Exam 8: Water and Minerals

How quickly can it take to notice water weight changes in the body?

At what age does cortical bone loss begin?

Which food grouping provides the best sources of calcium?

Which mineral must be available for thyroxine to be synthesized?

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

What is a sign of iron toxicity?

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

Which term best describes the role of caffeine on the body when it increases urine output?

Sedentary inertia occurs when too little exercise over weeks and months causes body exhaustion.

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

What is the most common cause of osteoporosis?

The mineral silicon is known to be involved in bone calcification in animals.

What can be done to achieve peak bone mass for the prevention of osteoporosis?

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

Which part of the body stores over half the body's magnesium?

Anyone who eats a meal high in salt can temporarily increase the body's water content.

In less than one day, a lack of water alters the body's chemistry and metabolism.

Which food item reduces iron absorption from food?

Which food would you advise a person to remove from his or her diet in an effort to reduce dietary sodium intake?

In developing countries, which group is at greatest risk for iron- deficiency anemia?