nutrition 400 final exam Questions With Complete Solution

vitamin basics correct answer: needed in small amounts, organic, yield no energy, most cannot be made by body, available in variety of foods, plant/animal fat soluble correct answer: fat soluble or water soluble? vitiamins A, D, E, K water soluble correct answer: fat soluble or water soluble? vitamins B, C B vitamin basics correct answer: coenzymes, family of 8 vitamins: thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate, B12, biotin, pantothenic, and B6 niacin correct answer: can be synthesized from the amino acid tryptophan folate correct answer: Function: formation of DNA, metabolize amino acids, formations of neurotransmitters, activated by B-2 vitamin B12 correct answer: functions: formation of blood, folate metabolism, homocysteine metabolism, maintain myelin sheaths vitamin C correct answer: water soluble, immune support, iron absorption vitamin E correct answer: fat soluble, most active form: alpha tocopherol vitamin A correct answer: fat soluble, provitamin: sources carotenoids, preformed vitamin A: retinoids, help with eye health carotenoids correct answer: fat soluble plant pigment vitamin D correct answer: function: regulate blood ca