Nutrition and Vitamins

The foods we eat and the water we drink are the ___________.

basic building blocks of life

What are the six classes of nutrients that the body needs?

Carbohydrates, Vitamins, Fats, Minerals, Protein, and Water

Which nutrient is needed for energy to run every function within the body?

Carbohydrates

Which of the following nutrients is required for many body functions to occur including normal metabolism?

Vitamins

Which nutrient is needed for many body functions, including hormones, sebum production, and absorption of fat-soluble vitamins?

Fats

Which of the following nutrients is used by cells to produce important biochemicals that have many body functions?

Minerals

Which nutrient is important for building muscle and blood tissues and for cell repair and replacement?

Protein

Which of the following nutrient is necessary for virtually every function of the cell and body and makes up 50 to 70 percent of the body’s weight?

Water

Who developed a program called MyPlate?

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

What are the Five Food Groups from the MyPlate program?

Grains, Dairy, Vegetables, Protein and Fruits

What are the basic material and building blocks for body tissues?

Proteins

How many essential vitamins are there?

13

What are the 13 essential vitamins?

Vitamin A, C, D, E, K and the eight B-complex vitamins.

Which of the following vitamins are fat-soluble vitamins?

Vitamins A, D, E and K

Which of the following vitamins are water-soluble?

Vitamin C and the eight B-complex vitamins

What does it mean when vitamins are fat-souble?

The vitamins are found in fats in foods, and can be stored in the body

What does it mean when vitamins are water-soluble?

The body uses and loses them quickly, so they must be replenished regularly.

Is vitamin A a fat-soluble vitamin or water-soluble vitamin?

Fat-soluble

Vitamin C is a fat-soluble vitamin or water-soluble vitamin?

Water-soluble

Are the eight B complex vitamins a fat-soluble vitamins or water-soluble vitamins?

Water-soluble

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin or water-soluble vitamin?

Fat-soluble

Is vitamin E a fat-soluble vitamin or water-soluble vitamin?

Fat-soluble

Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin or water-soluble vitamin?

Fat-soluble

Which vitamin supports the overall health of the skin, aids in the health, function and repair of the skin cells and shown to improve the skin’s elasticity and thickness

Vitamin A

Which vitamin is important for the proper repair of the skin and tissues, promotes the production of collagen in the skin’s dermal tissues and helps and accelerates the skin’s healing process

Vitamin C

Which vitamin enables the body to properly absorb the and use calcium, the element needed for proper bone development and promotes rapid healing of the skin (our bodies also produce this vitamin)

Vitamin D

Which of the following vitamin helps protect the skin from the harmful effects of the sun’s UV light

Vitamin E