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