Question

Diets that are high in ____ are associated with an increased incidence of hypertension.

calcium

magnesium

sodium

sugar  

All of the following are true about thirst EXCEPT that:

thirst is caused by dryness in the mouth.

signals from the brain make us feel thirsty.

thirst is a weak urge, which does not reflect our need for water.

hirst alone cannot be relied on to maintain water balance.

Bernhard is a football player on your university football team and he is eating high amounts of protein. Considering his high protein intake, how should he adjust his water intake and why?

He needs to increase his daily water intake to help the kidneys excrete the protein waste products.

He needs to increase his daily water intake to help the heart pump the protein more efficiently to the muscles.

He needs to decrease his daily water intake so that a more concentrated source of protein gets to the muscles.

He needs to decrease his daily water intake so that the intestine more efficiently absorbs the protein that enters the intestinal tract.

Research has shown that the risk for neural tube defects is lowered by taking supplements of ..... niacin folate. vitamin B12 or vitamin C   

Which are good sources of Vitamin E? grains meat kale or oils

COURSE: Essentials of Nutrition

Answer 1

• A diet which is high in Sodium always forms a risk for developing hypertension
• Thirst cannot be a weak urge,and not reflect our need of water when we are thirst
• A high protein diet may lead a person to dehydration so tha the amount of water intake to be increased and the heart pumps the protein to the mimuscle.
• The deficiency of niacin folate is the main reason for getting neuraltube defects.
• usually the oils are rich in vitamin E