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Name all Fat Soluble Vitamins (4)

Vitamin K


Vitamin A


Vitamin D


Vitamin E

Name all Water Soluble Vitamins (8)

Thiamin


Riboflavin


Niacin


Biotin/Pantothenic Acid


Vitamin B6


Vitamin B12


Folate


Vitamin C

Vitamin A function

Vision, cell development, immune function, reproduction, bone and body growth, healthy body linings and skin

Different forms of Vitamin A (3)

Retinol (transport and stored in liver) Retinal (vision) Retinoic Acid (Growth and gene regulation)

Food sources of Vitamin A

Beta-carotene


Bright orange fruits/veggies and dark greens with Carotenoids (vit a precursor)

Vit A - too much beta-carotene causes ....

Yellowing of Skin

Vitamin D Function

Promotes bone mineralizaion (makes calcium and phosphorus available)


Immune function

Vitamin D sources

Made by skin when stimulated by UVB sunrays

Vitamin D deficiency can cause....

Rickets and osteomalacia

Most deadly fat soluble vitamin in toxicity

Vitamin D

Vitamin E function

Antioxidant, protects cell membranes, immune system

Vitamin E food sources

Wide spread, 20% in vegetable oils and fruits/vegetables - easily lost in frying

Vitamin K function

Blood clotting, bone formation

Vitamin K food sources

Made by intestinal bacteria, geen leafy veggies

Characteristics of Fat Soluble vitamins

Dissolve in lipid


After absorbed, released into lymph system, then blood stream


Require bile for absorption


Stored in tissues

Characteristics of Water soluble vitamins

Dissolve in water


Easily absorbed and excreted


Not stored extensively in tissues


Seldom reach toxic levels

Vitamins found in Grains

Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin & folic acid

Vitamins found in Veggies

Folate, Vitamin A (beta-carotene and Vitamin C

Vitamins found in Fruit

Vitamin A (beta-carotene) and Vitamin C

Vitamins found in Dairy

Vitamin A, vitamin D, riboflavin, Vitamin B12

Vitamins found in Proteins

Vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and Niacin in meats

Vitamins found in Fats & Oils

Vitamin E is found in Oils

Cause of Thiamin deficiency

Beriberi

Cause of Niacin deficiency

Pellagra "rough skin"

Vitamin B12 Deficiency

From poor absorption, not intake


Iron deficiency anemia, sickle cell anemia, Pernicious anemia

Folate deficiency

Anemia

Vitamin C deficiency

Scurvy

Iron - Heme

Animal Flesh

Iron - nonheme

Plant and animal flesh


not easily absorbed

Iron Function

Hemoglobin - red blood cells


Myoglobin - muscle cells





Zinc Function

Used with proteins for enzymes


vision, immune, wound, taste, normal growth

Selenium Function

Assists Vitamin E as antioxidant


Has sparring effect

Iodine Funtion

Synthesis hormone release by thyroid gland

Copper function

helps form hemoglobin and collagen



Chromium function

assists with carbohydrate


may decrease diabetes

Sodium/potassium/chloride function

electrolytes to maintain fluid balace



Extracellular

Sodium and chloride

Intracellular

Potassium

Magnesium Function

over half found in bones (bone mineralization)



Calcium function

structure of bone/teeth


nerve, muscle, blood clotting, BP

Phosphorus function

bone and teeth structure


acid/base balance


phospholipids

Fluoride Function

Part of bones and teeth

Water function

Solvent, chemistry, carrier, temp regulation, lubricant & cushion

Municipal water

most people's water source


surface, well/ground water

Hard water

minerals are calcium and magnesium

soft water

mineral is sodium


more soap lather with this water

bottled water

less regulation than municipal

distilled water

processed by heat vaporization


not ideal for drinking

Spring water

underground water flowing to surface

Mineral water

high mineral content


from underground sources

Purified water

Treated to remove dissovled solids


- from municipal water supplies

Most important ergogenic aid

Fluids

2 binders that hinder calcium absorption

Phytates and oxalates

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