Food for Today Chapter 8 Vitamins and Minerals Final Exam Questions Answered Correctly.
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Vitamins And Minerals
Explain how vitamins and antioxidants work. - Answer Vitamins are micronutrients that work with enzymes to keep cells healthy and active.
Antioxidants are substances that protect cells and the immune system from damage by harmful chemicals.
List two types of vitamins and their functions. - A...
Food for Today Chapter 8 Vitamins and
Minerals Final Exam Questions
Answered Correctly.
Explain how vitamins and antioxidants work. - Answer Vitamins are micronutrients that work with
enzymes to keep cells healthy and active.
Antioxidants are substances that protect cells and the immune system from damage by harmful
chemicals.
List two types of vitamins and their functions. - Answer Water-soluble-dissolves in water and passes
easily into the bloodstream during digestion.
Ex. Vitamin C helps maintain healthy capillaries, bones, skin, and teeth.
fat-soluble -a vitamin that is absorbed and transported by fat. Most important fat-soluble vitamins are
A,D,E, and K.
Ex. Vitamin D works with calcium and phosphorus to ensure that bones grow properly.
Explain minerals and describe their functions and types. - Answer Minerals are part of your body,
expecially your teeth and bones and make up 4-5% of your body weight. Every mineral is either a major
mineral (you need 100mg or more a day ex. calcium) Calcium helps regulate blood clotting, nerve activity
and other processes. OR a trace mineral (you need 100mg a day or less ex. Iron) Iron is essential for
making hemoglobin in red blood cells.
Explain to Trey the specific substances he should eat in order to slow the aging of his body's cells. -
Answer Trey should eat foods rich in antioxidants because it protects the body against free radicals,
which age and damage cells.
Explain which foods a pregnant woman should eat to prevent birth defects in her body. - Answer
Folate-rich foods like green leafy vegetables, dry beans and peas. They can also eat fruits and whole
grain breads.
Predict which vitamin deficiency Mike is at risk for. He lives in Seattle, Washington, where sunny days are
rate. He also works indoors. - Answer Vitamin D deficiency for lack of sun.
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