NUTR 280 FINAL EXAM LATEST UPDATE WITH 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR

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NUTR 280 FINAL EXAM LATEST UPDATE WITH 400
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
SOLUTIONS JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR

Question: What does the solubility of the vitamin determine about them? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔absorbed, transported, stored, and how easily they are lost i.e. excreted


Question :Complex organic compound that regulates certain metabolic processes - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Vitamins


Question: What is it called when the body cannot make the compound or make enough to
maintain good health. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Essential nutrients



Question: How do essential nutrients differ from macronutrients? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
They are not metabolized fro energy
- In general, they are present in foods in smaller amounts



Question: How are smaller macronutrients measured - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔mg, ug, mcg



Question: 2 classifying groups of vitamins - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Fat soluble and water soluble



Question: How are vitamins classified into their two groups - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔solubility in
either water or fat




Question: Vitamins A, D, E & K - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Fat-soluble vitamins

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Question: Which vitamin is digested and absorbed with fats - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Fat-soluble
vitamins



Question: Which vitamin is stored in the body - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Fat-soluble vitamins



Question: Where are Fat-soluble vitamins stored - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔liver and adipose
tissue



Question: Health risk of stored fat soluble vitamins - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔overtime, they can
accumulate and potentially cause toxicity.



Question: All the B vitamins and Vitamin C - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔water soluble vitamins


Question: Thiamin (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), biotin, pantothenic acid, vitamin B6,
folate/folic acid, & vitamin B12 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔All B vitamins


Question: Which type of vitamin dissolves in watery components of body - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔water soluble vitamins


Question: Which type of vitamin is stored inlimited amounts (exception is vitamin B12) -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Water soluble vitamins


Question: Which type of vitamin has the kidneys filter excess and eliminate them in urine; and
less likely to be toxic. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Water soluble vitamins



Question: How do we obtain the needed vitamins? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔by eating foods
from al the food groups and oils

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Question: Which food groups lack B12? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Grains, vegetables, and fruits



Question: Which food groups are low in Vitamin C - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔protein foods, grains,
and dairy



Question: fortification and enrichment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Another source of vitamins


Question: Which lower-fat versions are required to be enriched with vitamin A? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔milk


Question: Is Vitamin D "voluntarily" added to almost all the milk supply in the U.S - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Yes


Question: Which food group is Required to be enriched with iron (mineral) and certain B
vitamins - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Grains


Question: What are the certain B vitamins added to grains to enrich or fortify them? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, and folic acid


Question: Does Enrichment replace all the vitamins and minerals lost during the refining
process of grains - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔NO


Question: What is the main concern of voluntary fortification by food companies - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔risk of exceeding the tolerable upper intake levels (ULs) possible nutrient toxicities
and adverse health affects



Question: What is another course of vitamins - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔dietary supplements

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Question: If an individual is health and follows a nutritionally adequate diet is it necessary to
consume 100% of every vitamin each day? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔No


Question: What in our lower intestinal tract can produce certain vitamins that can be absorbed
to some extent. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Bacteria


Question: What is needed for the body to synthesize certain vitamins. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔certain conditions



Question: What can cause nutrient losses? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Heat, light, oxygen, passage
of time, food processing, food preparation (including cooking) and storage



Question: What affects the amount of vitamins available in a food. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔How
a food is processed, prepared, and stored


Question: Fresh vs. canned vs. frozen - Which choice is highest in vitamins? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Frozen vegetables may supply the most vitamins



Question: Where does Vitamin absorption occurs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔mainly in the small
intestine (we don't need to breakdown a vitamin)



Question: What helps to "release" vitamins from food? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Act of
"chewing" (mouth)
Chemical digestion - mainly in the small intestine (pancreatic digestive enzyme)



Question: How are fat-soluble vitamins absorbed - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Incorporated into →
micelles


Question: How do micelles aid in absorption of the fat-soluble vitamins - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Facilitate the absorption of fats & fat-soluble vitamins via →"simple diffusion"