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NUTRITION 251 - Final Study Questions.
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NUTRITION 251 - Exam 1 Study Guide.
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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:...
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NUTRITION 251 - Final Exam Study Guide.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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