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28 Cards in this Set
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What are the fat-soluble vitamins?
What are the water-soluble vitamins? |
A, D, E, K
; C, B1, B2, B3, B6, B12 |
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Vitamin A is necessary for _________
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night vision (restores rhodopsin in the cornea), cell growth, lining of intestines/urinary tract, healthy skin and hair, immune system
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What are the 2 forms of Vitamin A?
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Carotenoids - give the redorangeyellow hue to veges and fruits, pigments found in bacteria, act as antioxidants
and Retinol |
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Vitamin D is important for ____________
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bone growth, maintaining blood levels of calcium, skin, protects against kidney stones, immune system, bone growth
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What are the sources of Vitamin D?
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sun, liver, egg yolks, fatty fish, milk is fortified with Vitamin D
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Vitamin E is necessary for __________
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reducing heart dz, cancer
it's an antioxidant that can stop cancerous cells from taking over |
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Vitamin E can be found in ________
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plant foods, vegetable oils, margarine, seeds, nuts, whole grain and fortified breads, soybeans
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Vitamin K is produced by ______
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bacteria in your intestines
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Vitamin K deficiency can lead to _______
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its necessary for blood clotting so defieciency can make your blood very thin
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Vitamin A can be found in _________
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livers, fish oil, milk products, cereals, fruits & veges with beta carotene
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Vitamin C deficiency can lead to _______
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scurvy , muscle weakness, loss of appetite, tenderness to touch, loose teeth, swollen ankles/wrists, red spots, anemia
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Vitamin C is important because it is ____________
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an antioxidant, protects against infection, maintains connective tissue (esp. collagen > healing wounds; helps with iron absorption
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Is Vitamin C toxic?
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Yes, you can get abdominal cramps, diarreah, rashes, kidney stones
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How is Vitamin D toxic?
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D is the most toxic vitamin, toxic to bones, kidneys, brains, nerves, heart, arteries
can lead to appetite loss, nausea, depression, teeth enamel can thin |
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Too little Vitamin D is dangerous because ______
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it can lead to rickets
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B Vitamins work as _____.
What do B Vitamins do? |
coenzymes;
they help metablize carbs, lipids and amino acids by the help of enzymes....why? for fuel! |
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What is Vitamin B1?
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Thiamin
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What's can Vitamn B1 defiency lead to?
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beriberi - loss of sensation of hands&feet, weakness, paralysis
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Thiamin can be found in ________
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ham pork, sumflower seeds, whole-grains, legums
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What is Vitamin B2?
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Riboflavin - energy metabolism for cells
deficiency not so severe |
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What is Vitamin B3?
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Niacin - energy metabolism for cells
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What can niacin deficiency lead to ?
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pallegra - 4 D's
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What is Folate?
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in order to make new cells, new DNA, tissues must have this vitamin
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What does Folate deficiency lead to?
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anemia, little immunity, digestive probs, mental retardation
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Toxicity of Niacin?
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no tox
but you need 500-100 mg/day to lower cholestrol |
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Folate is important because ________
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it can preven spina bifida in fetus, protect against heart disease by lowering homocysteine, epilepsy
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Toxicity of Folate?
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no toxicity
480 mg/day to prevent epilepsy seizures |
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Folate can be found in ___________-
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legumes, oj, whole grains
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