HIGH YIELD TOPICS AND SOLUTIONS
HUMAN NUTRITION ROADMAP
◉ too much sodium can cause
Answer: hypertension
◉ hypertension
Answer: increases heart disease and stroke
◉ sodium causes
Answer: increases water retention, to increased blood volume, to
increased blood pressure
◉ Hyponatremia
Answer: -low sodium in the blood
-common in endurance athletes, loss through perspiration
◉ phosphorus salts are critical buffers and help maintain
____________________ of cellular fluids
, Answer: acid base balance
◉ goiter
Answer: -iodine deficiency
-enlargement of thyroid gland
-low iodine levels; thyroid simulating hormone stimulates thyroid
enlargement in attempt to trap iodine
◉ magnesium found in
Answer: green leafy vegetables; plants are the richest source & tap
water
◉ which of the following is true about iron during pregnancy?
Answer: developing fetus draws heavily on iron stores,
supplementation suggested
◉ An added extra _______ calories each day are needed during a
women's second trimester of pregnancy?
Answer: 300
◉ why are the requirements for folate higher in pregnant women?
Answer: to prevent neural tube defects