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Name all Fat Soluble Vitamins (4) |
Vitamin K Vitamin A Vitamin D Vitamin E |
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Name all Water Soluble Vitamins (8) |
Thiamin Riboflavin Niacin Biotin/Pantothenic Acid Vitamin B6 Vitamin B12 Folate Vitamin C |
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Vitamin A function |
Vision, cell development, immune function, reproduction, bone and body growth, healthy body linings and skin |
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Different forms of Vitamin A (3) |
Retinol (transport and stored in liver) Retinal (vision) Retinoic Acid (Growth and gene regulation) |
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Food sources of Vitamin A |
Beta-carotene Bright orange fruits/veggies and dark greens with Carotenoids (vit a precursor) |
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Vit A - too much beta-carotene causes .... |
Yellowing of Skin |
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Vitamin D Function |
Promotes bone mineralizaion (makes calcium and phosphorus available) Immune function |
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Vitamin D sources |
Made by skin when stimulated by UVB sunrays |
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Vitamin D deficiency can cause.... |
Rickets and osteomalacia |
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Most deadly fat soluble vitamin in toxicity |
Vitamin D |
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Vitamin E function |
Antioxidant, protects cell membranes, immune system |
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Vitamin E food sources |
Wide spread, 20% in vegetable oils and fruits/vegetables - easily lost in frying |
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Vitamin K function |
Blood clotting, bone formation |
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Vitamin K food sources |
Made by intestinal bacteria, geen leafy veggies |
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Characteristics of Fat Soluble vitamins |
Dissolve in lipid After absorbed, released into lymph system, then blood stream Require bile for absorption Stored in tissues |
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Characteristics of Water soluble vitamins |
Dissolve in water Easily absorbed and excreted Not stored extensively in tissues Seldom reach toxic levels |
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Vitamins found in Grains |
Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin & folic acid |
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Vitamins found in Veggies |
Folate, Vitamin A (beta-carotene and Vitamin C |
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Vitamins found in Fruit |
Vitamin A (beta-carotene) and Vitamin C |
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Vitamins found in Dairy |
Vitamin A, vitamin D, riboflavin, Vitamin B12 |
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Vitamins found in Proteins |
Vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and Niacin in meats |
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Vitamins found in Fats & Oils |
Vitamin E is found in Oils |
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Cause of Thiamin deficiency |
Beriberi |
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Cause of Niacin deficiency |
Pellagra "rough skin" |
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Vitamin B12 Deficiency |
From poor absorption, not intake Iron deficiency anemia, sickle cell anemia, Pernicious anemia |
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Folate deficiency |
Anemia |
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Vitamin C deficiency |
Scurvy |
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Iron - Heme |
Animal Flesh |
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Iron - nonheme |
Plant and animal flesh not easily absorbed |
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Iron Function |
Hemoglobin - red blood cells Myoglobin - muscle cells |
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Zinc Function |
Used with proteins for enzymes vision, immune, wound, taste, normal growth |
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Selenium Function |
Assists Vitamin E as antioxidant Has sparring effect |
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Iodine Funtion |
Synthesis hormone release by thyroid gland |
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Copper function |
helps form hemoglobin and collagen |
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Chromium function |
assists with carbohydrate may decrease diabetes |
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Sodium/potassium/chloride function |
electrolytes to maintain fluid balace |
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Extracellular |
Sodium and chloride |
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Intracellular |
Potassium |
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Magnesium Function |
over half found in bones (bone mineralization) |
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Calcium function |
structure of bone/teeth nerve, muscle, blood clotting, BP |
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Phosphorus function |
bone and teeth structure acid/base balance phospholipids |
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Fluoride Function |
Part of bones and teeth |
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Water function |
Solvent, chemistry, carrier, temp regulation, lubricant & cushion |
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Municipal water |
most people's water source surface, well/ground water |
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Hard water |
minerals are calcium and magnesium |
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soft water |
mineral is sodium more soap lather with this water |
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bottled water |
less regulation than municipal |
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distilled water |
processed by heat vaporization not ideal for drinking |
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Spring water |
underground water flowing to surface |
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Mineral water |
high mineral content from underground sources |
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Purified water |
Treated to remove dissovled solids - from municipal water supplies |
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Most important ergogenic aid |
Fluids |
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2 binders that hinder calcium absorption |
Phytates and oxalates |
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Cooking: many vitamins destroyed by (4) |
-exposure to oxygen -fruits and veggies after harvest -water soluble vits leak out when cooked/washed in water -vitamins destroyed by heat |