Vitamin K

Early vitamin K deficiency bleeding occurs in 1 and 60 newborns born in the first 0-24 hours after birth. Mothers who used certain medications during their pregnancy makes it a higher risk for early deficiency bleeding also making it more severe. Late vitamin K deficiency bleeding in 2-12 weeks after birth occurs in 1 in 14,000 infants. 30%-60% of these infants have bleeding within the brain and tend to occur in breastfed only babies who have not received the vitamin K shot. All pregnant women should be required to give their newborn the vitamin k shot if they plan to breast feed. What is Vitamin K? Vitamin K is a substance that our body needs to clot and to stop bleeding. Vitamin K is found in green leafy vegetables and oils, such as…

balance of vitamin levels is essential to our overall health. There are beneficial due to their ability to aid in preventing and treating diseases such as, heart problems, high cholesterol, and eye and skin disorders. There 13 vitamins produced by humans are separated into either water soluble, or fat soluble. Water soluble vitamins such as B and C are easy to be absorbed in the body. Since they are so easily absorbed and the body is unable to store large amounts, these vitamins are removed from…

These cereals include: my least favorite cereal, Kellogg 's Frosted Mini-Wheats Original; my favorite cereal, Post 's Honey Bunches of Oats with Almond; a cereal I think is healthy, Post 's Grape-Nuts; and two random cereals, Trader Joe 's Just the Clusters Maple Pecan and Kellogg 's Special K Original. Recently the term "healthy" has come under debate as a strict definition is hard to pinpoint. This is due to the fact that it is more subjective and different for individual cases. Therefore, I…

Effective Vitamins For Women’s Health Overview Vitamins are the most essential substances for the body especially for women. Most of the vitamins are found on food that we take and all can easily be obtained through proper choice of diet. However, some vitamins like Vitamin D are obtained from the skin when it is exposed to the sun. Vitamins are used in the body to maintain the functioning of the cell and its development. Surprisingly the vitamins needed by pregnant women are not the same as…

This dish contains 245% of the DRI for Vitamin K. Vitamin K is important in blood clotting and calcium transportation. Iron, which is an important nutrient for vegetarians, makes to over 50% of the DRI. Iron is important is transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. Not consuming enough Iron can lead to a lack of RBC and iron deficiency anemia (Watson , 2017 ). This dish is also high in calcium with the dish making up 22.2% of the DRI. Calcium is important to for bone health as…

Vitamins and minerals are both essential nutrients that are needed by the body. Different from the macronutrients, they are said to be micronutrients by meaning that they are needed only in small amounts. Nevertheless, we should not forget about their essentiality and their importance in our daily diet1. There are two types of vitamins, fat-soluble and water-soluble. Fat-soluble vitamins include vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E and vitamin K. They are found in fatty foods and animal products like…

2. Hormones Both men and women each have certain amounts of both testosterone and estrogen in their bodies. The cholesterol found in saturated fats is used to produce hormones. Not only does the saturated fat help produce hormones, it helps to balance them or to raise the testosterone levels. An increase in testosterone helps to build muscles. With more muscle mass the body burns more fat. 3. Improve Vitamin and Supplement Absorption There are two kinds of vitamins: water soluble and fat…

great amounts. The tolerable uptake intake levels are 2000 mg. Calcium intake was 71% of recommended amount. The results show there was not enough intake of calcium to keep stronger bones. I need to consider the disease of osteoporosis in relation to adequate calcium intake. I am consuming calcium mainly through yogurt, milk and supplements. Vitamin D which regulates calcium and phosphors was 33% over recommended amounts. I get enough exposure to the sun to obtain Vitamin D. Phosphorus was…

structure of all bodily tissues. Unfortunately, some of my mineral needs were not met. I was deficient in calcium(804 mg), potassium(2131 mg), magnesium(332 mg), phosphorus(1138 mg), and zinc(9 mg). In order for me to fully obtain the full mineral nutrients, I must incorporate foods such as dried beans, peas and lentils, nuts and seeds, dried fruit, dark leafy vegetables and whole grains into my daily meals. “Vitamins are organic components in food that are needed in very small amounts for…

In my diet I have many good days and many bad days. Some days I get well rounded meals and some days my meals are quick and easy. I have learned that my quick and easy meals are not going to get me to my goal weight unless I want to lose weight. For the 3 days I chose to record I saw that those easy meals are leading me to having many deficiencies. If I keep eating like I did I will have deficiencies of Fiber, Calcium, Potassium, Copper, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Vitamin B6, Vitamin C, Vitamin D,…