Nutrition Questions
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What is the micronutrient for these deficiency symptoms: weakness and loss of appetite, nervous tingling throughout body, poor coordination, severe edema
which B vitamin is important as coenzyme in fat synthesis?
This vitamin is important for hemoglobin synthesis
This vitamin assists with blood clotting
This vitamin increases calcium and phosphorus deposition in bones
the AI for choline for adult women is ____ per day
This vitamin neutralizes free radicals in cell membranes
Health-promoting compounds found in plant foods
Wernickle-Korsakoff syndrome is a result of ____ deficiency commonly seen among people who abuse alcohol
Adult men need ___ mg of choline per day
Unlike most animals, humans _____ able to synthesize vitamin C
Vitamin B-6, folate, and vitamin B-12 are involved in cardiovascular disease risk due to their roles in the metabolism of...
Which food group is the most nutrient-dense sources of pantothenic acid?
Elevated blood levels of homocysteine increase the risk for cardiovascular disease. Homocysteine metabolism requires which nutrients?
The choline-containing compound that functions as a neurotransmitter
The areas of the body most affected by deficiencies of B vitamins include...
What are characteristics of pellagra, the deficiency disease for niacin?
A B-vitamin that functions in the addition of carbon dioxide to other compounds during metabolism of glucose, fatty acids and amino acids is....
Cells of the digestive system and skin are among the first to be affected by deficiencies of B vitamins because these cells...
Body stores of ___ are lower than other fat-soluble vitamins