Exam 8: Water and Minerals

Which type of cancer is associated with low blood selenium?

What impact do water softeners have on the mineral content of water and the health of the body?

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

A slight manganese overload may aggravate a deficiency of which mineral?

Identify and explain factors involved in governing water intake and water excretion.

Which mineral deficiency can cause damage to the liver?

Which mineral is found in high concentrations in hard water?

Which mineral, if injected into a vein, can stop the heart?

What is the daily Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) for fluoride for people eight years of age and over?

Which mineral is the most abundant in the body?

What part of the body plays the major role in monitoring the concentration of water in the blood?

What is the name of the mineral that assists a group of enzymes along with vitamin E to prevent the formation of free radicals and prevent oxidative harm to cells and tissues?

Differentiate between iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia and describe the causes and symptoms of the latter.

Water assists in which of the following body functions?

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

Where is most of the phosphorus found in the body?

Which term refers to the essential mineral nutrients that are found in the body in amounts of less than five grams?

Which mineral interferes with copper absorption and can cause deficiency?

Which of the following is the principal food source of chloride?

Which mineral assists in the operation of more than 300 enzymes, is needed for the release and use of energy from the energy-yielding nutrients, and directly affects the metabolism of potassium, calcium, and vitamin D?