Human Nutrition: Chapter 8 Exercise

Internet Exercise Worksheet for Personal Nutrition 10e Chapter 8—The Minerals and Water: A Functional Approach

Overview:

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute provides information on vascular diseases such as hypertension. The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension is an eating plan that has been proven to help control blood pressure.

Directions:

Read “Your Guide to Lowering Your Blood Pressure with DASH” to answer the following questions.

Multiple Choice

1) High blood pressure commonly affects ____; however, _____ of the population has hypertension.

a) Caucasians, one-half b) African Americans, one-third c) Asians, one-fourth d) Native Americans, one-eighth

2) Blood pressure is the force of blood ____. a) pumping through the veins b) forced through the network of capillaries c) against artery walls d) through the heart’s compartments

3) What three minerals are beneficial for lowering blood pressure? a) Iron, magnesium, and calcium b) Potassium, calcium, and magnesium c) Potassium, chloride, and manganese d) Iodine, copper and zinc

4) A low sodium intake is _____ per day. a) 1,000 mg b) 1,500 mg c) 2,000 mg d) 2,500 mg True/False: 5) High blood pressure often has several noticeable warning signs or symptoms. True False 6) Most processed foods are typically low in sodium. True False 7) The normal blood pressure measurement is a systolic reading of less than 120 and a diastolic reading of less than 80. True False 8) The DASH eating plan promotes the consumption of fruits, vegetables, whole-grain products, and low-fat dairy products to help reduce hypertension. True False