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17 Cards in this Set
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Chromium |
Essential trace mineral that enhances the activity of insulin |
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Cofactor |
Small inorganic or organic substances that facilitates the action of an enzyme |
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Cretinism |
Congenital disease characterized by mental and physical retardation, commonly caused by iodine deficiency during pregnancy |
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Ferritin |
Iron storage protein |
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Fluoride |
Essential trace mineral that makes teeth stronger and more resistant to decay |
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Goiter |
Enlargement of the thyroid gland due to iodine deficiency, malfunction of the gland, or overconsumption of a goitrogen |
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Heme iron |
Iron in foods that's bound to the hemoglobin and myoglobin proteins; found only in meat, fish, and poultry |
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Hemochromatosis |
Genetically determined failure to prevent absorption of unneeded dietary iron that is characterized by iron overload and tissue damage |
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Hemoglobin |
Oxygen-carrying protein of the RBCs that transports oxygen from the lungs to tissues thru out the body; accounts for 80% of the body's iron |
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Iodine |
Essential trace mineral needed for the synthesis of thyroid hormones |
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Iron |
Essential trace mineral needed for the transport of oxygen and the metabolism of energy nutrients |
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Iron-deficiency anemia |
Severe depletion of iron stores that results in low hemoglobin and small/pale RBCs; microcytic hypochromic anemia |
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Metalloenzymes |
Contain one or more mineral as part of their structures |
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MFP factor |
Peptide released during the digestion of meat/fish/poultry that enhances nonheme iron absorption |
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Pica |
Craving for and consumption of nonfood substances; geophagia: eating clay/baby powder/ash/ceramics/paper/paint chips/charcoal; pagophagia: large quantities of ice; amylophagia: uncooked starch |
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Selenium |
Essential trace mineral that is part of an antioxidant enzyme |
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Transferrin |
Iron transport protein |
