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13 Cards in this Set
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B1(THIAMIN)
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-Coenzyme for removal of CO2
-Lack: Beriberi which includes nerve damage,edema, heart failure **water soluble** |
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B2
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-Energy metabolism
-Lack: Reddened lips, cracks at corner of mouth, eye lesions **water soluble** |
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Niacin
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-Oxidation reduction reaction to form NAD(imp. in ATP)
-Lack: Pallegra-skin lesions, GI lesions, mental disorders -Excess: Inc. nicotinic acid-potent vasodilator and inhibitor of fatty acid synthesis **water soluble** |
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B6(Pyridoxine)
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-cOENZYME--amino acid and glycogen metabolism
-Lack: irritability, convulsions, muscles twitching, kidney stones -Excess: May induce liver disease and nerve damage Excess riboflavin may impair vision **water soluble** |
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Patothenic acid
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-Coenzyme-energy metabolism
-Lack: fatigue, sleep disturbance, impaired coordination, nausea **water soluble** |
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Folic Acid
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-Nucleic acid and amino acid metabolism
-Lack: Anemia, GI disturbances, diarrhea -Excess: Allergic response **Water soluble** *needed in pregnant women and older men* |
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B12
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-Nucleic acid metabolism
-Lack: Pernicious anemia, neurological disorders |
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Biotin
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-Coenzyme needed for fat sythesis, amino acid metabolism, and glycogen formation
-Lack: Fatigue, depression, nausea, dermatitis, muscle pains *water soluble* |
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Vitamin C
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-Maintains intercellular matrix of cartilage and bone
-Lack: scurvy-degeneration of skin, teeth blood vessels, damage to small blood vessels -Excess: may promote kidney stones, hemolytic anemia, bowel irritation, diarrhea, destruction of B12 **water soluble** |
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A(retinol)
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-Visual pigment
-Maintains skin tissue -helps form connective tissue -Lack: night blindness -Excess: Birth defects Children-swelling of bones,dry itchy skin, weight loss Adults-nausea, drowsiness, headaches, loss of hair, diarrhea, loss of Ca in bone |
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D
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-Promotes growth and mineraliztion of bones
-Increases absorption of Ca -Lack: Rickets in children Osteomalacia in adults |
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E
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-Antioxidant to prevent cell damage
-Lack: Anemia, more free radicals and may become exhausted more quickly -Excess: headaches, fatigue, blurred vision, GI disturbances, internal bleeding, muscle weakness |
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K
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-Boold clotting
-Formation of prothrombin -Lack: severe bleeding especially internally |