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Match each nutrition term with the appropriate definition.
Premises:
free radicals
Responses:
a compound that protects other compounds from oxygen by itself reacting with oxygen
the vitamin K-deficiency disease in which blood fails to clot
malformations of the brain, spinal cord, or both during embryonic development
a metabolic disease in which crystals of uric acid precipitate in the joints
the niacin-deficiency disease
highly reactive chemical forms that can cause destructive changes in nearby compounds, sometimes setting up a chain reaction
rupture of the red blood cells, caused by vitamin E deficiency
the amount of niacin present in food, including the niacin that can theoretically be made from tryptophan, its precursor, present in the food
a bone disease characterized by softening of the bones
the thiamin-deficiency disease
Correct Answer:
Premises:
Responses:
a compound that protects other compounds from oxygen by itself reacting with oxygen
the vitamin K-deficiency disease in which blood fails to clot
malformations of the brain, spinal cord, or both during embryonic development
a metabolic disease in which crystals of uric acid precipitate in the joints
the niacin-deficiency disease
highly reactive chemical forms that can cause destructive changes in nearby compounds, sometimes setting up a chain reaction
rupture of the red blood cells, caused by vitamin E deficiency
the amount of niacin present in food, including the niacin that can theoretically be made from tryptophan, its precursor, present in the food
a bone disease characterized by softening of the bones
the thiamin-deficiency disease
Premises:
a compound that protects other compounds from oxygen by itself reacting with oxygen
the vitamin K-deficiency disease in which blood fails to clot
malformations of the brain, spinal cord, or both during embryonic development
a metabolic disease in which crystals of uric acid precipitate in the joints
the niacin-deficiency disease
highly reactive chemical forms that can cause destructive changes in nearby compounds, sometimes setting up a chain reaction
rupture of the red blood cells, caused by vitamin E deficiency
the amount of niacin present in food, including the niacin that can theoretically be made from tryptophan, its precursor, present in the food
a bone disease characterized by softening of the bones
the thiamin-deficiency disease
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