Water Soluable Vitamins

Question 0

Minerals are what type of nutrient?

Answer 0

inorganic

Question 1

Vitamins are what type of compounds that are required in the diet form normal function but cannot be _________.

Answer 1

organic; synthesized

Question 2

True/False: Large quantities of vitamins and minerals are needed to generate metabolic energy.

Answer 2

FALSE!!! Small quantities are required. They are NOT used to generate metabolic energy.

Question 3

Vitamins serve primarily as ______ of coenzymes and minerals serve primarily as ______ of enzymes.

Answer 3

precursors; cofactors

Question 4

True/False: No single food is a rich source of all vitamins and minerals.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

True/False: Some vitamins are supplied by intestinal bacteria

Answer 5

True

Question 6

What are the two types of vitamins?

Answer 6

Fat-soluable and water-soluable

Question 7

What are the 8 water soluble vitamins?

Answer 7

thiamine (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pantothenic acid (B5), pyridoxine (B6), biotin (B7), folate (B9), Vitamin C

Question 8

What are the 4 fat soluble vitamins? What do they require for absorption?

Answer 8

Vitamin A, D, E, K; bile

Question 9

What 2 categories do minerals fall under?

Answer 9

macrominerals and microminerals

Question 10

What are 6 reasons for vitamin deficiency?

Answer 10

1. ) inadequate dietary intake
2. ) inadequate absorption
3. ) inadequate use
4. ) increased requirements
5. ) increased excretion
6. ) loss of microbial synthesis

Question 11

What vitamin is required for carbonyl transfers?

Answer 11

Thiamine (B1)

Question 12

What is the active form for thiamine?

Answer 12

Thiamine pyrophosphate

Question 13

Liver stores can be depleted of thiamine within what length of time?

Answer 13

2 weeks

Question 14

For what enzymes are thiamin a precursor?

Answer 14

• pyruvate dehydrogenase
• a-keto glutarate dehydrogenase
• BCAA dehydrogenase
• transketolase