Vitamins Flashcards
1
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Are also known as the “accessory growth factors”
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Vitamins
2
Q
They are organic compounds present in small amounts and are essential for normal health and growth.
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Vitamins
3
Q
Are chemical precursors of vitamins that are converted within the body to active vitamins.
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Provitamins
4
Q
Are substances chemically related to true vitamins but cannot perform the biologic function of true vitamins.
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Antivitamins or antagonists
5
Q
Are substances that destroy or inhibit the activity of a vitamin in a metabolic reaction and increase and individual’s need for vitamins.
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Antivitamins or antagonists
