Nutrients and Human Health from StudyFor Flashcards
Most B vitamins are found in which of the following foods? A. fortified foods B. green leafy vegetables C. coffee D. dairy
A. fortified foods
What does vanadium do?
It mimics the effects of insulin on adipocytes, stimulates osteoblast activity, and regulates the sodium/hydrogen ion transporter.
What is the sole iron exporter in iron-transporting cells?
Ferroportin. It transports iron from the inside of a cell to the outside of a cell where it eventually will be transported in the bloodstream.
Most iron is transported in the blood via the plasma carrier?
transferrin
Phenols are found in plant foods of many colors, but are best know for their presence in foods of which color(s)?
Blue, blue-red, violet pigments (nearly all plants). Good food sources are: berries, cherries, red wine, apples, plums, and citrus fruits.
What has been reported to inhibit specific inflammatory enzymes, modifying the prostaglandin synthesizing pathways and reducing platelet aggregability.
Phenols
What phytochemicals inhibit inflammation, strengthen capillary integrity, and inhibit hormone binding in some tissues.
Polyphenols
What are good food sources for polyphenols?
Garlic, green teas, soybeans, citrus fruits, onions, apples, licorice, root, flax seed, grapes and wines.
What is found in strawberries, grapes and apples that stimulates carcinogen detoxification
Ellagic acid
What phytochemicals inhibit the growth of cancer cells and reduce their viability, and are associated with reduction in serum total cholesterol concentration.
Saponins
What are good food sources for Saponins?
Saponins are found in legume vegetables, spinach, tomatoes and potatoes.
What phytochemicals may reduce serum total cholesterol concentration and blood pressure.
Allycin
What are good food sources for Allycin
Garlic and Onions
