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Minerals and Water Revised

Jessica Tones

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3.Has a reciprocal relationship with vitamin E
5.When water is lost, this also must be replaced
6.Zinc deficiency in children may lead to delayed ___________ and sexual maturation
7.65% of all body fluid
9.May result from iodine deficiency
10.Most bioavailable form of calcium in supplements
12.Majority of sodium in the American diet comes from ___________ ________.
14.Where 1% of calcium is found in the body
15.Essential nutrient that makes up 50–60 percent of body weight of normal adults
16.Cretinism results from a pregnant mother's deficiency of this nutrient
19.Dehydration that leads to failure of temperature regulation
22.Results due to loss of water and salt in sweat
24.Nutrients that do not provide energy and become part of body structure
28.Inborn error of metabolism that causes excessive absorption of iron
29.Mineral primarly found in table salt
31.Do not contain carbon
32.Time of life when calcium needs are the greatest
35.Bone mineral density 2.5 standard deviations below the mean
40.Nutrient found in both hard and smooth muscle in which excess can cause diarrhea
41.Low blood potassium
42.Primary electrolyte in the intracellular fluid
43.Primary electrolyte in the extracellular fluid
44.Nutrient that increases absorption of iron and other minerals
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1.2 compounds found in leafy and grains/legumes that decrease mineral absorption (with the word "and" in between; plural forms)
2.Iron is essential to oxygen transport because it is part of this protein
4.65% of all body fluid
5.Minerals that help maintains fluid and acid-base balance
8.Liquid part of a solution
10.Magnesium is part of this molecule
11.Most absorbable form of dietary iron
13.Blood levels of phosphorus and potassium must be monitored in patients with this disease state
17.Substance dissolved in a solution
18.Mineral found in the greatest quantity in the body
20.Prevents dental caries
21.Mineral found in all body cells and a part of ADP and ATP
22.Can cause cardiac failure
23.Essential for normal glucose metabolism
25.A mixture of a solvent and solute
26.Source of phosphorus that can lead to bone demineralization if consumed in excess
27.The average need for fluid is 1 _______ per 1 calorie ingested
30.Medical emergency that occurs from low blood calcium
33.Essential for immunity and wound healing
34.Fruits and vegetables are the best source of this nutrient
36.Bone mass increases until about ___________ years of age
37.Electrolytes maintain fluid balance through this process
38.Preferred method of fluid replacement
39.Nutrient that may need to be restricted due to excess water accumulation

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