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FSS 25 Nutrition Vocabulary/important concepts for Chapter 7
Fat-soluble vitamins Water-soluble vitamins Carotenoids Retinol Retinal Retinoic acid
Vitamin K and blood clotting Thrombin Fibrin Vitamin K deficiency and hemorrhage
Beta-carotene Liver as storage Cornea Retina Rhodopsin Vitamin A in vision Vitamin A in protein synthesis and cell differentiation Vitamin A in reproduction and growth Vitamin A in immune function Vitamin A in bone growth Beta-carotene as antioxidant Night blindness Xerosis Keratinization Vitamin A and infections Vitamin A toxicity and birth defect Retinol activity equivalents (RAE) Vitamin A sources Precursors of vitamin D (cholesterol and food sources) Vitamin D as a hormone Liver and kidneys in vitamin D synthesis Vitamin D in maintenance of blood calcium and phosphorus Vitamin D functions in bone, intestine and kidneys Rickets Osteomalacia in adults Osteoporosis Vitamin E as antioxidant Vitamin E and CVD Free radicals Oxidative stress Vitamin K and bacteria in GI tract Vitamin K and newborn infants
B vitamins and coenzymes Thiamin and energy metabolism Beriberi Thiamin and heart failure Alcohol and thiamin absorption Riboflavin and energy transformation Riboflavin deficiency Riboflavin and ultraviolet light Niacin and tryptophan Niacin and energy metabolism Pellagra 3D (diarrhea, dermatitis and dementia) Niacin toxicity Biotin and GI bacteria Biotin and energy/amino acid Metabolism Biotin and raw eggs Pantothenic acid and coenzyme A Vitamin B6 and amino acid metabolism Vitamin B6 and red blood cell formation Vitamin B6 and neurotransmitters Vitamin B6 toxicity Folate and DNA synthesis Folate and homocycteine Folate and heart disease Folate and neural tube defects Spina bifida Folate and megaloblastic anemia Dietary folate equivalents (DFE) Vitamin B12 and HCl B12 and intrinsic factor B12 reabsorption B12 and nerve cells B12 and folate B12 and pernicious anemia Vitamin C and collagen systhesis Vitamin C as antioxidant Vitamin C and cold Vitamin C and iron absorption Scurvy
Review questions
Q1 Q1-1. What are symptoms of folate deficiency and vitamin B12 deficiency, and how do they occur respectively?
Q1-2. Why is it difficult to diagnose vitamin B12 deficiency?
Q2 Q2-1. What is the relationship between alcoholism and thiamin deficiency?
Q2-2. What are thiamin deficiency symptoms?
Q2-3. What foods are thiamin sources in foods?
Q3Q3-1. What are vitamin K sources in foods and others?
Q3-2. Why do newborn infants need to receive vitamin K?
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