A 35-year-old man consumed the following folate-containing foods for lunch:
2 slices fortified bread = 14 μg food folate, 48 μg synthetic folate
4 tablespoons peanut butter = 47 μg) food folate
½ cup carrot sticks = 12 μg food folate
orange = 48 μg food folate
2 graham crackers = 5 μg food folate, 8 μg synthetic folate
What percentage of his RDA for folate did his lunch provide? - Answer- 55
A person consumes the equivalent of 75 mg of tryptophan from protein alone. How
many niacin equivalents does this represent? - Answer- 1.25
Microcytic anemia - Answer- B6 deficiency
Cracks and redness at corners of mouth - Answer- riboflavin deficiency
Degeneration of peripheral nerves progressing to paralysis - Answer- b12 deficiency
Liver damage - Answer- choline deficiency
Which of these essential nutrients is commonly grouped with the B vitamins, even
though it is not defined as a vitamin?
a pantothenic acid
c. cobalamin
d. biotin - Answer- choline
As ----, vitamin C may help prevent diseases. - Answer- antioxidant
Which of these groups has an increased need for vitamin C? - Answer- cig smoker
vitamin c intake - Answer- To support metabolism- 30 mg/day
Daily Value (for food and supplement labels)- 90
Recommendation for female smokers-110
Recommendation for mail smokers-125
To meet UL for adults-2000
Place these foods in order of their vitamin C content, from highest to lowest. - Answer-
1- 1/2 c raw red pepper
2- 1 medium orange
, 3-1/2 c cooked broccoli
4- 3/4 c tomato juice
Foods rich in vitamin C seem to protect against certain types of cancers, especially
_____ cancer. - Answer- head and neck
One ounce of ________ provides more than three times the RDA for vitamin A. -
Answer- beef liver
The World Health Organization and UNICEF recommend two doses of vitamin A
supplements, given 24 hours apart, for all children with _____. - Answer- measles
Free radicals: - Answer- are unstable and highly reactive molecules because they
contain one or more unpaired electrons.
Even when using sunscreen with an SPF of 15 to 30, sufficient vitamin D synthesis can
be obtained in as little as _____ of sun exposure. - Answer- 10-20 min
What vitamin A compound(s) bind(s) with opsin to form rhodopsin? - Answer- retinal
The classic sign of vitamin E deficiency is _____. - Answer- erythrocyte hemolysis
Without vitamin K, _____ cannot bind to the minerals that normally form bones,
resulting in low bone density. - Answer- osteocalcinin
Which vitamin A compound(s) act(s) like hormones, regulating cell differentiation,
growth, and embryonic development? - Answer- retinoic acid
Vitamin K is essential for the synthesis of _____ and other clotting factors. - Answer-
prothrombin
With respect to acne, _____. - Answer- Accutane (isotretinoin), which is made from
vitamin A, is effective against cystic acne
All of the following foods are sources of Vitamin D, except:
. sardines.
c. egg yolks.
d. fortified milk.
e. salmon. - Answer- red meats
International units are _____. - Answer- used to measure a vitamin's biological effects
The production of _____, a protein that binds calcium in the intestinal cells, slows as a
result of a vitamin D deficiency. - Answer- calbindin
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