Exam 17: Life Cycle Nutrition: Adulthood and the Later Years

What minimum reduction from the usual intake of energy in people brings about measurable improvements in body fat, blood pressure, insulin response, and blood lipids?

Which of the following is a feature of warfarin use and vitamin K utilization?

MATCHING -Intake of this substance along with milk reduces calcium absorption

The combination of an inefficient and overactive response in aging-known as "____________________"-results in a chronic inflammation that accompanies frailty, illness, and death .

Adults aged 71 and older who engage in minimal outdoor activity need ____ micrograms of vitamin D daily.

What would be the physiological age of a 75-year-old woman whose physical health is equivalent to that of her 50-year-old daughter, whose physical health is average for her age?

MATCHING -Lack of this substance is a symptom of atrophic gastritis

For adults older than ____, mortality is lowest among individuals who are moderately overweight (BMI 23.5-27.5)

What organ is affected by macular degeneration?

____________________ is a person's age as estimated from her or his body's health and probable life expectancy.

List 5 common signs of dementia, and define senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles.

MATCHING -Number of people per 100 in the U.S. population who are at least 65 years old

What are the thickenings that occur to the lenses of the eye, thereby affecting vision, especially in the elderly?

MATCHING -Percentage of U.S. adults age 85 years and older with Alzheimer's disease

MATCHING -Compounds of nitrogen-containing bases such as adenine, guanine, and caffeine