Welcome to our Health & Nutrition quiz featuring Brainscape’s flashcards (https://www.brainscape.com) from our ‘Get Smarter’ collection of general knowledge flashcards! Find those (and more health and fitness flashcards) here:

• Get Smarter: https://www.brainscape.com/learn/get-smarter
• Nutrition flashcards: https://www.brainscape.com/learn/ace-health-coach
• Health & fitness flashcards: https://www.brainscape.com/subjects/health-fitness/

In this video, we'll test your smarts with a selection of questions and answers that cover a wide range of health and nutrition basics, from the various vitamins and minerals that are essential to good health to the types of over-the-counter medications one takes for common maladies. Some of the questions covered include:

0:13 - What is the general term for pure inorganic elements that are required for human nutrition?

1:22 - What mineral is important to neural functioning and can be found in bananas, potatoes, and oranges?

2:16 - Which vitamin combats night blindness and keratomalacia [or dry cornea] and can be found in dairy products, eggs, poultry, carrots, and fish?

3:25 - Sourced in lamb, beef and liver, which mineral acts as a catalyst in enzymatic reactions?

4:50 - What is the name of the molecules that help prevent cancer by neutralizing free radicals?

5:16  - Based on average metabolism, what is the recommended daily calorie intake for men and women?

6:30 - What is a popular over-the-counter medicine to treat motion sickness and dizziness?

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