NUTRITION 251

NUTRITION 251 - Final Study Questions.

NUTRITION 251 - Exam 1 Study Guide/NUTRITION 251 - Exam 1 Study Guide.

NUTRITION 251 - Exam 3 Study Guide/NUTRITION 251 - Exam 3 Study Guide. Chapter 12: Fat Soluble Vitamins Vitamin History Vitamins were first defined in 1912 o Casimir Funk coined the term vitamin Vital = necessary for life Amine = a type of nitrogen-containing substance The term was later changed to vitamin after it was determined that there were several kinds of these substances and not all were amines Vitamin: complex organic compound that regulates certain metabolic processes:...

NUTRITION 251 - Final Exam Study Guide/NUTRITION 251 - Final Exam Study Guide. Water Identify the functions of water 1. Carrier of nutrients and waste (blood, cytoplasm of the cell, urinary excretion) 2. Serves as a solvent (ionizing electrolytes and for molecules that are eligible for metabolic reactions) 3. Participates in chemical or metabolic reactions as a substrate or a product 4. Lubricates joints and eyeball sockets 5. Important in regulation of body temperature, both ...

NUTRITION 251 - Exam 2 Study Guide/NUTRITION 251 - Exam 2 Study Guide. Lipids and Heart Disease Lipids: Triglycerides (Fats and Oils), Phospholipids, and Sterols Contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen Provide more energy per gram than carbohydrate or protein due to more C and H in proportion to oxygen Lipids are insoluble (not soluble in water) 95% of fat consumed and 95% of fat stored in the body is in the form of triglyceride 3 fatty acids attached to a 30-carbon glycerol backbone ...