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| Micronutrients that contain carbon and assist us in regulating our body's processes. They are classified as water soluable or fat soluable |
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| Vitamens that are not soluable in water but soluble in fat. These include vitamens A,D,E, and K |
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| Taking a dose of a nutrient that is ten or more times greater than the recommended amount |
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| Vitamens that are soluble in water. These include vitamen C and B-vitamens |
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| The delicate, light-sensitive membrane lining the inner eyeball and connected to the optic nerve. It contains retinal. |
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| The process by which immature, undifferentiated cells develop into highly specialized functional cells of discrete organs and tissues |
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| Fat-soluble plant pigment that the body stores in the liver and adipose tissues. The body is able to convert carotenoids to vitamen A. |
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| A vitamen A-deficiency disorder that results in the loss of the ability to see in dim light. |
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| A vitamen D-deficiency disease in children. Symptoms include deformities of the skeleton, such as bowed legs and knocked knees. |
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| Vitamen-D deficiency disease in adults, in which bones become weak and prone to fractures. |
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| A compound that combines with an inactive enzyme to form an active enzyme. |
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| A compound that has the ability to prevent or repair the damage caused by oxidation |
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| A highly unstable atom with an unpaired electron in its outermost shell |
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| A protein found in all connective tissues in our body |
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| The sum of all the chemical and physical processes by which the body breaks down and builds up molecules |
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| A disease caused by thiamin deficiency |
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| A condition caused by riboflavin deficiency |
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| A disease that results from severe niacin deficiency |
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| An amino acid that requires adequate levels of folate, vitamen B6, vitamen B12 for its metabolism. High levels of homocysteine in the blood are associated with an increased risk for vascular disease, such as cardiovascular disease |
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| A condition that reults in low stomach acid secretion, estimated to occur in about 10% to 30% of adults older than 50 years of age. |
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| A group of diseases characterized by cells that reproduce spontaneously and independently and may invade other tissues and organs |
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| Any newly formed mass of undifferentiated cells |
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| Chemicals found in plants, such as pigments and other substances, that may reduce our risk for diseases such as cancer and heart disease |
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| Characteristic of vitamen E |
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| it is destroyed by exposure to high heat |
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| Taking daily megadoses of which nutrient may cause death? |
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| Vitamen most closely associated with blood clotting |
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