8.1 Describe the body’s water sources and routes of water loss, and name factors that influence the need for water.
8.2 Compare and contrast the health effects of various sources of fluid.
8.3 Discuss why electrolyte balance is critical for the health of the body.
8.4 Identify the major minerals important in human nutrition and their physiological roles in the body, the consequences of deficiencies, and their most important food sources.
8.5 Identify the trace minerals important in human nutrition and their physiological roles in the body, the consequences of deficiencies, and their most important food sources.
8.6 Outline a plan for obtaining sufficient calcium from a day’s meals. …show more content…
Identify and explain factors involved in governing water intake and water excretion.
2. Would you discourage someone from purchasing a water softener? Provide a rationale for your answer.
3. What is peak bone mass and when is it developed?
4. 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.”
5. Describe the relationship between salt intake and blood pressure. Who is at greatest risk for adverse effects from excessive sodium intakes?
6. Describe the characteristics of DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension).
7. Differentiate between iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia and describe the causes and symptoms of the latter.
8. Explain the rationale for the argument against high-level iron fortification in foods.
9. Describe what is known about the relationship between a protein intakes and bone health.
10. Why do nutrition authorities recommend foods as the source of calcium rather than supplements?
Answer Key (ANS = answer, REF = page reference, DIF = difficulty, OBJ = learning objective)
True/False Items
1. ANS: T REF: 289 DIF: Comprehension-level OBJ: 8.1
2. ANS: F REF: 301 DIF: Comprehension-level OBJ: