Exam 8: Water and Minerals

A sufficient amount of which of the following nutrients provides adequate sulphate in the diet?

Which of the following words best describes the fluoride content of bottled water?

How many litres of water and fluid beverages should a man consume each day, under moderate environmental conditions and given a normal diet?

Iron deficiency makes children more susceptible to lead poisoning.

When selecting bottled water in Canada, what mineral content is most desirable?

Which of the following population groups is at greatest risk for iron deficiency?

Which of the following parts of the body store over half the body's magnesium?

Which of the following medications blocks damage to the thyroid gland during radiation, and in doing so, helps prevent thyroid cancer?

Which of the following minerals is the principal positively charged ion inside body cells?

Which of the following trace minerals helps form hemoglobin and collagen?

Which of the following foods provides the highest amount of zinc?

Elevated blood levels of which amino acid have been linked with osteoporosis?

Which of the following foods provides the smallest amount of available zinc?

The high salt intakes of many Asian peoples have been suggested to be a possible cause for elevated rates for what health problem?

Which of the following symptoms is the first sign of dehydration?

If a processed food is low in sodium, it is usually high in which other mineral?

Which of the following minerals is the chief ion used to maintain the volume of fluid outside cells?

Explain the rationale for the argument against high-level iron fortification in foods.

Which of the following food sources' content is 90-94% water?

Explain the rationale for the following statement: "The way to keep body salt and water weight under control is to control salt intake and drink more, not less, water."