Lesson 8 Flashcards
(40 cards)
Essential, non-caloric, organic nutrients needed in tiny amounts in the diet
Vitamins
This vitamin deficiency can cause blindness
Vitamin A
Lack of this vitamin can retard bone growth
Vitamin D
The amount of vitamins peope ingest is measured by
Micrograms or milligrams
Some vitamins are availble from foods inactive forms known as
Precursors or provitamins
Two classes of vitamins
Water soluble vitamins
Fat soluble vitamins
Vitamins that dissolve or disperse in water
Water soluble vitamins
Vitamins that dissolve in fatty tissues or substances
Fat-soluble vitamins
What are the water soluble vitamins
Vitamin B and C
What are the fat soluble vitamins
Vitamins A D E K
This vitamins usually occur in fats and oils
Fat soluble vitamins
Fat soluble vitamins are stored in ______ and _____
Liver and fatty tissues
First fat soluble that is determined
Vitamin A
Three different forms of Vitamin A
Retinol
Retinal
Retinoic acid
Supports reproduction and major transport and storage form of the Vit A
Retinol
Form of Vit A that is active in vision
Retinal
Vitamin A that acts as a hormone, regulating cell differentiation, growth, and embryonic development
Retinoic Acid
The vitamin that the body can synthesize in significant qualities with the help of sunlight
Vitamin D
It is not an essential vitamin / nutrient
Vitamin D
Vitamin D that derives primarily from plant foods in the diet
Vitamin D2
Vitamin D that derives from animal foods in the diet
Vitamin D3
Where is the storage of vitamin k
Liver
A compound in vegetable oils necessary for reproduction in rats
Tocopherol
Tocopherol means ?
Offspring