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