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NUT 1304 FINAL Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Vitamin C functions - skin/tissues - answer✔aids in forming connective tissue (collagen)
fight infection/promotes skin healing processes
donates electrons in reactions like CT formation/maintenance
vitamin C function - antioxidant capacity - answer✔prevents oxidative damage by protecting
from reactive oxygen molecules from free radicals
immune maintenance
Vitamin C function - nutrient absorption - answer✔helps with: Fe absorption
choline origin - answer✔AA methionine
Choline function - answer✔transports lipid as NT acetylcholine
part of lechithin
sources of folate - answer✔green leafy veg
beans
nuts
liver
B12 sources - answer✔animal products and fortified cereals/veg products
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vitamin C sources - answer✔citrus fruit
peppers
potatoes
cabbage fam
strawberries
B12 fortified foods - answer✔soy milk, tofu, wheat/grains
mandatory fortification/enrichment - answer✔salt - iodine
milk - vit D
grains - thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, iron, FOLIC ACID
thiamin (B1) sources - answer✔pork
whole/enriched grains
nuts
seeds legumes
thiamin (B1) functions - answer✔coenzyme for acetyl CoA formation and citric acid cycle
coenzyme for TPP formation
metabolizes; carbs, AA,
helps with nerve transmission
Thiamin (B1) deficiency and those at risk - answer✔beriberi -> weakness, muscle atrophy,
paralysis, poor coordination
(Rare)
alcoholics and poor
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Riboflavin (B2) sources - answer✔dairy
meats/organ meats
fruit and veg
whole/enriched grains
RIboflavin (B2) Functions - answer✔forms FAD enzyme used in citric acid cycle; FA breakdown
forms FMN
FMN and FAD carry electrons to transport chain
converts vit to active form: folate; niacin; B6; K
Riboflavin (B2) deficiency - answer✔cracking at mouth corners
tongue inflammation
Niacin (B3) sources - answer✔liver/meat
nuts
legumes
whole/enriched grains
made from tryptophan as either nicotinic acid or nicotinamide and converted to active form
Niacin (B3) functions - answer✔energy synthesis
forms coenzyme of glycolysis;
citric acid cycle;
elec. transport chain;
lipid breakdown/snthesis
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11/16/2024 10:16 AM
NUT 1304 FINAL Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Vitamin C functions - skin/tissues - answer✔aids in forming connective tissue (collagen)
fight infection/promotes skin healing processes
donates electrons in reactions like CT formation/maintenance
vitamin C function - antioxidant capacity - answer✔prevents oxidative damage by protecting
from reactive oxygen molecules from free radicals
immune maintenance
Vitamin C function - nutrient absorption - answer✔helps with: Fe absorption
choline origin - answer✔AA methionine
Choline function - answer✔transports lipid as NT acetylcholine
part of lechithin
sources of folate - answer✔green leafy veg
beans
nuts
liver
B12 sources - answer✔animal products and fortified cereals/veg products
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11/16/2024 10:16 AM
vitamin C sources - answer✔citrus fruit
peppers
potatoes
cabbage fam
strawberries
B12 fortified foods - answer✔soy milk, tofu, wheat/grains
mandatory fortification/enrichment - answer✔salt - iodine
milk - vit D
grains - thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, iron, FOLIC ACID
thiamin (B1) sources - answer✔pork
whole/enriched grains
nuts
seeds legumes
thiamin (B1) functions - answer✔coenzyme for acetyl CoA formation and citric acid cycle
coenzyme for TPP formation
metabolizes; carbs, AA,
helps with nerve transmission
Thiamin (B1) deficiency and those at risk - answer✔beriberi -> weakness, muscle atrophy,
paralysis, poor coordination
(Rare)
alcoholics and poor
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Riboflavin (B2) sources - answer✔dairy
meats/organ meats
fruit and veg
whole/enriched grains
RIboflavin (B2) Functions - answer✔forms FAD enzyme used in citric acid cycle; FA breakdown
forms FMN
FMN and FAD carry electrons to transport chain
converts vit to active form: folate; niacin; B6; K
Riboflavin (B2) deficiency - answer✔cracking at mouth corners
tongue inflammation
Niacin (B3) sources - answer✔liver/meat
nuts
legumes
whole/enriched grains
made from tryptophan as either nicotinic acid or nicotinamide and converted to active form
Niacin (B3) functions - answer✔energy synthesis
forms coenzyme of glycolysis;
citric acid cycle;
elec. transport chain;
lipid breakdown/snthesis
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