FDSC 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Collagen, Neural Tube, Parsley

• School: McGill University
• Department: Food Science
• Course: FDSC 200
• Professor: Lawrence Goodridge

Document Summary

Organic compounds needed in small amounts in the diet to help regulate body processes. Work as components in enzyme systems to maintain health. When missing, enzyme reactions are slowed or stopped and body processes are impaired: fat-soluble vitamins. Found in the fats and oils in foods. Require bile from the liver for digestion. Excesses are stored in the liver or fatty tissues. Megadoses can be poisonous: vitamin a. Involved in maintaining healthy skin and the internal lining of the lungs and digestive tract. Ensure proper function of the immune system and production and regulation of hormones. Growing children need for normal development of bone tissue. Works in conjunction with folic acid, protein, and iron to form red blood cells. Found in the form of retinol, the active form of vitamin a needed for use by human body. Yellow and found in foods from animal sources like liver, butter, egg yolks, milk, and cheese.