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