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Vitamins And Other Essential Nutrients
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1. What two types of fats are not needed in our diet since we can make our own?
A-tocopherol - (Vitamin E)
Saturated fatty acids and cholesterol
Carbohydrates
Iodine
2. This nutrient is used in: Deaminations/aldehyde oxidations Deficiency causes: Dermatitis
Non-Essential Amino Acids
Pyridoxal Phosphate - (Vit B6)
Essential Amino Acids
Saturated fatty acids and cholesterol
3. We need essential unsaturated fatty acids for making what two things?
Membranes and some hormones
Niacin - (Vit B3)
Beta carotene/retinal - (Vitamin A)
Pyridoxal Phosphate - (Vit B6)
4. What two types of fats are not needed in our diet since we can make our own?
Essential Fatty Acids
Fluoride
Saturated fatty acids and cholesterol
Cyanocobalamine (Vit B12)
5. This nutrient is used in: Protein Function Deficiency causes: Skin Problems
Essential Fatty Acids
Pyridoxal Phosphate - (Vit B6)
Iodine
Zinc
6. This nutrient is used in: Odd Fatty Acids/Folic Acid Deficiency causes: Megaloblastic Anemia
Cyanocobalamine (Vit B12)
Calciferol - (Vitamin D)
Membranes and some hormones
Niacin - (Vit B3)
7. This nutrient is used in: Light detection in eyes Deficiency causes: Night Blindness
Ascorbic Acid - (Vitamin C)
Essential Amino Acids
Beta carotene/retinal - (Vitamin A)
Zinc
8. This nutrient is used in: Protein Function Deficiency causes: Skin Problems
Carbohydrates
Zinc
Thiamine - (Vit B1)
Membranes and some hormones
9. This nutrient is used in: Teeth Deficiency causes: Cavities
Non-Essential Fatty Acids
Fluoride
Pyridoxal Phosphate - (Vit B6)
Carbohydrates
10. These nutrients are used for membranes and hormone synthesis Deficiency causes: Dermatitis/Heart problems
Essential Fatty Acids
Non-Essential Amino Acids
Riboflavin - (Vit B2)
Membranes and some hormones
11. These nutrients are used in protein Synthesis - however there is no problem with deficiency
Non-Essential Amino Acids
Biotin (B7)
Niacin - (Vit B3)
Fluoride
12. This nutrient is used in: FAD formation Deficiency causes: Ariboflavinosis
Carbohydrates
Fluoride
Riboflavin - (Vit B2)
Biotin (B7)
13. This nutrient is used in: Odd Fatty Acids/Folic Acid Deficiency causes: Megaloblastic Anemia
Essential Amino Acids
Pyridoxal Phosphate - (Vit B6)
Cyanocobalamine (Vit B12)
A-tocopherol - (Vitamin E)
14. These nutrients are used for membranes /energy however deficiency does not occur because they can be made from excess amino acids or carbs
Non-Essential Fatty Acids
Essential Fatty Acids
Pantothenic Acid (B5)
Carbohydrates
15. This nutrient is used in: Blood Clotting Deficiency causes: Hemorrhaging
Ascorbic Acid - (Vitamin C)
Fluoride
Phylloquinone - (Vitamin K)
Pantothenic Acid (B5)
16. This nutrient is used in: Thyroid Hormone Synthesis Deficiency causes: Goiters
Membranes and some hormones
Membranes and some hormones
Iodine
Pantothenic Acid (B5)
17. This nutrient is used in: Teeth Deficiency causes: Cavities
Zinc
Pyridoxal Phosphate - (Vit B6)
A-tocopherol - (Vitamin E)
Fluoride
18. This is a complex carbohydrate - but we can't digest it in the small intestine and thus it has minimal dietary calories. However diets high in this are associated with lower cholesterol and colon cancer rates.
Membranes and some hormones
Riboflavin - (Vit B2)
Thiamine - (Vit B1)
Fiber
19. This nutrient is needed for energy but deficiency does not occur because it can be made from amino acids
Riboflavin - (Vit B2)
A-tocopherol - (Vitamin E)
Calciferol - (Vitamin D)
Carbohydrates
20. This nutrient is used in: Collagen Formation Deficiency causes: Scurvy
Pyridoxal Phosphate - (Vit B6)
Ascorbic Acid - (Vitamin C)
Fluoride
Non-Essential Amino Acids
21. This nutrient is used in: Antioxidant Reactions Deficiency causes: Sterility
Thiamine - (Vit B1)
A-tocopherol - (Vitamin E)
Ascorbic Acid - (Vitamin C)
Beta carotene/retinal - (Vitamin A)
22. These nutrients are used in protein Synthesis Deficiency causes: Kwashiorkor
Zinc
Essential Amino Acids
Membranes and some hormones
A-tocopherol - (Vitamin E)
23. This nutrient is used in: FAD formation Deficiency causes: Ariboflavinosis
Folic Acid (B8)
A-tocopherol - (Vitamin E)
Iodine
Riboflavin - (Vit B2)
24. These nutrients are used in protein Synthesis - however there is no problem with deficiency
Non-Essential Fatty Acids
Ascorbic Acid - (Vitamin C)
Non-Essential Amino Acids
Biotin (B7)
25. This nutrient is used in: Antioxidant Reactions Deficiency causes: Sterility
Fluoride
Fiber
A-tocopherol - (Vitamin E)
Niacin - (Vit B3)
26. This nutrient is used in: NAD formation Deficiency causes: Pellagra
Niacin - (Vit B3)
Biotin (B7)
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates
27. This nutrient is used in: Hemes and Cytochromes Deficiency causes: Anemia & Fatigue
Membranes and some hormones
Iron
Biotin (B7)
Ascorbic Acid - (Vitamin C)
28. This nutrient is used in: CoA formation Deficiency causes: Emotional Problems
Pantothenic Acid (B5)
Essential Amino Acids
Cyanocobalamine (Vit B12)
Essential Fatty Acids
29. This nutrient is used in: Blood Clotting Deficiency causes: Hemorrhaging
Folic Acid (B8)
Membranes and some hormones
Phylloquinone - (Vitamin K)
Non-Essential Amino Acids
30. These nutrients are used in protein Synthesis Deficiency causes: Kwashiorkor
Biotin (B7)
Fluoride
Riboflavin - (Vit B2)
Essential Amino Acids
31. These nutrients are used for membranes /energy however deficiency does not occur because they can be made from excess amino acids or carbs
Fluoride
Non-Essential Amino Acids
Non-Essential Fatty Acids
Zinc
32. This nutrient is used in: Calcium Uptake Deficiency causes: Rickets
Calciferol - (Vitamin D)
Fiber
Essential Fatty Acids
Pantothenic Acid (B5)
33. This nutrient is used in: One Carbon Transfer reactions Deficiency causes: Megaloblastic Anemia
Folic Acid (B8)
Essential Fatty Acids
Fluoride
Calciferol - (Vitamin D)
34. These nutrients are used for membranes and hormone synthesis Deficiency causes: Dermatitis/Heart problems
Zinc
Non-Essential Amino Acids
Essential Fatty Acids
Cyanocobalamine (Vit B12)
35. This nutrient is used in: Deaminations/aldehyde oxidations Deficiency causes: Dermatitis
Fluoride
Zinc
Saturated fatty acids and cholesterol
Pyridoxal Phosphate - (Vit B6)
36. This nutrient is used in: CoA formation Deficiency causes: Emotional Problems
Fluoride
Riboflavin - (Vit B2)
Thiamine - (Vit B1)
Pantothenic Acid (B5)
37. This is a complex carbohydrate - but we can't digest it in the small intestine and thus it has minimal dietary calories. However diets high in this are associated with lower cholesterol and colon cancer rates.
Folic Acid (B8)
Fiber
Biotin (B7)
Non-Essential Amino Acids
38. This nutrient is used in: Carboxylation Reactions Deficiency causes: Dermatitis
Biotin (B7)
Niacin - (Vit B3)
Zinc
Ascorbic Acid - (Vitamin C)
39. We need essential unsaturated fatty acids for making what two things?
Membranes and some hormones
A-tocopherol - (Vitamin E)
Ascorbic Acid - (Vitamin C)
Cyanocobalamine (Vit B12)
40. This nutrient is needed for energy but deficiency does not occur because it can be made from amino acids
Carbohydrates
Niacin - (Vit B3)
Biotin (B7)
Iodine
41. This nutrient is used in: Decarboxylation Reactions Deficiency causes: Beri Beri
Non-Essential Amino Acids
Beta carotene/retinal - (Vitamin A)
Thiamine - (Vit B1)
Cyanocobalamine (Vit B12)
42. This nutrient is used in: Light detection in eyes Deficiency causes: Night Blindness
Beta carotene/retinal - (Vitamin A)
Pantothenic Acid (B5)
Essential Amino Acids
Essential Amino Acids
43. This nutrient is used in: One Carbon Transfer reactions Deficiency causes: Megaloblastic Anemia
Iodine
Niacin - (Vit B3)
Pantothenic Acid (B5)
Folic Acid (B8)
44. This nutrient is used in: Collagen Formation Deficiency causes: Scurvy
Beta carotene/retinal - (Vitamin A)
Thiamine - (Vit B1)
Essential Amino Acids
Ascorbic Acid - (Vitamin C)
45. This nutrient is used in: Hemes and Cytochromes Deficiency causes: Anemia & Fatigue
Fiber
Essential Amino Acids
Iron
Pantothenic Acid (B5)
46. This nutrient is used in: Thyroid Hormone Synthesis Deficiency causes: Goiters
Essential Fatty Acids
Non-Essential Amino Acids
Iodine
Essential Amino Acids
47. This nutrient is used in: Decarboxylation Reactions Deficiency causes: Beri Beri
Iodine
Pantothenic Acid (B5)
Calciferol - (Vitamin D)
Thiamine - (Vit B1)
48. This nutrient is used in: Calcium Uptake Deficiency causes: Rickets
Calciferol - (Vitamin D)
Niacin - (Vit B3)
Pantothenic Acid (B5)
Essential Fatty Acids
49. This nutrient is used in: Carboxylation Reactions Deficiency causes: Dermatitis
Biotin (B7)
Calciferol - (Vitamin D)
Zinc
Zinc
50. This nutrient is used in: NAD formation Deficiency causes: Pellagra
Saturated fatty acids and cholesterol
Niacin - (Vit B3)
Membranes and some hormones
Iodine