NTDT200 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Boron, Tomato Juice, Rickets

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Nutrition and Dietetics
• Course: NTDT200
• Professor: Setiloane Kelebogile

Document Summary

Retinoic acid: a form of vitamin a derived from retinal; essential for growth and development. Preformed: vitamins already present in there active form: provitamin: see an active form of a vitamin that requires conversion to the active form to fulfill biological functions in the body. Enrichment: a process used to replace some of the b vitamins that are extracted from grains when they are refined. Major minerals: minerals with the daily requirement of 100 mg or more: sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, and sulfur trace minerals: minerals of daily requirement of less than 100 mg: iron, zinc, copper, iodine, selenium,molybdenum, fluoride, magnesium, chromium. Electrolytes: minerals dissolved in body fluids the balance the fluid outside the cells with the fluid inside the cell hypertension: blood pressure of at least 140/90 most of the time; major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and stroke. Ulta trace minerals: minerals that are found in the body but are not considered essential at this time.