and skins in fruits and vegetables. | ||
| The removal of the outer husk or bran from our wheat diminished the integrity of our grains. | ||
| The lack of fiber in the Western diet (that's our diet) was causing gastrointestinal problems that many countries and continents had not seen: diverticulitis, diverticulosis, constipation, increase in colon cancers, etc. | ||
| You cannot eat too much fiber. |
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QUESTION 15
Whey protein is a protein in milk that is most efficient in building muscle.
True
False
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QUESTION 16
Quinoa has been around for thousands of years, it is gluten free and a complete protein.
True
False
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QUESTION 17
Most of us donât get enough Vitamin D since our sun exposure is limited in the northern states. Vitamin D is made in our body with the help of the ultraviolet rays from the sun being absorbed by the skin. Vitamin D is vital for our immune system, skeletal structure hormone balance, and other bodily functions.
In answering this question, the other way we can get Vitamin D is primarily by eating fruits.
True
False
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QUESTION 18
The hypothalamus is our brain's appetite control center.
True
False
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QUESTION 19
The following explains information about antioxidants but one, which one is incorrect?
| We can't stop aging or get rid of the sun or live in a perfectly clean world but we can provide our body antioxidants that will fight free radicals. | ||
| We know from our readings antioxidants are vitamin K and the minerals biotin and selenium. | ||
| The foods with antioxidants are: all berries are great (strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, etc.), green leafy vegetables, carrots, tomatoes, dark chocolate, nuts, kidney beans and all beans, all herbs and foods mother nature provides us. | ||
| The most effective compounds that can fight off free radicals are antioxidants, just as the name implies they counteract oxidation, the harmful reaction that takes place. |
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QUESTION 20
It's best to drink beverages without calories. The calories from food leave us more satisfied than fluids and it's much easier to get additional unwanted calories from sodas, juices and lattes.
True False
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