Chapter 9 Health Test
which are fat-soluble vitamins
A,D,E,K
Vitamin most important for bone health
D
what vitamin does sunlight provide
D
what foods are good sources of Vitamin D
Dairy products, cereal
Which vitamin can be made by intestinal bacteria
K
what vitamin do newborns receive at birth?
K
Forms of Vitamin A
Retinol, Retinal, Retinoic acid
good food sources of Vitamin E
Sunflower seeds
What does "vitamin" mean
Vita - necessary for life Amine - a type of nitrogen containing substance
fat-soluble antioxidant vitamin
Vitamin E
How and where are the fat soluble vitamins digested and absorbed
absorbed in fatty foods and digested in GI tract
what is a reason to support that all the vitamins have been discovered
babies thrive and grow on infant formula
best food source of vitamin A
beef liver
Which vitamins are antioxidants
beta-carotene, vitamin C, Vitamin E
what cooking method results in the loss of water-soluble vitamins
boiling
best food source of beta-carotene
carrots
what is the main function of vitamin K
clotting of blood
would diarrhea increase or decrease bioavailability of foods
decrease
what is cystic fibrosis
disease causing thick mucus in the lungs
What is parathyroid hormone
hormone secreted in response to low blood calcium levels
What is bioavailability?
how well the digestive system absorbs and how well it uses it
what are functions of the fat soluble vitamins
keeps heart working, allows blood to clot
Is the bioavailability better from synthetic or natural sources
natural
are all vitamins amines
no
can excess Vitamins D cause rickets
no
Why do babies receive vitamin K at birth
prevent bleeding
what is the job of antioxidants
protect cells from free radicals
most biologically active form of Vitamin A in body
retinol
Primary site of vitamin absorption
small intestine
What is osteomalacia
softening of the bones
what are cooking methods to conserve vitamin content of foods
steaming, stir frying, microwaving
why are fat-soluble vitamins more toxic than water-soluble
the body holds onto the fat
which are water-soluble vitamins
thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B-6, pantothenic acid
