Chapter 7 Flashcards

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Fat Soluble Vitamins

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A, D, E, K

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Water Soluble Vitamin

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All B and C

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3
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Function/Source Vitamin E

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Antioxidant/Plant Oils

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Deficiency/Toxicity Vitamin E

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Anemia/Thins Blood

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5
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Function/Source Vitamin D

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Mineralization of Bone/Sun, seafood, dairy products

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Deficiency/Toxicity Vitamin D

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Rickets (children), osteomalacia (adult)/Calcification of soft tissues

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Function/Source Vitamin A

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Eyesight, gene regulation, cell differentiation/Liver, eggs, milk

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Deficiency/Toxicity Vitamin A

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Night blindness, total blindness/Birth Defects, liver damage, death (Polar bear liver)

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Precursor to Vitamin A

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Beta Carotene

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Function/Source Beta Carotene

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Antioxidant/Green leafy veggies, orange foods

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Deficiency/Toxicity Beta Carotene

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Night blindness, total blindness/None, or else possible death

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Purpose/Source Vitamin K

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Blood Klotting/Green leafy vegetables, bacterial synthesis in large intestine

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Deficiency/Toxicity Vitamin K

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Hemorrhaging (don’t stop bleeding)/Blood Klots

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Purpose/Source Folate

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Coenzyme in energy metabolism- DNA synthesis/Foliage- green leafy vegetables

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Deficiency/Toxicity folate

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Macrocytic anemia, spina bifida in babies/Masks B12 deficiency

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Purpose/Source Thiamin

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Coenzyme energy metabolism/Fortified grains, whole grains

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Deficiency/Toxicity Thiamin

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BeriBeri (Chickens and Asians)/None

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Vitamin C Function/Source

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Antioxidant, collagen (connective tissues) synthesis/Citrus Fruits

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Deficiency/Toxicity Vitamin C

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sCurvy/Diarrhea

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Niacin Purpose/Source

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Coenzyme/Protein containing foods

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Deficiency/Toxicity Niacin

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Pellagra- Dermatitis, dementia, diarrhea, death/Niacin flush (red face, racing heart)

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Purpose/Source vitamin B12

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Coenzyme in energy metabolism; activates folate/Animal products

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Deficiency/Toxicity vitamin B12

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anemia and nerve damage/None

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Riboflavin Function/Source

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Coenzyme in energy metabolism/Dairy Products

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Deficiency/Toxicity Riboflavin
cracked corners of mouth, swollen tongue/None
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Function/Source Vitamin B6
Coenzyme in energy metabolism/Everything
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Deficiency/Toxicity Vitamin B6
Rarely seen- it's in everything/Nerve damage (months of mega doses
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Who needs supplements?
Pregnant women, people cutting out whole food groups, sickly and elderly
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What to look for in supplements
DV not over 100%, nonvitamin foods, not regulated well by FDA
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Destroys vitamins when cooking
Heat, light, air
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How to preserve vitamins
Microwave, steaming, freezing and canning foods