FSHN 220 UIUC Exam 4 – Food Science and Human Nutrition – Comprehensive
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fat-soluble vitamins - ANS ✔✔A , D, E, and K
vitamin deficiency occurs when.. - ANS ✔✔that vitamin is lacking in the diet and body stores are
exhausted
Vitamin A food sources - ANS ✔✔liver, fish oils, fortified dairy products, and eggs
Vitamin E food sources - ANS ✔✔plant oils, wheat germ, asparagus, almonds, peanuts, and
sunflower seeds
Vitamin D food sources - ANS ✔✔fatty fish, cod liver oil, fortified dairy products, and some
fortified breakfast cereals
Vitamin K food sources - ANS ✔✔green leafy vegetables, broccoli, peas, and green beans; soy
and canola oil as well
Major functions of vitamin A - ANS ✔✔growth and development, cell differentiation, vision,
immune function, dermatology, and carotenoid functions
Vitamin D functions - ANS ✔✔calcium and phosphorus homeostasis, bone health, immune
function
Vitamin E functions - ANS ✔✔antioxidant, reduces oxidative stress, other antiox compounds
, Vitamin K functions - ANS ✔✔blood clotting factors, bone health, may protect the body from
inflammation
Absorption, Transport, and Excretion (ATE) of Vitamin A - ANS ✔✔-absorption: packaged with
chylomicrons and transported to the lymphatic system
-transport: retinoids= bound to retinol binding protein, carotenoids-carried by VLDL
-excretion- small amt. in urine
ATE of vitamin D - ANS ✔✔-absorbed via micelles and transported via chylomicrons in the
lymphatic system
-bound to a protein
-synthesis of the active form is regulated bu parathyroid hormone and kidneys
-excretion: small amount in the urine and bile
vitamin E ATE - ANS ✔✔absorption and transportation: micelles and chylomicrons, transported
via lipoproteins, stored in adipose tissue
-excretion: bile, urine, and skin
Vitamin K ATE - ANS ✔✔-absorbed in small intestine, via chylomicrons in lymphatic system
-transported via lipoproteins and stored in the liver
-excretion: primarily bile, small amount in the urine
Vitamin A deficiency - ANS ✔✔night blindness, xeropthalmia (permanent blindness), follicular
hyperkeratosis
Vitamin D deficiency - ANS ✔✔Kids: Rickets
Adults: Osteomalacia
Review Material
fat-soluble vitamins - ANS ✔✔A , D, E, and K
vitamin deficiency occurs when.. - ANS ✔✔that vitamin is lacking in the diet and body stores are
exhausted
Vitamin A food sources - ANS ✔✔liver, fish oils, fortified dairy products, and eggs
Vitamin E food sources - ANS ✔✔plant oils, wheat germ, asparagus, almonds, peanuts, and
sunflower seeds
Vitamin D food sources - ANS ✔✔fatty fish, cod liver oil, fortified dairy products, and some
fortified breakfast cereals
Vitamin K food sources - ANS ✔✔green leafy vegetables, broccoli, peas, and green beans; soy
and canola oil as well
Major functions of vitamin A - ANS ✔✔growth and development, cell differentiation, vision,
immune function, dermatology, and carotenoid functions
Vitamin D functions - ANS ✔✔calcium and phosphorus homeostasis, bone health, immune
function
Vitamin E functions - ANS ✔✔antioxidant, reduces oxidative stress, other antiox compounds
, Vitamin K functions - ANS ✔✔blood clotting factors, bone health, may protect the body from
inflammation
Absorption, Transport, and Excretion (ATE) of Vitamin A - ANS ✔✔-absorption: packaged with
chylomicrons and transported to the lymphatic system
-transport: retinoids= bound to retinol binding protein, carotenoids-carried by VLDL
-excretion- small amt. in urine
ATE of vitamin D - ANS ✔✔-absorbed via micelles and transported via chylomicrons in the
lymphatic system
-bound to a protein
-synthesis of the active form is regulated bu parathyroid hormone and kidneys
-excretion: small amount in the urine and bile
vitamin E ATE - ANS ✔✔absorption and transportation: micelles and chylomicrons, transported
via lipoproteins, stored in adipose tissue
-excretion: bile, urine, and skin
Vitamin K ATE - ANS ✔✔-absorbed in small intestine, via chylomicrons in lymphatic system
-transported via lipoproteins and stored in the liver
-excretion: primarily bile, small amount in the urine
Vitamin A deficiency - ANS ✔✔night blindness, xeropthalmia (permanent blindness), follicular
hyperkeratosis
Vitamin D deficiency - ANS ✔✔Kids: Rickets
Adults: Osteomalacia
