[Foods and Nutrition 1021] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes fot the exam (96 pages long!)

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F o o d s a n d n u t r i t i o n 1 0 2 1. Two classes of vitamins: fat-soluble vitamins, vitamins adek, because they are fat soluble they go through body as if they are fat, water soluble vitamins, vitamins b & c. Fat soluble vitamins: absorbed into the lymph, travel in the bod in association with protein carriers, deficiencies are most common in someone who is unable to absorb fat well or has a low fat diet. Vitamin a: three active forms in body, retinol, retinal & retinoic acid, good food sources, liver, fortified milk, deep orange fruits & dark green leafy vegetables (sweet potatoes, carrots, spinach, If you have too much, your skin can turn orangey. Functions of vitamin a: eyesight, deficiency in vitamin can lead to nightblindess - flash of light occurs.