Homework

Name ___________________________

Basic Nutrition Vitamin Review KHP 2211 and NSG 2204 T2

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2 All processed wheat _____ is required to have B1, B2, B3 and iron added back to it after processing.

6 Vitamin C deficiency is called ______ and is critical for wound healing and absorption of iron.

9 Vitamin D primarily acts as a ______ in the body to maintain a calcium to phosphorus ratio of 1:1.

12 Vitamin A plays a key role in cell differentiation, bone health, reproduction and ______.

16 Consuming raw eggs on a regular basis can induce a ____ deficiency.

17 The scientific name for vitamin E is _____ which means to bear offspring.

18 Vitamin E primarily functions as an _____ at the cellular level to protect the body from damages by free radicals.

19 Niacin deficiency is called ______. 20 A reliable source of the vitamin _____ is found in milk

and easily destroyed by light. 21 _____ deficiency caused over 100,000 deaths in the

southeastern part of the United States after the Civil War. 22 Reliable food sources of ____ ____ include strawberries,

broccoli, citrus fruits and peppers. 23 In 1998, folate was added to all US flour in an effort to

reduce incidence of _______ in neonates. 24 Deficiency of ____ in alcoholics and severely

undernourished hospital patients can cause refeeding syndrome and/or death.

26 Pyridoxine is needed for all reactions in the body that involve ____ _____.

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1 High doses of ____ can mask a B12 deficiency. 3 Pantothenic acid is found widely in food and a deficiency

is ___. 4 Dark green and bright _____ vegetables are good

sources of pre-formed vitamin A. 5 More than 40 drugs can interfere with the vitamin _____

and cause anemia. 6 Vitamin D is made by the body when skin is exposed to

_____ and cholesterol is converted to an inactive form of vitamin D.

7 The primary function of vitamin K is to _____ or clot blood. 8 Vitamin D deficiency in children is called _____ in

children and osteomalacia in adults. 10 Pre-formed vitamin A in plants is a weak antioxidant and

is called _____ _____. 11 ____ deficiency causes megaloblastic anemia and neural

tube defects so all women of child bearing years are encouraged to take a supplement each day of this vitamin.

13 ____ _____ in the stomach declines with age so all people over age 50 are encouraged to take a B12 supplement each day.

14 ______ is a hormone released by the parathyroid glands when blood calcium is elevated.

15 Fortified flour, beans and green leafy ____ are good sources of folate.

16 Thiamin deficiency is called _____. 25 ___ and dairy products are the only reliable food sources

for cobolamin (B12).

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