List at least five symptoms of dehydration.

What will be an ideal response?


The signs of mild to moderate dehydration include dry mouth and skin, fatigue and muscle weakness, decreased urine output, deep yellow (concentrated) urine, headache, and dizziness. As dehydration progresses, solute concentrations in the blood rise, blood pressure decreases, and heart rate increases due to low blood volume. If fluid losses continue, kidney failure, seizures, delirium, and coma can occur.

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A processed food is defined as:

a. having more than five ingredients b. requiring heating or cooking before it can be eaten c. a food which has had preservatives added d. any food that has been changed from its natural state

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Vitamin D _____

a. is essential for oxygen delivery to tissues b. deficiency causes parathyroid hormone levels to drop c. blood levels among adolescents have declined in recent years. e. in excess blocks absorption of calcium from the GI tract.

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The process of ____ encompasses the journey of broken-down food particles from the digestive tract to all body cells

A) metabolism B) absorption C) digestion D) excretion

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SNAP benefits are intended only to supplement an individual's or family's food budget. Still, if you had to live on $30, the average SNAP benefits for one person for one week in 2015, could you do it and still eat healthfully? Using the website or news circular from your local supermarket, tally the cost of the following: one gallon of milk; one box of a nutrient-dense, fiber-rich breakfast cereal; one loaf of whole-grain bread; one jar of peanut butter (no added sugars); seven small apples (about 2 pounds); one bunch of bananas (about 2.5 pounds); seven sweet potatoes (about 2.5 pounds); two packages of frozen vegetables; two cans of black, white, pinto, or kidney beans (about 7 total servings); one small bag of brown rice; half a dozen eggs. What was your total cost? What important

foods, ingredients, and/or nutrients were missing from this diet? How do you think you'd feel physically and emotionally if you had to follow this diet for one week? What will be an ideal response?

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