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C787
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2- // /
Health
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and
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Wellness
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Through
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Nutritional Science Exam Questions With Answers
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What //is //a //macronutrient //(3) //and //what //do //they //do?
Carbohydrates, //Lipids, //Proteins.
Consumed /
/in /
/largest /
/quantities, /
/provide /
/energy /
/needed /
/for //maintenance, //growth, //thermoregulation, //physical //activity, //pregnancy, //and //lactation.
Recommended //% //of //each //macronutrient
Carbs //= //45-65%
Lipids //= //20 //- //35%
Proteins //= //10 //- //35%
,What //are //the //micronutrients //(trace //elements)?
vitamins //and //minerals
Deficiency //of //Vitamin //A
Mild /
/deficiency /
/can /
/cause /
/diarrhea /
/and /
/URI; /
/diarrhea /
/then /
/can /
/cause /
/malnutrition. /
/More /
/severe /
/deficiency /
/can /
/cause /
/changes /
/in /
/the /
/eyes /
/and /
/eventually /
/blindness //- /
/night /
/blindness /
/is /
/usually /
, /the /
/first /
/detectable /
/symptom. /
/Deficiency /
/during /
/pregnancy /
/or /
/at /
/birth /
/and /
/cause /
/skull /
/to //not //develop //normally //and //brain //is //crowded. //Can //also //cause //growth //impairment.
Deficiency //of //Vitamin //B1 //(thiamine)
Beriberi, /
/in //which //the //heart //and //nervous //systems //are //damaged //and //muscle //wasting //occurs.
Deficiency //of //Vitamin //B3 //(Niacin)
Pellagra, /
/and /
/characterized //by //the //Four //D's //of //Pellagra: //dermatitis, //diarrhea, //dementia, //and //death.
Deficiency //of //Vitamin //B12
Vegans //who //consume //no //animal //products //are //at //risk //of //deficiency //resulting //in //anemia
C787
/ /
Unit
/ //
2- // /
Health
/ /
and
/ /
Wellness
/ /
Through
/ /
Nutritional Science Exam Questions With Answers
/ // // // // // //
What //is //a //macronutrient //(3) //and //what //do //they //do?
Carbohydrates, //Lipids, //Proteins.
Consumed /
/in /
/largest /
/quantities, /
/provide /
/energy /
/needed /
/for //maintenance, //growth, //thermoregulation, //physical //activity, //pregnancy, //and //lactation.
Recommended //% //of //each //macronutrient
Carbs //= //45-65%
Lipids //= //20 //- //35%
Proteins //= //10 //- //35%
,What //are //the //micronutrients //(trace //elements)?
vitamins //and //minerals
Deficiency //of //Vitamin //A
Mild /
/deficiency /
/can /
/cause /
/diarrhea /
/and /
/URI; /
/diarrhea /
/then /
/can /
/cause /
/malnutrition. /
/More /
/severe /
/deficiency /
/can /
/cause /
/changes /
/in /
/the /
/eyes /
/and /
/eventually /
/blindness //- /
/night /
/blindness /
/is /
/usually /
, /the /
/first /
/detectable /
/symptom. /
/Deficiency /
/during /
/pregnancy /
/or /
/at /
/birth /
/and /
/cause /
/skull /
/to //not //develop //normally //and //brain //is //crowded. //Can //also //cause //growth //impairment.
Deficiency //of //Vitamin //B1 //(thiamine)
Beriberi, /
/in //which //the //heart //and //nervous //systems //are //damaged //and //muscle //wasting //occurs.
Deficiency //of //Vitamin //B3 //(Niacin)
Pellagra, /
/and /
/characterized //by //the //Four //D's //of //Pellagra: //dermatitis, //diarrhea, //dementia, //and //death.
Deficiency //of //Vitamin //B12
Vegans //who //consume //no //animal //products //are //at //risk //of //deficiency //resulting //in //anemia
