Introduction Nutrition& Food

        Quizz 6 –water

The human body is approximately 

Select one: A

a. 60% of water

b. 70% of water

c. 50% of water

If you do not drink enough, you can suffer when you walk. 

Select one: A

True

False

Drink enough water help to protect your brain from trauma

Select one: A

True

False

If we become dehydrated, the body would 

Select one: A

a. would conserve water, rather than sodium

b. conserve sodium instead of water to maintain balance.

Our body can produce water through metabolism. 

Select one: C

a. Yes, it can produce more or less 60% of the water we need

b. Not at all

c. Yes, it can produce more or less 10% of the water we need

How much fluid do we need approximately just to replace what we lose on a daily basis?

Select one: A

a. 2,5 liters

b. 4 liters

c. 1 liter

The RDI, or recommended daily intake, for water in the U.S. is 

Select one: C

a. 7 liters per day for males and 2 liters per day for females.

b. 3 liters per day for males and 2.5 liters per day for females.

c. 3.7 liters per day for males and 2.7 liters per day for females.

Which organ regulates the amount of water you have in your body?

Select one: B

a. Heart

b. Kidneys

c. Liver

Fruit juice, tea, and coffee, all count towards meeting our water requirements

Select one: A

True

False

Drink too much water cannot create brain damage, coma, and even death

Select one: B

True

False

The more fluids we drink, the more dilute our body fluids become, so the kidneys produce less urine to eliminate the excess

Select one: B

True

False

Quizz –Minerals

Minerals are

Select one: B

a. organic compounds 

b. inorganic compounds 

We call some mineral trace minerals because they are non essential to our body