NUTR 100 Final Exam Questions and Correct Answers Latest Update 2025 (Already Passed)

NUTR 100 Final Exam Questions and Correct Answers Latest Update 2025 (Already Passed) vitamins - Answers essential nutrients the body needs in small amounts to grow, reproduce, and maintain good health minerals - Answers inorganic elements needed in small amounts that fluid regulation, helps muscle and nerve function, structure of bones and teeth, enzyme structure and function daily sodium consumption - Answers less than 2300 milligrams per day relationship between sodium and blood pressure - Answers as sodium intake increases so does blood pressure blood pressure - Answers measure of the force your blood exerts against the walls of your arteries hypertension - Answers high blood pressure hypertension blood pressure - Answers 130/80 or higher where does most of sodium consumption come from - Answers processed foods potassium daily level - Answers 4700 miligrams foods rich in potassium - Answers bananas, spinach, avocado, fruits, veggies high potassium diet - Answers lowers blood pressure DASH diet - Answers rich in potassium, magnesium and calcium which all lower blood pressure vitamins/minerals needed for healthy bones - Answers calcium and vitamin D osteoporosis - Answers bones are low in density increasing the risk of bone fractures or breaks risk factors for osteoporosis - Answers female, menopause, deficit calcium intake, caucasian or asian, thins, cigarettes smoking, excessive alcohol intake, physical inactivity peak bone mass - Answers 18-21 dietary deficiency of vitamin d and calcium - Answers increases risk for osteoporosis vitamin d stimulates absorption of what two minerals? - Answers calcium and phosphorus alcohol - Answers contains ethanol which is made through fermentation of yeast and natural sugars in grains and fruit calories of alcohol - Answers 7 cal per gram standard drink of beer - Answers 12 oz standard drink of wine - Answers 5 oz standard shot - Answers 1.5 oz health benefits of alcohol consumption - Answers red wine and dark beer contain antioxidants and flavonoids that help reduce buildup of LDL cholesterol in arteries risks of alcohol - Answers breast cancer, liver cancer, head or neck cancer, colon cancer, osteoporosis, raise blood levels, raise estrogen, cirrhosis of the liver alcohol metabolization - Answers almost all EtOH is metabolized by the liver ~5% "unmetabolized" and expired via the lungs ~5% goes through the kidneys--excreted via urine