NUTR 1010 Midterm: Nutrition Final Exam Review

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Nutrition
• Course: NUTR 1010
• Professor: Hannah Tait Neufeld

Document Summary

Vitamins: water soluble microns and fat that we need to eat in order for our bodies to function. Some absorption occurs in the stomach transported into intestinal cells using facilitated diffusion. Fat soluble (i. e. vitamin a, d, e, & k) Absorbed when eaten with fat into intestinal cells in chylomicrons with lipids. Burns cho, fat and/or protein (co-enzymes for metabolism) Can be found in grains, veg & fruits, milk and meats. Flour is enriched with thiamine and ribotiavine, niacin, iron & folic acid. Fortification is the process of adding nutrients to the food that has lost nutrients because of processing. Enrichment is adding nutrients to the food that has lost nutrients because of processing, Health canada regulates that foods must be fortified and glucose must be added. Thiamin is needed to burn for energy and metabolism. Naturally found in grains and added to enriched products. Beriberi was very common in asia when white rice was introduced.