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