What are essential nutrients?
What will be an ideal response?
Nutrients such as carbohydrates, fats (lipids), proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water must be consumed as foods and beverages because they cannot be made in the body in sufficient quantities to meet its needs and support health. If they are not consumed in adequate quantities, deficiency symptoms appear in the body.
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Adequate intake of which of the following nutrients has been shown to reduce the risk of neural tube defects?
A) vitamin D B) mercury C) vitamin C D) folic acid
Which of the following has a favorable influence on fertility?
a. Having excess body fat b. Being an underweight female c. Choosing diets high in antioxidants if you're male d. Eliminating low-glycemic carbohydrates from the diet
Which statement best describes soluble fiber?
a. It has the ability to hold water and speeds transit through the GI tract b. It is not able to hold water and speeds transit through the intestinal tract c. It is not able to hold water and slows transit through the GI tract d. It has the ability to hold water and slows transit through the GI tract
Tube feedings are commonly used for individuals with _____
a. malabsorption disorders b. pancreatitis c. severe swallowing difficulties d. nonfunctional GI tracts e. intestinal blockages