Ch 6 Vitamins Flashcards
This is an organic dietary substance that is not energy producing
Needed in very small quantities
Cannot be synthesized by the body and must be supplied in food
Vitamin
Vitamins are classified as what to types of vitamins?
Fat soluble or water-soluble
Types of fat soluble vitamins
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin A
Vitamin K
Types of water-soluble vitamins
Vitamin C Vitamin B 12 Vitamin B6 Thiamin Riboflavin Niacin Pantothenic acid Biotin Folate
These vitamins are associated with the body lipids and are easily stored their functions are usually related to structural activities with proteins
Fat soluble vitamins
This type of vitamins are more easily absorbed in transported but they cannot be stored in the body
Water soluble vitamins
This vitamin primarily helps your vision but also helps epithelial tissues, Growth, immunity and reproductive function
Vitamin a
When vitamin a is lacking the retina becomes increases inly sensitive to changes in what?
Light
2% milk, cheese, egg yolk, liver, broccoli, carrots, spinach, cantaloupe, tomato juice, apricots or an example of what type of vitamin?
Vitamin a
This vitamin is associated mostly with calcium phosphorus absorption and bone formation
Vitamin D
With vitamin D deficiency a person is more susceptible to diseases such as what?
Osteoporosis a.k.a. week brittle bones and bone pain
What are some vitamin D food sources?
Milk, Fish, eggs, nuts, orange juice, cereal, Sunlight
This is a fat soluble nutrients found in many foods
It protects our skin cells from damage
Vitamin e
What happens when someone has a vitamin E deficiency?
It has disastrous effects on red blood cells and nerves are affected
Types of vitamin e foods
Cereal, rice crispies, Cheerios, tomato, spinach, sunflower seeds, peanut butter, sardines, kidney beans, olive oil
The major function of this vitamin is to initiate liver synthesis with for proteins necessary for blood clotting
Vitamin K
Deficiency in this vitamin can cause bleeding or hemorrhaging in infants
Vitamin K
Vitamin k foods?
Spinach, brussels sprouts, broccoli, lettuce, cabbage, canned tuna, spaghetti sauce
What is that adequate intake of vitamin k for adults
90 mcg women
120 mcg men
This vitamin helps build and maintain many body tissues,helps immunity
Vitamin c
What are some signs of vitamin C deficiency?
Easy bruising Hemorrhages of the skin Weak bones Poor wound healing Bleeding gums Anemia
What does one use vitamin C for in clinical applications?
Wound healing
Fever and infection
Growth
Stress and body responses
What are some food sources of vitamin C?
Tomato soup, vegetable juice, peppers,chili, Broccoli, coleslaw, sweet potatoes, cauliflower, strawberries, orange juice, grape juice, oranges, cantaloupe, watermelon, fruit punch
Vitamin that helps body convert food into glucose /energy
Riboflavin
Niacin
Biotin
Pantothenic acid
