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What is bioavailability for minerals? correct answers The amount of the mineral that is absorbed
and available from a food
What are some factors that affect bioavailabilty? correct answers 1. The presence of oxalic acid
2. Fiber-Mineral Interaction
3. Mineral-Mineral Interaction
4. Vitamin-Mineral Interaction
What is heme iron? correct answers Found in animal foodstuffs
What is non-heme iron? correct answers Found in plant sources
What can increase iron absorption? (2) correct answers 1. Meat/Fish/Protein factor
2. Vitamin C
What are some functions of iron? correct answers Needed to make hemoglobin (the molecule
within the red blood cells that carries oxygen)
What is iron deficiency anemia? correct answers A decreased red blood cell count; low levels of
hemoglobin
What are some sources of iron? correct answers Wheat Chex, fried clams, pork and beans,
lentils, spinach
How much iron does a female need? correct answers 18 mg/day
How much iron does a male need? correct answers 8 mg/day
, Define iron toxicity correct answers Iron overload caused by a large excess of iron intake and
usually refers to an acute overload rather than a gradual one
What is the primary role for iron in the human body? correct answers Important component of
hemoglobin, the substance in red blood cells that carries oxygen from your lungs to transport it
throughout your body
Enzyme function of Zinc (2) correct answers 1. Blood health
2. Enzymatic reactions
Structural function of Zinc (1) correct answers 1. Stabilize the structure of proteins
Regulatory function of Zinc (1) correct answers 1. Gene expression regulation
Why is copper important for the body? (3) correct answers 1. Important component of
ceruloplasmin (protein important for iron transport)
2. Energy metabolism
3. In many foods
What is the function of vitamin K? (1) correct answers Coagulation (blood clotting)
What are the sources of Vitamin K? correct answers Leafy greens
1. Brussels sprouts
2. Cooked broccoli
3. Turnip greens
4. Spinach
5. Cauliflower
What is bioavailability for minerals? correct answers The amount of the mineral that is absorbed
and available from a food
What are some factors that affect bioavailabilty? correct answers 1. The presence of oxalic acid
2. Fiber-Mineral Interaction
3. Mineral-Mineral Interaction
4. Vitamin-Mineral Interaction
What is heme iron? correct answers Found in animal foodstuffs
What is non-heme iron? correct answers Found in plant sources
What can increase iron absorption? (2) correct answers 1. Meat/Fish/Protein factor
2. Vitamin C
What are some functions of iron? correct answers Needed to make hemoglobin (the molecule
within the red blood cells that carries oxygen)
What is iron deficiency anemia? correct answers A decreased red blood cell count; low levels of
hemoglobin
What are some sources of iron? correct answers Wheat Chex, fried clams, pork and beans,
lentils, spinach
How much iron does a female need? correct answers 18 mg/day
How much iron does a male need? correct answers 8 mg/day
, Define iron toxicity correct answers Iron overload caused by a large excess of iron intake and
usually refers to an acute overload rather than a gradual one
What is the primary role for iron in the human body? correct answers Important component of
hemoglobin, the substance in red blood cells that carries oxygen from your lungs to transport it
throughout your body
Enzyme function of Zinc (2) correct answers 1. Blood health
2. Enzymatic reactions
Structural function of Zinc (1) correct answers 1. Stabilize the structure of proteins
Regulatory function of Zinc (1) correct answers 1. Gene expression regulation
Why is copper important for the body? (3) correct answers 1. Important component of
ceruloplasmin (protein important for iron transport)
2. Energy metabolism
3. In many foods
What is the function of vitamin K? (1) correct answers Coagulation (blood clotting)
What are the sources of Vitamin K? correct answers Leafy greens
1. Brussels sprouts
2. Cooked broccoli
3. Turnip greens
4. Spinach
5. Cauliflower
