Vitamins And Minerals

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What is the disorder called when there is too much carotene/ vitamin A in the body.

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Vitamin A disorder Hypercarotenemia

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What is the function of Vitamin A

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Vitamin A function Night Vision, Normal growth of Teeth

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Xerophthalmia

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Xerophthalmia
Abnormal thickening of the outer surface of the eye.

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Vitamin A toxicity Brain Tumor Symptoms, Headache, Blurred vision

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Vitamin A, Toxicity

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Vitamin D function
Role in Calcium and Phosphurus Metabolism

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Vitamin D

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Vitamin D deficiency
Rickets

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Vitamin D Deficiency

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Vitamin D Toxicity
Hypercalcemia

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Vitamin D Toxicity

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Foods and substances high in vitamin D

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Foods high in Vitamin D
Fortified Milk, Cod liver oil

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Vitamin E

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Vitamin E
Cell Membrane Integrity

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Pharmacological Uses of Vitamin E

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Uses of Vitamin E
Heart Disease, Infertility, Cancer of the Skin

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Vitamin K

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Vitamin K
Essential for clotting: Antidote for the medication Coumadin

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Water Soluble Vitamins

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Water Soluble vitamins
Vitamin B complex, Vitamin C

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Fat Soluble Vitamins

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Fat soluble vitamins
Vitamin A, B, D, K

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Vitamin B6

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Vitamin B6
Pharmacologically Pyridoxine

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Function of Vitamin B6

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Function of Vitamin B6
Protein Metabolism, Heme in Hemoglobin

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Sources of Vitamin B6

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Vitamin B6Yeast Organ meats

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Sources of Vitamin B6

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Vitamin B6 Egg yolk and fresh veggies

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Sources of Thiamine- B1

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Thiamine- Vitamin B1- Liver, green Veggies

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Sources of Niacin

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Niacin Poultry and fish

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Deficiency of Folic Acid

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Deficiency could cause Spina Bifida in children

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Essential functions of Vitamin B12

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Vitamin B 12 Essential for normal function of all cells; nervous system, bone marrow

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Pernicious Anemia

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Pernicious Anemia
Disease caused from a lack of vitamin B12

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Functions of Vitamin C

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Vitamin C Wound healing, resist infection

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Deficiency of Vitamin C

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Scurvy; Pettechiae, inflammed gums, delayed healing

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Functions of Sodium

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Sodium- Maintain fluid balance

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Sodium level

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Sodium level 135-145 meq

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Low sodium level

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Low sodium level- Hyponatremia

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High sodium level

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High sodium level- Hypernatremia

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Potassium

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Potassium Responsible for normal cardiac contractions

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Potassium Levels

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Normal Potassium level 3.5-5 meq

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Osteoporosis

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Osteoporosis- Calcium pulled from the bone, causes bone loss

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Phosphorus

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Phosphorus- Provides structure to the cell membrane

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Iodine

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Deficiency of Iodine could cause a goiter