Questão 1
Questão
What are minerals?
Questão 2
Questão
How are major minerals defined?
Responda
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Inorganic materials
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Organic materials
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>100mg per day needed
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<100mg per day needed
Questão 3
Questão
How are trace minerals defined
Questão 4
Questão
What do many minerals serve as?
Questão 5
Questão
Which of these are not trace elements
Responda
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Iron
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Copper
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Zinc
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Sodium
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Potassium
Questão 6
Questão
Which of these are not trace elements?
Responda
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Fluoride
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Manganese
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Molybdenum
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Chloride
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Calcium
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Phosphorus
Questão 7
Questão
Which of these are not trace elements?
Responda
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Selenium
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Iodine
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Chromium
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Magnesium
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Sulphur
Questão 8
Questão
Which of these are electrolytes?
Responda
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Sodium
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Potassium
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Chloride
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Fluoride
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Magnesium
Questão 9
Questão
What are electrolytes essential for?
Responda
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Nerve conduction
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Muscle contraction
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Muscle relaxation
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Lipid transport
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Nerve suppressant
Questão 10
Questão
What does balancing electrolytes do?
Questão 11
Questão
What is the modern diet?
Questão 12
Questão
Diets high in what may lower the risk of hyper tension?
Responda
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Potassium
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Calcium
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Magnesium
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Sodium
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Fluoride
Questão 13
Questão
How is calcium absorbed in the digestive tract?
Responda
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Active transport
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Passive transport
Questão 14
Questão
What is the bioavailability of calcium decreased by?
Responda
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Tannins
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Fiber
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Phytates
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Oxalates
Questão 15
Questão
What does calcium have a vital role in?
Questão 16
Questão
What hormones are important in regulation of blood calcium?
Responda
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Calcitonin
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Parathyroid hormone
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Angiotensin
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Renin
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Magnesium
Questão 17
Questão
What is a poor source of magnesium?
Responda
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Processed foods
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Leafy green vegetables
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Nuts
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Seeds
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Bananas
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Wholegrains
Questão 18
Questão
What may provide a significant amount of magnesium?
Responda
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Hard water
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Soft water
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Processed foods
Questão 19
Questão
Which of these is not likely to have a phosphorus deficiency?
Questão 20
Questão
What can a phosphorus deficiency lead to?
Responda
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Bone loss
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Weakness
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Loss of appetite
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Hunger
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Excessive bone growth
Questão 21
Questão
What is the UL of phosphorus?
Questão 22
Questão
What can excessive intake of phosphorus lead to?
Responda
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Bone resorption
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Breakdown of bone
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Loss of apetite
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Diarrhea
Questão 23
Questão
In the digestive tract How much of the magnesium in the diet is absorbed?
Responda
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About 50%
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About 10%
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About 90%
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About 100%
Questão 24
Questão
When does absorption efficiency of magnesium decrease? (In the digestive tract)
Responda
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As intake increases
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As intake decreases
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Randomly
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During fasting state
Questão 25
Questão
What enhances absorption of magnesium to a small extent?
Questão 26
Questão
What decreases absorption of magnesium?
Responda
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Phytate
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Phylase
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Vitamin D
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Magnesium
Questão 27
Questão
What reduces absorption of magnesium?
Responda
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High dietary calcium
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Vitamin D
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Vitamin E
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Phosphorus
Questão 28
Questão
Where is most of the magnesium in the body?
Responda
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50-60% in the bone
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50-60% in the intestine
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50-60% in the blood
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50-60% in the brain
Questão 29
Questão
What is the 2nd most abundant positively charged intracellular ion?
Responda
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Magnesium
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Calcium
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Phosphorus
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Potassium
Questão 30
Questão
Which of these is not a function of magnesium?
Responda
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Associated with negatively charged particles
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Regulation of calcium homeostasis
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Needed for action of vitamin D, PTH and other hormones
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A cofactor for over 300 enzymes
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Breakdown of fat
Questão 31
Questão
What regulates the blood levels of magnesium?
Responda
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Kidneys
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Liver
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Brain
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Stomach
Questão 32
Questão
When can a deficiency of magnesium occur?
Questão 33
Questão
When may magnesium toxicity occur?
Questão 34
Questão
Where is sulfur found in the diet?
Questão 35
Responda
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An enzyme
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A protein
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A carbohydrate
Questão 36
Questão
What issues occur with excess zinc?