Exam 8: Water and Minerals

The term bioavailability means the

Dehydration is most likely to have a negative effect on

A client feels constantly tired even though she is getting 8 hours of sleep each night,and she is gaining about 2 lbs a month even though she has not changed her eating habits.You discover that she eats only organic and natural foods and avoids anything that is fortified.She may have a deficiency of

It would be most difficult for the body to maintain homeostasis if over several days someone had an inadequate intake of

If an elderly client who lives alone and has a limited income has edema,it would be important to evaluate his or her dietary intake of sodium and

The first signal that the body needs fluid is

Wilson's disease is an inherited disorder that causes excessive accumulation of

Lifestyle changes that may help prevent development of osteoporosis include

A family with three young children has limited income,relies on public transportation,and has just moved into a very old apartment complex with old plumbing and lead pipes.The best recommendation to minimize lead exposure would be to

In countries where the staple food source is unleavened bread made from whole grains,zinc deficiency may be prevented by eating

A good dietary source of chromium is

Secondary magnesium deficiency is most likely to occur in

If a woman who drinks a cup of decaffeinated coffee in the morning,a cup of fruit juice with lunch,6 cups of water throughout the day and a cup of tea at bedtime,her fluid intake would be considered

If an athlete ran a marathon,sweated profusely,and drank only water with some sugar to replace fluids and carbohydrate,his or her body would increase secretion of

Long-term dietary calcium intake has the greatest effect on

The main reason that young women require more dietary iron than young men is

Measuring the amount of a mineral in a plant food may not necessarily indicate whether it is a valuable dietary source of that mineral because

An example of a food with high levels of phosphorus is

Dietary fluoride is important for

Hemosiderosis,storage of too much iron in the body,is most likely to occur in a(n)