FSCN 1112 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Lubricant, Iron-Deficiency Anemia, Heat Capacity
16 Dec 2016
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Know and understand the following from chapter 12 & 13: Vitamins are essential, organic (contain carbon bonded to hydrogen) substances needed in small amounts in the diet. Not a source of energy, but they aid in energy metabolism, growth, development, and maintenance of body tissues. Know the other names for the fat soluble vitamins and main food group sources (e. g. vit k are the quinones). Vitamin a (retinoids) liver, fish oils, fortified dairy products, eggs. Vitamin a (caroteinoids) dark green and yellow orange veggies and fruits. Vitamin d (calcitriol) fatty fish, cod liver oil, fortified dairy products, and some fortified breakfast cereals. Vitamin e ( 4 tocopherols and 4 tocotrienols alpha, beta, gamma, delta) plant oils, wheat germs, avocado, almonds, peanuts, and sunflower seeds. Vitamin k (quinones: menaquinones from fish oils and meats, synthesized by bacteria in the colon, phylloquinones green leafy veggies (kale, kabbage, spinach) Depends on efficient use of bile and pancreatic lipase (40-90%)
