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1
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What makes up natural vitamin E?

A

Mix of tocopherols, tocotrienols

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2
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Bile is secreted via…?

A

CCK

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3
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Does vitamin a get digested?

A

No

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4
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How are ingredients listen on a label ?

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By WEIGHT from most to last

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5
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PTH does what?

A

Induces hydroxylase in kidneys which activates calcitriol

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6
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Fat soluble vitamins need to be consumed with at least what?

A

5g of fat

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7
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Pellagra is a deficiency of what?

A

Niacin

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8
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What causes night blindness in pregnant woman ?

A

VAD

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9
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Retinal is bound by what?

A

CRBP

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10
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What type of muscle fibers does a vitamin d deficiency effect?

A

Type II

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11
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What is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children /?

A

Vitamin A deficiency

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12
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Health claims describe a food, ingredient or supplement that has been shown to decrease the risk of what?

A

Some type of disease

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13
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Keshan’s disease is a deficiency in what?

A

Selenium

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14
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The blood clotting pathway is inhibited by what?

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Coumadin (warfarin)

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15
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For percent daily. Value what us considered high ?

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20% or more

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16
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Do all cells contain vitamin D receptors ?

A

Yes

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17
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Vitamin d is transported by what?

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D-biding protein (DBP) in blood and tissues

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18
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What is the active form of vitamin D and where is it?

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1,25-hydroxy vitamin d (calcitriol)

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19
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What is describing the role of a nutrition or ingredient intended to effect NORMAL STRUCTURE or function in humans?

A

Structure/function claim

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20
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Decreased vitamin = decreased what which = night blindness?

A

Rhodopsin

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21
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What part of daily value is used for vitamins and minerals ?

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RDI ( reference daily intakes)

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22
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Cross pollination is between 2 varieties of the same plant ?

A

Hybrid

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23
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Vitamin k from plants is absorbed by what?

A

Active transport

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24
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If you se _______in a word, you know its a what?

A

CHOLATE, BILE acid

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25
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Mutations in gene coding for 24-hydroxylase leads to what?

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Hypercalcemia

26
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What changes calcidiol to calcitriol?

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1a-hydroxylse

27
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Are structure/function claims fda approved?

A

No

28
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What granted plant breeders intellectual property rights for 18 years after development ?

A

1970 plant variety protection act

29
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50-80% of vitamin a is stored where?

A

The liver

30
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When there is low blood calcium what happens?

A

Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is secreted from parathyroid gland

31
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What part of daily value is used for macronutrients and electrolytes ?

A

RDV ( daily reference value)

32
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What is an example for a hybrid food??

A

Lenape potato

33
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Where is most vitamin k stored/

A

Liver

34
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How is vitamin E transported?

A

100% in chylomicrons

35
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What is the best best source of vitamin e?

A

Plant oils

36
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Where are fat solvable vitamins stored?

A

Liver and adipose tissue

37
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Vitamin A is absorbed by what?

A

Passive diffusion

38
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Animal form of vitamin D?

A

Cholecalciferol D3

39
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Vitamin k is important for what?

A

Blood clotting and bone formation

40
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What changes calciferol to calcidiol?

A

25-hydroxylase

41
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Where is vitamin e stored?

A

90% in adipose tissue, 10 in membranes

42
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Vitamin k has a coenzyme of what?

A

Carboxyglutamates

43
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How is vitamin E absorbed?

A

Passive diffusion?

44
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For percent daily. Value what us consider low?

A

5% or less

45
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Where is the majorly of vitamin K found?

A

GREEn plants

46
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What makes up vitamin E supplements ?

A

Alpha- tocopherol only

47
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Health clamins can not be used on food that coatings ________DV for fat, sat fat, cholesterol, sodium?

A

> 20%

48
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Where are bile acids from?

A

Gallbladder

49
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Hypertension is associated with a deficiency in what?

A

Vitamin D and is associated with sodium and potassium

50
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Plant form of vitamin D?

A

Ergocalciferol D 2

51
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What is required to make retinol binding protein (RBP) ?

A

Protein and Zinc

52
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Trans fat comes from what ?

A

Partially hydrogenated oil

53
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Is more vitamin A absorbed from raw of cooked veggies?

A

Cooked (60%)

54
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Patients with low____staus cannot mobilize retinol out of the liver?

A

Protein

55
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What is a varieties that are at least 50 years old, produced by open pollination.

A

Heirloom

56
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RE and carotenoids are packaged into what and sent through the lymph system ?

A

Chylomicrons

57
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Retinal is reesterifed to RE in the enterocyte by what?

A

Lecithin (retinal acrylic transferase (LRAT)

58
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Burning feet syndrome is a deficiency in what?

A

Vitamin B

59
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What nutrient content claim for ‘free’?

A

Less than 0.5 per serving for total fat, sat fat, trans fat, sugar.

60
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Do vitamin e supplements prevent cancer, heart disease??

A

No

61
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Vitamin k from animals is absorbed by what?

A

Passive diffusion

62
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How much vitamin d is absorbed via_______?

A

50% via passive diffusion

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