Lipids
This is the primary storage form of fat in the body and in the typical American diet.
What are triglycerides?
Cholesterol is only found in these type of foods.
What are animal products?
This vitamin is most likely to be deficient in the diet of a vegan.
What is vitamin B12?
This is the active form of Vitamin D.
What is calcitriol (1,25(OH)2 vitamin D3)?
This type of iron is formed only in animal sources and has greater bioavailability.
What is heme iron?
This type of fatty acid contains one double bond as part of the hydrocarbon chain.
What is a monounsaturated fatty acid?
T/F: Rich sources of unsaturated fatty acids, like nuts and avocado, contain no saturated fatty acids.
What is false?
This is the key function of most B vitamins.
What is coenzymes in energy metabolism?
This vitamin helps optimizes the absorption of non-heme iron.
What is Vitamin C?
These proteins transport iron in the blood.
What are transferrins?
These are the two major sources of fat used by the muscles during exercise.
What are intramuscular triglycerides and plasma FFAs?
Triglycerides are composed of:
What are a glycerol backbone and 3 fatty acids?
An athlete who trains entirely indoors is at risk for deficiency of this vitamin.
What is Vitamin D?
This vitamin is essential to blood clotting/coagulation.
What is Vitamin K?
This is the main disease associated with inadequate calcium intake.
What is osteoporosis?
This lipoprotein is theorized to transport cholesterol from the periphery to the liver for excretion (reverse cholesterol transport).
These fatty acids can be absorbed directly into the blood without requiring the formation of chylomicrons.
What are short and medium?
These vitamins have antioxidant properties and help to neutralize free radicals.
What are vitamins A (beta-carotene), C, and E?
Vitamins can serve these three functions.
What are coenzymes, antioxidant, and hormones?
Name the main trace and the main major mineral we learned about in this course.
What are iron and calcium?
This component of lipid digestion is made in the liver stored in the gallbladder, and released into the small intestine to help emulsify large lipid droplets.
What is bile?
This factor of lipid absorption is produced by adipose and muscle cells to release fatty acids and glycerol from the chylomicron.
What is lipoprotein lipase?
These are the three ways in which Vitamin D can help raise low blood calcium levels.
What are stimulate calcium absorption in the intestines, enhance calcium reabsorption in the kidneys, and stimulate osteoclasts to breakdown bones?
Anemia can result from a deficiency of these vitamins and/or minerals.
What are vitamin B6, vitamin B12, folate, and iron?
This is an iron-related protein in the red blood cells that delivers oxygen to tissues.