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What are the bone health nutrients? |
Vit A, Vit D, Vit K, Vit C (Collagen synthesis only). |
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Collagen Synthesis |
Component of connective tissue found in bones, tendons, cartilage, blood vessels etc |
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Mighty Antioxidant Nutrients |
Beta-carotene and other caretenoids (plant foods), Vits. C + E, selenium= mineral (also riboflavin) but not Vit. A. |
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Blood Clotting Nutrient |
Vitamin K |
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Blood Formation Nutrients |
Vitamins B6, Folate, Vit. B12 |
2 Vits 1 other |
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Immune Function Nutrients |
Vit. A, Vit D, Vit C (also Vit. B6) |
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Hypervitaminosis A |
Excessive Vitamin A Supplementation |
Vit. A |
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Terato |
Monster forming |
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Hypercarotenemia |
Excessive intake of beta-carotenois |
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When is vitamin D considered a vitamin? |
When obtained from dietary source |
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When is vitamin D considered a prohormone |
When precursor form is synthesized from the sun. |
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Which vitamin is only for people who fail to produce enough from exposure to sunlight /UV light. |
Vitamin D |
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Free radicals |
Electron seeking compounds ....incomplete |
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What's Enrichment? |
Adding back nutrients that were lost during food processing |
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Fortification |
Adding nutrients that weren't present in the food to begin to begin with or adding an additional amount of a nutrient(s) already present |
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Enrichment example |
Enrichment of processed grain products and white rice with thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, & iron |
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Fortification examples |
Vit. D added to milk or extra Vit. C added to Apple juice |
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Anemias caused by Vitamin deficiencies |
Hemolytic anemia (Vit. E), microcytic hypochromic anemia (Vit. B6), megaloblastic anemia (folate), pernicious anemia (Vit. B12) |
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Hemolytic anemia |
Preterm infants - Vit. E deficiency |
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Mycrocytic hypochromic anemia |
Vit. B6 deficiency. (Micro=small, -cytic . Hypo=low, -chromic=color: Small pale red cells RBCs. |
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Megaloblastic |
AKA macrocytic. Folate def. (Mega=large: large nucleated immature RBCs. ) |
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Pernicious Anemia |
B12 def. Or any defect in Vit. 12 absorption |
Pernicious : leading to death |
