UNH Nutrition 400 Final Exam Questions With Complete Solutions

8 enzymes of vitamin B correct answer: Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Folate, B12, Biotin, Pantothenic Acid, B6 Niacin can be synthesized from? correct answer: tryptophan Major functions of Folate correct answer: Formation of DNA, metabolize amino acids, formation of neurotransmitters Synthetic form of folate? correct answer: folic acid Folate deficiencies can cause? correct answer: macrocytic anemia and neural tube defects major functions of vitamin B12 correct answer: formation of blood, folate metabolism, homocysteine metabolism, maintains myelin sheaths deficiency of vitamin B12 correct answer: lack of HCL - atrophic gastritis lack of intrinsic factor - pernicious anemia vitamin C correct answer: water soluble vitamin ascorbic acid important antioxidant deficiency of vitamin C correct answer: smokers at risk could cause scurvy toxicity correct answer: GI disturbances what can Vitamin C protect against correct answer: cancer, heart disease, common cold symptoms of beriberi correct answer: ede