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What is the vitamin b1 called?
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Thiamine
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What is the vitamin b2 called?
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riboflavin
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What is the vitamin b3 called?
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niacin
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What is the vitamin b4 called?
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Biotin
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What is the vitamin b5 called?
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pantothenic acid
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What is the vitamin b6 called?
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dunno
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What is riboflavin's role as a vitamin?
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energy, comes from milk, liver, brocolli
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What is nacin's role as a vitamin?
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b3, you can get it from protien.
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What is the role of b6 as a vitamin, what can cause a deficiency?
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help makes amino acids, very important in the make of amino acids. INH, alcohol, penicillon can lower b6 levels. B6 comes from meats
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What is the role of biotin as a vitamin?
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wide spread in foods, meats, and some veges. made in GI tract
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What is the hormone assiociated with osteoporosis
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estrogen
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what are some characteristics of fat soluble vitamins compared to water soluble vitamins
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Water soluble vitamins:
• Dissolve in water where fat soluble do not • Readily excreted where fat soluble stay in fat for a long time • Subject to cooking losses • Function as a coenzyme • Participate in energy metabolism • 50-90% of B vitamins are absorbed |
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what are the functions of folic acid and a compound that is found within it
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Folic acid acts as a coenzyme (with vitamin B-12 and vitamin C) in the breakdown (metabolism) of proteins and in the synthesis of new proteins.
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what are the functions of vitamin C and the symptoms of deficency
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Vitamin C Functions:
Cofactor: Hydroxylation of proline in collagen synthesis, dopamine to adrenaline, tryptophan in serotonin synthesis and the oxidation of tyrosine. b) Absorption: Enhance the non-haem iron absorption from gut. c) Metal ion metabolism: It is involved in absorption, mobilization, distribution and intoxication of metal ions. d) It acts as an antioxidant. e) Vascular integrity is maintained by antiplatelet and vasodilatory effect Deficency symptoms: liver spots on the skin, spongy gums, and bleeding from all mucous membranes |
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what is thiamine's role as a vitamin
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enhance circulation, helps with blood formation and the metabolism of carbohydrates
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What is riboflavins role as a vitamin
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metabolism of protein, fats and carbohydrates
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what are good food sources of thiamine and riboflavin
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rice bran; soymilk
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what is niacins role as a vitamin
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help your digestive system, skin and nerves to function
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what is the role of B6 as a vitamin and what can cause a deficiency
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make use of the essential fatty acids and many of the amino acids; contraceptive pill, tobacco and alcohol cause deficiencies
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what vitamins can be absorbed by the intestine after bacterial action
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certain b vitamins and vitamin k
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what is the role of pantothenic acid
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functioning of the adrenal glands; plays an important role in making hemoglobin; helpful in detoxifying harmful chemicals ;fights infections by building antibodies
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what is the role of biotin as a vitamin
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cell growth, the production of fatty acids, metabolism of fats, and proteins
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what is the role of B12 as a vitamin and what are the deficiencies
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helps maintain healthy nerve cells and red blood cells; lack of foods from animals
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what is the role of vitamin A, what are the deficincies and high dosage symptoms
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an important role in vision, bone growth, reproduction, cell division, and cell differentiation (in which a cell becomes part of the brain, muscle, lungs, blood, or other specialized tissue.) [1-5]. Vitamin A helps regulate the immune system, which helps prevent or fight off infections by making white blood cells that destroy harmful bacteria and viruses [1,6-10]. Vitamin A also may help lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) fight infections more effectively.; Night blindness, corneal drying (xerosis), triangular gray spots on eye (Bitot's spots), corneal degeneration and blindness (xerophthalmia)[7], impaired immunity, hypokeratosis (white lumps at hair follicles), keratosis pilaris, and softening of the cornea (keratomalacia).; nausea, jaundice, irritability, anorexia (not to be confused with anorexia nervosa, the eating disorder), vomiting, blurry vision, headaches, muscle and abdominal pain and weakness, drowsiness and altered mentality
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how long do the storage of fat soluble vitamins usally last in a well nourished adult
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up to 6 months
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what foods have fat soluble vitamins
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fatty foods such as animal fats (including butter and lard), vegetable oils, dairy foods, liver and oily fish.
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what is the role of vitamin k
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control blood clotting and is essential for synthesizing the liver protein that controls the clotting
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what is the role of vitamin D and what are its deficiencies
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to maintain normal blood levels of calcium and phosphorus; rickets
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give some charaticeristics of minerals
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inorganic compounds ; But they do play vital roles in several physiological functions, including critical involvement in nervous system functioning, in cellular reactions, in water balance in the body, and in structural systems, such as the skeletal system.
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what is the function of phosphous
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healthy bones and teeth, energy metabolism, and acidbase balance in the body
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what is the role of vitamin E in the diet
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protect your cells against the effects of free radicals
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calcium play what roles as a nurient
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maintaining the strength and density of bones.; blood clotting, nerve conduction, muscle contraction, regulation of enzyme activity, and cell membrane function
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what is the role of the mineral zinc
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crucial role in growth and cell division where it is required for protein and DNA synthesis, in insulin activity, in the metabolism of the ovaries and testes, and in liver function
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what is the role of iron as a nutrient
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essential component of proteins involved in oxygen transport [1,2]. It is also essential for the regulation of cell growth and differentiation
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what foods have vitamin C, what are some ways to deplete vitamin C in foods and in your body
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broccoli, strawberries, citrus fruits, green peppers, brussels sprouts, honeydew, and cantaloupe.
cooking and not ingesting any |
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what happens to water soluble vitamins when comsumed in excess
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they are flushed out of your body
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what are the four D's of pellagra deficiency
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dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia, and death
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what vitamin is destroyed by ultraviolet light
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folate
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what is the US RDA for vitamin C
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60 milligrams per day
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how are the fat soluble vitamins transported to the blood stream
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via the lymph to the blood stream
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what percent of the vitamin A in the body is stored in the liver
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90
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what are some symptoms of severe iron toxicity
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vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, seizures, and possibly coma. Although symptoms may appear to improve, this improvement can be followed by shock, low bloodglucose, liver damage, convulsions, and death
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to what foods do we add iron
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Bread
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why is iodine important
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normal function of their metabolism and helps the thyroid gland function properly and produce thyroxine, a hormone important for growth and development of the brain;
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what are good sources of iodine
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kelp, yogurt, cows milk, eggs, strawberries, cheese
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what part of the brain helps regulate thirst
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brain stem
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