The nurse is reviewing fat-soluble and water-soluble vitamins and their main functions and food sources with a group of postoperative bariatric clients
The nurse reviews with the clients the various B complex vitamins and what their functions are in the body. What is the role of niacin that the nurse should review with the clients? A) Release of energy from carbohydrate, fat, and protein
B) Synthesis of DNA and RNA, and formation of red and white blood cells
C) Folate metabolism and blood cell formation
D) Growth, cell metabolism, appetite, and neurologic functioning
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Release of energy from carbohydrate, fat, and protein occurs with niacin. Synthesis of DNA and RNA, and the formation of red and white blood cells occur with folate/folic acid. Folate metabolism and blood cell formation occur with cobalamin; growth, cell metabolism, appetite, and neurologic functioning occur with thiamine.
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