BASIC NUTRITION AND DIET THERAPY EXAM
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◉ Riboflavin food sources Answer: milk, enriched and whole grain
breads and cereals.
◉ Riboflavin deficiency Answer: Cheilosis, glossitis, and seborrheic
dermatitis.
◉ Niacin food sources Answer: -Meat
-Dairy
-Peanuts
-Enriched grains and cereals
◉ Niacin deficiency Answer: -Pellagra
-Weakness
-Scaly dermatitis
-Neuritis
◉ Pantothenic Acid food sources Answer: -Egg
-Milk
-Liver
, ◉ Pantothenic deficiency Answer: -Problems with lipogenesis
-Amino acid activation
-Formation of cholesterol
-Steroid hormones
-Heme
◉ Biotin food sources Answer: egg yolk, liver, soy flour, cereal,
meats, and tomatoes.
◉ Biotin deficiency Answer: Problems with skin and hair.
◉ Folate food sources Answer: Green leafy vegetables, oranges,
tomatoes, liver, and organ meats.
◉ Folate deficiency Answer: megaloblastic anemia, and neural tube
defects in pregnancy.
◉ What are minerals? Answer: Elements found in food that are used
by the body.
◉ Name the different types of minerals. Answer: -Calcium
-Phosphorus
PREP OUTLINE 2026
◉ Riboflavin food sources Answer: milk, enriched and whole grain
breads and cereals.
◉ Riboflavin deficiency Answer: Cheilosis, glossitis, and seborrheic
dermatitis.
◉ Niacin food sources Answer: -Meat
-Dairy
-Peanuts
-Enriched grains and cereals
◉ Niacin deficiency Answer: -Pellagra
-Weakness
-Scaly dermatitis
-Neuritis
◉ Pantothenic Acid food sources Answer: -Egg
-Milk
-Liver
, ◉ Pantothenic deficiency Answer: -Problems with lipogenesis
-Amino acid activation
-Formation of cholesterol
-Steroid hormones
-Heme
◉ Biotin food sources Answer: egg yolk, liver, soy flour, cereal,
meats, and tomatoes.
◉ Biotin deficiency Answer: Problems with skin and hair.
◉ Folate food sources Answer: Green leafy vegetables, oranges,
tomatoes, liver, and organ meats.
◉ Folate deficiency Answer: megaloblastic anemia, and neural tube
defects in pregnancy.
◉ What are minerals? Answer: Elements found in food that are used
by the body.
◉ Name the different types of minerals. Answer: -Calcium
-Phosphorus