Explain how vitamin A deficiency alters food absorption
?Vitamin A deficiency leads to the loss of the goblet cells in the digestive tract, which decreases the secretion of mucus. The mucus is required for digestion and absorption of nutrients from the digestive tract.
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The best natural food sources of ________ are dark green leafy vegetables such as spinach, broccoli, asparagus, and legumes
A) biotin B) thiamin C) folate D) pantothenic acid
Naturally occurring, intact forms of nondigestible carbohydrates in plants and "woody" plant cell walls are called:
a. dietary fiber. b. functional fiber. c. total fiber. d. sugar alcohols.
A primary function of vitamin E is to serve as
A. a peroxide. B. a coenzyme. C. an antioxidant. D. a hormone.
Obesity has been associated with an increased susceptibility to and poorer outcomes from infection
Indicate whether the statement is true or false