Biotin: Function, Food Source, Deficiency, Toxicity, Facts
- correct answer - Function: coenzymes; gluconeogenesis
Food Source: egg yolks
Deficiency: hair thinning
Facts: deficiency can occur in people who eat a large
amount of raw egg whites
Choline: Function, Food Source, Deficiency, Toxicity, Facts
- correct answer - Function: vitamin-like; critical in
integrity of cell membrane structure
Food Source: milk, liver, eggs, peanuts
Deficiency: fat accumulation in the liver
Toxicity / Facts: supplements (can lead to fishy body odor)
Chromium: Function, Food Source, Deficiency, Toxicity,
Facts - correct answer - Function: assists insulin as it
transports glucose from the blood into the cells
, Food Source: asparagus
Deficiency / Facts: exhibits glucose absorption by body
cells and interferes with insulin synthesis
Iodine: Function, Food Source, Deficiency, Toxicity, Facts
- correct answer - Function: trace mineral; synthesis of
thyroid hormones
Food Source: iodized salt
Deficiency: goiter; hypothyroidism; cretinism: mental
retardation (from mom)
Toxicity: goiter
Manganese: Function, Food Source, Deficiency, Toxicity,
Facts - correct answer - Function: coenzyme; part of
antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase
Food Source: pineapple
Toxicity / Facts: impairs the nervous system causing
spasms and tremors mimicking Parkinson's disease
- correct answer - Function: coenzymes; gluconeogenesis
Food Source: egg yolks
Deficiency: hair thinning
Facts: deficiency can occur in people who eat a large
amount of raw egg whites
Choline: Function, Food Source, Deficiency, Toxicity, Facts
- correct answer - Function: vitamin-like; critical in
integrity of cell membrane structure
Food Source: milk, liver, eggs, peanuts
Deficiency: fat accumulation in the liver
Toxicity / Facts: supplements (can lead to fishy body odor)
Chromium: Function, Food Source, Deficiency, Toxicity,
Facts - correct answer - Function: assists insulin as it
transports glucose from the blood into the cells
, Food Source: asparagus
Deficiency / Facts: exhibits glucose absorption by body
cells and interferes with insulin synthesis
Iodine: Function, Food Source, Deficiency, Toxicity, Facts
- correct answer - Function: trace mineral; synthesis of
thyroid hormones
Food Source: iodized salt
Deficiency: goiter; hypothyroidism; cretinism: mental
retardation (from mom)
Toxicity: goiter
Manganese: Function, Food Source, Deficiency, Toxicity,
Facts - correct answer - Function: coenzyme; part of
antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase
Food Source: pineapple
Toxicity / Facts: impairs the nervous system causing
spasms and tremors mimicking Parkinson's disease
