Vitamin Study Sheet – Flashcards
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Vitamins are found in
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nearly all foods
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Vitamins do not provide
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energy
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Vitamins are essential because they regulate
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the body chemistry/functions (energy from macronutrients)
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Vitamins can not be _____ by our bodies
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produced
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Vitamins must be ____ or ____ in our food
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ingested or eaten
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Vitamins assist the body in using food by
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bringing about biochemical reactions (coenzymes) so life can be maintained.
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What two groups are vitamins divided into?
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water-soluble and fat-soluble
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Examples of vitamins are?
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ADEK, B C etc.
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Fat-soluble vitamins are transported through the body by what method?
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being carried and stored in fat
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Water-soluble are transported through the body by what method?
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being dissolved in water
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Some people believe that if small doses of vitamins are good for you, more is better. Too few vitamins keep the body from what?
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from functioning at complete capacity
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Too many vitamins may be?
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damaging to your health - toxic
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Name the main function of Vitamin C
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growth and repair of body tissue, collagen
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Name the deficiency disease for Vitamin C
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scurvy
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Name two main sources for Vitamin D
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sun (made from cholesterol) and fortified milk or dairy
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Vitamin K
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Blood clotting
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Vitamin A
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Vision
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Vitamin B12
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Pernicious anemia
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Vitamin E
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Antioxidant
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Thiamine
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Beriberi
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Niacin
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Pellagra
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Folic Acid
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Neural Tube defects
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Vitamin supplements can improve athletic performance (T/F)
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F
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Most people do not need a vitamin supplement (T/F)
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T
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A "stress vitamin" will help you deal with stress (T/F)
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F
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Oranges & tomatoes are good sources of Vitamin C (T/F)
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T
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Name the four fat-soluble vitamins
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A D E K
