NUTR-2030 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Cardiovascular Disease, Magnesium, Muscle Contraction
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Chapter 9: study dynamic modules, quiz show questions, & ms power points. Study guide- exam 2: varies based on, amount in food, preparation, efficiency of digestion and absorption of food, individual nutritional status, natural or synthetic, fat-soluble vitamins water-soluble vitamins, vitamins from plant foods animal foods. Characteristics of vitamins: tasteless, organic compounds, required in small amounts, functions, regulate metabolism, help convert energy in fat, carbohydrate, and protein into atp, promote growth and reproduction. Hypervitaminosis: vitamin toxicity (hypervitaminosis, rare, results from ingesting excess vitamins, which leads to tissue saturation, can damage cells, sometimes permanently, results from supplementing with megadoses of vitamins. Incidence of breast, colon, and prostate cancer is higher in individuals living in sun-poor areas of the world: may prevent diabetes, type 2 diabetes is associated with low blood vitamin d levels. Antioxidants: group of compounds that neutralize free radicals, helping to counteract the oxidation that takes place in cells.
