150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |
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what are vitamins? - ANSWER: non-energy producing compounds that are needed in
small quantities to perform specific metabolic functions
what are the 2 types of vitamins? - ANSWER: fat-soluble and water-soluble
what are the differences between the two types of vitamins? - ANSWER: fat-soluble
are stored in body tissues; water-soluble are excreted when not needed
food sources of vitamin A - ANSWER: chicken livers, sweet potato with skin, carrots,
spinach, pumpkin
results of deficiency of vitamin A - ANSWER: night blindness, exophthalmia,
decreased immunity
food sources of vitamin D - ANSWER: tuna fish, whole or fortified milk, fortified soy
milk, fortified cereal
results of deficiency of vitamin D - ANSWER: rickets, osteomalacia, osteoporosis
food sources of vitamin E - ANSWER: fortified cereal, sunflower seeds, tomato sauce,
safflower oil
results of deficiency of vitamin E - ANSWER: anemia, nervous system disorders
food sources of vitamin K - ANSWER: green leafy vegetables, tuna fish, tomato sauce
results of deficiency of vitamin K - ANSWER: hemorrhagic disease (newborns);
defective blood clotting
food sources of vitamin C - ANSWER: citrus fruits, berries, broccoli, cabbage, chili
peppers, tomatoes
results of deficiency of vitamin C - ANSWER: easy bruising, poor wound healing,
gingivitis, anemia
food sources of Thiamin - ANSWER: pork, beef, whole grains, legumes
results of deficiency of thiamin - ANSWER: beriberi, neuropathy, wernicke-korsakoff
syndrome
food sources of roboflavin - ANSWER: milk products, organ meats, enriched grains,
cereal
, results of deficiency of roboflavin - ANSWER: cheilosis, glossitis, seborrheic
dermatitis
food sources of niacin - ANSWER: meat and dairy products, peanuts, enriched grains
and cereals
results of deficiency of niacin - ANSWER: pellagra, weakness, scaly dermatitis,
neuritis
food sources of pantothenic acid - ANSWER: egg, milk, liver
results of deficiency of pantothenic acid - ANSWER: problems with lipogenesis,
amino acid activation, formation of cholesterol steroid hormones and heme
food sources of biotin - ANSWER: egg yolk, liver; synthesized by intestinal bacteria
results of deficiency of biotin - ANSWER: problems with skin and hair
food sources of vitamin B6 - ANSWER: meat, organ meats, legumes, bananas,
potatoes
results of deficiency of vitamin B6 - ANSWER: hypochromic anemia, CNS
abnormalities
food sources of Folate - ANSWER: green leafy vegetables, oranges, tomatoes, liver,
organ meats
results of deficiency of Folate - ANSWER: megaloblastic anemia, neural tube defects
in pregnancy
food sources of vitamin B12 - ANSWER: meat, milk, cheese, egg, fortified cereals,
juices, and soymilk
results of deficiency of vitamin B12 - ANSWER: pernicious anemia, megaloblastic,
peripheral neuropathy
what are minerals? - ANSWER: elements that play an important role in the body
what is the food source for calcium? - ANSWER: milk, cheese, yogurt, green leafy
vegetables, whole and fortified grains, legumes, and nuts
what are the functions of calcium? - ANSWER: essential for bones and teeth,
participates in blood clotting, nerve transmission, muscle action
what are the food sources for phosphorus? - ANSWER: milk, cheese, meat, egg yolk,
whole grains, legumes, nuts