51.What is the AI for sodium for those individuals over 70 years of age?

a.800 mg

b.1000 mg

c.1200 mg

d.1400 mg

52.Which of the following elements serves as a major regulator of fluid balance in the body?

a.sodium

b.chloride

c.calcium

d.potassium

53.Which of the following events is specific to a salt-sensitive individual?

a.Blood pressure increases as salt intake rises.

b.Immune system is activated when salt intake increases.

c.Muscle cramps occur when body sodium becomes depleted.

d.Thirst response is activated upon consumption of a sodium-rich food.

54.The average sodium intake for Canadian adults is which of the following levels?

a.3400 mg

b.3600 mg

c.3800 mg

d.4000 mg

55.Normally, what is the relationship of the amount of sodium excreted to the amount ingested that day?

a.Intake is higher.

b.Excretion is higher.

c.Intake and excretion are equal.

d.Excretion is unrelated to intake.

56.Which of these is another term for hypertension?

a.high blood sodium

b.high blood pressure

c.excessive mental stress

d.excessive muscular contraction

57.Which of the following measurements of salt contributes approximately 2300 mg of sodium?

a.5 mL

b.10 mL

c.15 mL

d.20 mL

58.The DASH diet plan was devised to prevent which of the following states?

a.dehydration

b.constipation

c.keratinization

d.hypertension

59.The DASH diet encourages an increased intake of vegetables that are high in which of the following nutrients?

a.chromium

b.magnesium

c.potassium

d.selenium

60.What percentage of people with normal blood pressure are salt sensitive?

a.10 percent

b.25 percent

c.50 percent

d.100 percent