COMPLETE ANSWERS AND STUDY GUIDE
DIETARY SCIENCE CORE
◉ Calcium Function & Sources
Answer: Works with magnesium to function the muscles
-dairy products, broccoli, turnip greens
◉ Calcium Deficiency
Answer: Osteoporosis
◉ Sodium Function & Sources
Answer: Maintains volume outside the cell
-salt, processed foods, fast food
◉ Sodium Deficiency
Answer: hyponatremia, muscle cramps, mental apathy
, ◉ Major mineral
Answer: essential mineral nutrients required in the adult diet in
amounts GREATER than 100 mg per day
◉ Trace mineral
Answer: essential mineral nutrients required in the adult in the
amounts LESS than 100 mg per day
◉ Which vitamin helps the body absorb iron?
Answer: Vitamin C
◉ What is a goiter?
Answer: an enlarged Thyroid gland
◉ Heme iron can only be found in which food sources?
Answer: Meat, fish, poultry
◉ Sodium, Chloride, and Potassium are _____ and are maintained in a
careful balance in the body.
Answer: Electrolytes