NUTR 280 Exam Questions and Answers |Complete Solutions Graded A+ |100% Correct
what is xeropthalmia a vitamin A deficiency
vitamin D
- what does it control? (2)
- what does it work with? - the amount of calcium absorbed across the GI tract and the
amount that goes in/out of bones
- works with the kidneys
Active Vitamin D
- increases? (2) increases the absorption of calcium in the small intestine and the breakdown
of bone to release calcium and phosphorus
what is a deficiency of vitamin D
- another name for it? rickets in children (bowed legs) and osteomalacia in adults (soft
bones)
what is osteoporosis loss of bone mass
what is a Vitamin E?
what does it do?
what nutrient gives an electron back to vitamin E? an antioxidant
protects the body against oxidative damage
vitamin C gives an electron back
Deficiency of Vitamin E is?
What populations are at risk?
, and what could they develop? rare because it is found in many foods and the body recycles
it
- permute infants (hemolytic anemia)
absorption and storage of vitamin E absorption micelles and cells
storage in liver, fatty tissues, and muscles
B vitamins (Tender Romance Never Fails with 6 or 12 Beautiful Pearls) Thiamin, Riboflavin,
Niacin, Folate, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, biotin, and pantaothenic acid
what is every B vitamin apart of?
b Vitamins are directly or indirectly involved in transferring what? one or more enzyme
the energy in CHO, Fats, and proteins to ATP
Thiamin (TPP)
another name
- deficiency?
- breakdown?
- branched chain?
- what is it needed to make? thiamin pyrophospahte
deficiency is Beriberi
breakdown of CHO to release energy
branched chain amino acids
needed to make neurotransmitters
Beriberi occurs in people with what disorder?
what are some symptoms - alcohol disorder in the US
what is xeropthalmia a vitamin A deficiency
vitamin D
- what does it control? (2)
- what does it work with? - the amount of calcium absorbed across the GI tract and the
amount that goes in/out of bones
- works with the kidneys
Active Vitamin D
- increases? (2) increases the absorption of calcium in the small intestine and the breakdown
of bone to release calcium and phosphorus
what is a deficiency of vitamin D
- another name for it? rickets in children (bowed legs) and osteomalacia in adults (soft
bones)
what is osteoporosis loss of bone mass
what is a Vitamin E?
what does it do?
what nutrient gives an electron back to vitamin E? an antioxidant
protects the body against oxidative damage
vitamin C gives an electron back
Deficiency of Vitamin E is?
What populations are at risk?
, and what could they develop? rare because it is found in many foods and the body recycles
it
- permute infants (hemolytic anemia)
absorption and storage of vitamin E absorption micelles and cells
storage in liver, fatty tissues, and muscles
B vitamins (Tender Romance Never Fails with 6 or 12 Beautiful Pearls) Thiamin, Riboflavin,
Niacin, Folate, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, biotin, and pantaothenic acid
what is every B vitamin apart of?
b Vitamins are directly or indirectly involved in transferring what? one or more enzyme
the energy in CHO, Fats, and proteins to ATP
Thiamin (TPP)
another name
- deficiency?
- breakdown?
- branched chain?
- what is it needed to make? thiamin pyrophospahte
deficiency is Beriberi
breakdown of CHO to release energy
branched chain amino acids
needed to make neurotransmitters
Beriberi occurs in people with what disorder?
what are some symptoms - alcohol disorder in the US
