JERSEY COLLEGE NUTRITION EXAM
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE WITH
DETAILED QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
pernicious anemia - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️Sa form of anemia that is the
primary cause of a vitamin B12 deficiency; occurs at the end stage of a disorder
that causes the loss of certain cells in the stomach
Remodeling - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️Sbreakdown and buildup of bone tissue
What is pellagra the deficiency of - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️SNiacin Vit B3
components of blood - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️Splasma, platelets, white blood
cells, red blood cells
keep cold at this temp or below - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️S41 or below
micronutrient that is important for bone formation - CORRECT
ANSWER✔️✔️Scalcium
What is body mass index (BMI)? - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️Sratio of weight (kg) to
height (m) to determine if a person is at a healthy weight
Function of Vitamin D - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️S-Helps absorb calcium
-Keeps teeth and bones strong
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-Found in dairy products and eggs
Numbers for BMI - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️Sunderweight less than 18.5
normal 18.5-24.9
overweight 25-29
obese greater than 30
microorganisms that commonly cause food infections - CORRECT
ANSWER✔️✔️Sbacteria and viruses
What is beriberi? - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️Sdeficiency of thiamin resulting in
muscle wasting and nerve damage
Vitamin B - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️SThiamin Pantothenic Acid Biotin
basal metabolic rate (BMR) - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️Sthe rate at which the body
burns energy when the organism is resting
vitamin k - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️Sblood clotting vitamin
magnesium absorption is reduced with what nutrients - CORRECT
ANSWER✔️✔️Sphytate/ wheat bran and dried beans fiber excess unabsorbed
acids calciums and phosphorus
What is osteomalacia? - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️Ssoftening of the bones,
typically through a deficiency of vitamin D or calcium.
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