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Nutrition Flashcards

1
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main dietary source of vitamin A

A

dark green and yellow vegetables and tomatoes

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2
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main dietary source of vitamin D?

A

mushrooms

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3
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main dietary source of vitamin E?

A

wheat germ and avocado

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main dietary source of vitamin K?

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green leafy vegetables, fruits, dairy products, vegetable oils, and cereal

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5
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main dietary source of vitamin B1 (thiamine)?

A

legumes

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main dietary source of vitamin B2 (riboflavin)?

A

wheat germ and leafy vegetables

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7
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main dietary source from vitamin B3 (niacin)

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legumes and wheat

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B6 dietary source?

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animal products, vegetables, whole grains

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B9 (folate) dietary source?

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leafy vegetables (destroyed in cooking, fruits, whole grains, wheat germ, beans, nuts

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10
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what is a vegetarian or vegan most likely to be lacking?

A

vitamin B12 (cobalamin)

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Vitamin C main dietary source?

A

fruits and vegetables

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12
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main source of calcium?

A

dark leafy vegetables, tofu, broccoli, and cauliflower

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13
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main source of iron?

A

dark leafy vegetables, broccoli, cauliflower, lentils, tofu

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14
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what aids in the absorption of non-heme iron?

A

vitamin c

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15
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other names for vitamin A?

A

retinol or retinal

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16
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other names for vitamin D

A

cholecalciferol or ergocalciferol

17
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other names for vitamin E?

A

tocopherols

18
Q

what is the metabolic role for retinol or retinal?

19
Q

what is the metabolic role for retinoic acid?

A

embryonic development, maintenance of epithelia, cell growth, proliferation, and differentiation

20
Q

what is the metabolic role for cholecalciferol or ergocalciferol

A

bone metabolism and calcium homeostasis

21
Q

what is the metabolic role of tocopherols?

A

reactive oxygen species scavenger (membrane antioxidants

22
Q

what is the metabolic role of vitamin K?

A

blood clotting

23
Q

What is the metabolic role of thiamine?

A

carbohydrate metabolism and amino acid metabolism

24
Q

what is the metabolic role of riboflavin

A

oxidoreductases, FMN, FAD

25
Q

what is the metabolic role of Niacin?

A

oxidoreductases, NAD, NADP

26
Q

what is the metabolic role of B6 (pyridoxine)

A

carbohydrate, lipid, and aa metabolism; synthesis of neurotransmitters, sphingolipids, and heme

27
Q

what is the metabolic role of folic acid (B9)

A

one-carbon transfer reactions, choline synthesis

28
Q

what is the metabolic role of B12 (cobalamin)

A

heme structure and folate recycling

29
Q

what is the metabolic role of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)

A

antioxidant function, collagen synthesis, bile acid synthesis, NT synthesis

30
Q

what is the metabolic role of calcium?

A

muscle contraction, cell transport, bone metabolism

31
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what is the metabolic role of iron?

A

hemoglobin, myoglobin, and cytochromes a, b, and c

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