Nutrition Questions
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Deficiency of folate around the time of conception leads to ALL of the following birth defects EXCEPT -
What is the primary route for excretion of fat soluble compounds from the body?
Toxic outcomes from taking in very high levels of supplemental VIT D include ALL of the following EXCEPT:
Keeping an appropriate quantity of Na in the blood, Na concentration in the blood, and blood pressure involve all of the following hormonal systems and organs EXCEPT:
RXR is the designation used for cytoplasmic protein that has the capability to enter the nucleus of the cell through the 'importin' channel after interacting with ALL of the following nutrients or hormones EXCEPT -
In contrast to osteoporosis, osteomalcia and rickets are more likely to be caused by _________
What is the primary route for excretion of small water soluble compounds from the body?
The latest RDA for VIT D in men and women is 600 IU/day, based upon __________ research; however 2000 IU/day is an intake that may be more optimum based upon __________.
Hormone produced in the liver that signals the intestine to reduce iron absorption:
The clinical symptoms of a deficiency of vitamin A, such as immune depression, growth retardation, and anorexia, sometimes resemble the clinical symptoms of a deficiency of zinc. One possible reason for this might be:
Denatured protein, lipoprotein remnants, and vitamin-albumin complexes can be cleared from the blood through the action of ______ in the liver
Where are the receptors for thyrotropin releasing factor (hormone) (TRF) found?
What form of Vit A is most closely associated with cell differentiation?
Bones and teeth constitute the largest body storage of ALL the following EXCEPT:
to add a carboxylic acid group on a bone protein to cause it to act as a 'seed crystal' for the precipitation of amorphous calcium phosphate
Digestibility, Pattern of amino acid composition in the food, Pattern of amino acids needed to make the proteins in a growing human body
obesity, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes are more common in _______ populations of color
low sodium diet varies from 0-_____mg
a suboptimal state with either insufficient or excessive quantity or quality of macronutrients or micronutrients
low cholesterol diets consist of _____mg/day cholesterol