Diet
Foods are classified as either enhancing or inhibiting the absorption of this mineral.
What is iron?
The pathway that synthesizes glucose from non-carbohydrate sources is this type of pathway.
What is anabolic?
A measurable molecule or trait linked to a specific disease or condition goes by this name.
What is a biomarker?
This broad category of metabolic reactions releases energy from molecules.
What is catabolism?
The deficiency disease caused by lack of vitamin B1 (thiamine).
What is beriberi?
Women, infants, children, and adolescents are among the groups most at risk for this condition.
What is iron-deficiency anemia?
In the fed state, excess glucose is converted to this, and yes—it actually costs energy to store energy.
What is fat?
Fatigue, cold sensitivity, constipation, weight gain, and depression can all signal deficiencies of iodine or this mineral.
What is selenium?
This metaobolic pathway uses energy to build larger molecules.
What is anabolism
Red blood cells live about 120 days, while these clotting cells last only 10 days.
What are platelets?
A deficiency of this fat-soluble vitamin can cause bleeding disorders.
What is vitamin K?
This pathway breaks down fatty acids for energy.
What is β-oxidation?
Of heme and non-heme, this form of iron is absorbed the best by the body.
What is heme iron?
The sum of all chemical reactions in the body that support cellular functions.
What is metabolism?
RBCs transport oxygen, platelets plug wounds, and these cells handle immune functions.
What are WBCs (white blood cells)?
This B-vitamin requires intrinsic factor in the stomach for proper absorption.
What is vitamin B12?
A metabolic pathway transforms a starting material called this, using enzymes, into an end product.
What is a substrate?
This neural tube defect in newborns is caused by folate deficiency in early pregnancy.
What is spina bifida?
Spina bifida results from a deficiency of this B-vitamin during early pregnancy.
What is folate?
The RDA for iron is lower for adult males than for adult females because of this physiological difference.
What is menstruation (or lower for adult males)?
This mineral sits at the center of the heme group and binds oxygen in hemoglobin.
What is iron?
To build new tissue in the body, these energy-consuming pathways must occur.
What are anabolic pathways?
Beriberi is from B1 deficiency, pellagra from B3, ariboflavinosis from B2, and this anemia from B12.
What is pernicious anemia?
The Krebs cycle (citric acid cycle) occurs in this stage of cellular respiration.
What is stage 2?
Hematocrit indicates anemia risk, while this test indicates cardiovascular disease risk.
What is triglycerides?