NR 228 Week 3 Exam 1 Study Guide Summer 2021

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Wound healing = protein 2. Omega 3 = fish Sunlight = vitamin d Primary source of energy after 4-hour hike = amino acids? Dehydration à inc. daily fluid intake à food inc. H2O by weight à wate... rmelon Low-fat diet à wheat toast Malnutrition à low concentration???? Vitamin B12 à low-fat milk, yogurt cheese; fortified cereals; beef, liver, chicken; eggs Low-sodium diet à decrease canned soup Vitamin K foods to avoid à green leafy vegetables (spinach, kale) Cholesterol panel à what dec. risk of CV disease à want high HDL and ow LDL Goal for healthy people 2020 à The overarching goals of Healthy People 2020 are to: attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death; achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups; create social and physical environments that promote good health for all; and promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages. Gain 25-35 pounds when pregnant Vegetarian but needs to inc. protein in diet à soybeans/soy milk Essential fatty acid à Essential fatty acids, or EFAs, are fatty acids that humans and other animals must ingest because the body requires them for good health but cannot synthesize them (linolenic [omega 3] and linoleic [omega 6]) Fat soluble vitamins à A, D, E, K Mineral to strengthen teeth = vitamin C or fluoride? Cannot take with blood thinners à gingko? Ginseng + insulin??? à Initiating studies have shown that American ginseng increases insulin production and reduces cell death in pancreatic β-cells. Also, studies have revealed American ginseng's ability to decrease blood glucose in type II diabetes patients as well as in streptozotocin-induced diabetic animals.................. continue [Show More]

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