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Vitamins And Other Essential Nutrients

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1. We need essential unsaturated fatty acids for making what two things?






2. This nutrient is used in: Decarboxylation Reactions Deficiency causes: Beri Beri






3. This nutrient is used in: Teeth Deficiency causes: Cavities






4. This nutrient is used in: FAD formation Deficiency causes: Ariboflavinosis






5. This nutrient is used in: Antioxidant Reactions Deficiency causes: Sterility






6. This nutrient is used in: Thyroid Hormone Synthesis Deficiency causes: Goiters






7. 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.






8. This nutrient is used in: Calcium Uptake Deficiency causes: Rickets






9. This nutrient is used in: Collagen Formation Deficiency causes: Scurvy






10. These nutrients are used for membranes /energy however deficiency does not occur because they can be made from excess amino acids or carbs






11. This nutrient is used in: Antioxidant Reactions Deficiency causes: Sterility






12. This nutrient is used in: One Carbon Transfer reactions Deficiency causes: Megaloblastic Anemia






13. This nutrient is used in: Hemes and Cytochromes Deficiency causes: Anemia & Fatigue






14. This nutrient is used in: NAD formation Deficiency causes: Pellagra






15. This nutrient is used in: Light detection in eyes Deficiency causes: Night Blindness






16. This nutrient is used in: Blood Clotting Deficiency causes: Hemorrhaging






17. What two types of fats are not needed in our diet since we can make our own?






18. This nutrient is used in: CoA formation Deficiency causes: Emotional Problems






19. These nutrients are used in protein Synthesis - however there is no problem with deficiency






20. This nutrient is used in: Collagen Formation Deficiency causes: Scurvy






21. What two types of fats are not needed in our diet since we can make our own?






22. These nutrients are used in protein Synthesis Deficiency causes: Kwashiorkor






23. This nutrient is needed for energy but deficiency does not occur because it can be made from amino acids






24. This nutrient is used in: Blood Clotting Deficiency causes: Hemorrhaging






25. These nutrients are used for membranes and hormone synthesis Deficiency causes: Dermatitis/Heart problems






26. This nutrient is used in: Hemes and Cytochromes Deficiency causes: Anemia & Fatigue






27. This nutrient is used in: Carboxylation Reactions Deficiency causes: Dermatitis






28. This nutrient is used in: Thyroid Hormone Synthesis Deficiency causes: Goiters






29. This nutrient is needed for energy but deficiency does not occur because it can be made from amino acids






30. This nutrient is used in: FAD formation Deficiency causes: Ariboflavinosis






31. This nutrient is used in: Teeth Deficiency causes: Cavities






32. This nutrient is used in: NAD formation Deficiency causes: Pellagra






33. These nutrients are used in protein Synthesis - however there is no problem with deficiency






34. This nutrient is used in: Odd Fatty Acids/Folic Acid Deficiency causes: Megaloblastic Anemia






35. This nutrient is used in: Deaminations/aldehyde oxidations Deficiency causes: Dermatitis






36. These nutrients are used for membranes /energy however deficiency does not occur because they can be made from excess amino acids or carbs






37. These nutrients are used for membranes and hormone synthesis Deficiency causes: Dermatitis/Heart problems






38. This nutrient is used in: CoA formation Deficiency causes: Emotional Problems






39. This nutrient is used in: One Carbon Transfer reactions Deficiency causes: Megaloblastic Anemia






40. 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.






41. This nutrient is used in: Protein Function Deficiency causes: Skin Problems






42. We need essential unsaturated fatty acids for making what two things?






43. These nutrients are used in protein Synthesis Deficiency causes: Kwashiorkor






44. This nutrient is used in: Carboxylation Reactions Deficiency causes: Dermatitis






45. This nutrient is used in: Light detection in eyes Deficiency causes: Night Blindness






46. This nutrient is used in: Odd Fatty Acids/Folic Acid Deficiency causes: Megaloblastic Anemia






47. This nutrient is used in: Deaminations/aldehyde oxidations Deficiency causes: Dermatitis






48. This nutrient is used in: Decarboxylation Reactions Deficiency causes: Beri Beri






49. This nutrient is used in: Protein Function Deficiency causes: Skin Problems






50. This nutrient is used in: Calcium Uptake Deficiency causes: Rickets