Nutrition, Vitamins & Minerals

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Micronutrients

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• Vitamins
  
• Minerals
  
• Do not supply energy
  

Required in small ammounts

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Are minerals organic?

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No. Inorganic.

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Are vitamins organic?

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Yes.

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Do micro nutrients or macro-nutrients have a larger role in metabolism?

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Micro-nutrients do.

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How much % are micro-nutrients absorbed?

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3 - 10%

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Key components of the vitamins

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• Organic
  
• 13 are essential
  
• Nine are soluble in fat
  
• Four are soluble in fat. (All the B's & Cs)
  

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Characteristics of fat-soluble vitamins

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• Large storage capability
• Toxicity is possible
• Deficiency symptoms may take many months to develop
• May occur in numerous chemical forms

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Characteristics of water-soluble Vitamins

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• Minimal storage capability
  
• Toxicity is rare
  
• Deficiency symptoms occur quickly
  
• Excreted in urine when tissues are saturated
  

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How do doctors give vitamins as a treatment?

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Mega-Doses, 10x what is listed as the recommended amount.

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Is a vitamin in a bottle the same as the bottle you get in food?

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Yes. With the exception of vitamin K.

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Key components of minerals?

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• Inorganic

• Cannot by synthesized by plants or animals

• Not digested or broken down prior to absorption

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Major Minerals?

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• 100mg > a day.
  
• Body contains 5g or higher
  
• 7 major minerals
  

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Trace Minerals?

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• 100mg< a day
  
• Body contains less than 5g
  
• 8 trace minerals
  

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Are major minerals more important than minor minerals?

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No. Major & Minor refer to how much your body needs. Not function.

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What is the most abundant mineral in your system?

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Calcium

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What is the #1 deficiency world wide?

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Iron

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Absorption of micro-nutrients depends on what?

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• Chemical Form
  
• Numerous factors in foods bind micro-nutrients and prevent absorption
  
• Other nutrients within a meal alter absorption
  

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Supplementation of micro-nutrients is controversial, why?

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• Easier to get toxicity
• Harmful to certain subgroups
• Most minerals are better absorbed from animal sources
• Eating a variety of foods provides many other nutrients
• Supplements may alter the balance between nutrients.

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What is vitamin D associated with?

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Preventing Colon Cancer

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What is Vitamin E associated with

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Preventing Complications of Diabetes

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Vitamin K is associated with what?

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Preventing Osteoporosis

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Calcium is associated with what?

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Preventing Hypertnesion

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Chromium is associated with what?

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Preventing Type 2 diabetes in older adults

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Magnesium is associated with what?

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Preventing muscle wasting in older adults

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Do more essential nutrients exist?

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Researchers explore the possibility of other substances being essential. Such as, cartitine, and numerous minerals, (boron, nickel, silicon), may be essential for our diet.