Drug/Nutrient Interactions & Depletions

Question 1

Anesthetic (nitrous oxide) accelerates metabolism clearance of what vitamin?

Answer 1

B12

Question 3

Angiotensin-converting enzymes (ACE) inhibitors inhibit what nutrients?

Answer 3

Chelate iron and inhibit absorption

Zn

Inhibit potassium excretion

Question 4

Antacids with Mg deplete what nutrients? What else do they have an impact on?

Answer 4

Folate & Riboflavin (B2)

Increase intestinal pH

Question 5

Antacids (H2) antagonists inhibit absorption of what nutrients?

Answer 5

Calcium, iron, folate, b12, vit D

Question 6

Anthracylines (cancer drugs) inhibit what nutrient?

Answer 6

Coq10

Question 7

What impact do antibiotics have on the body?

Answer 7

Lethal to intestinal microbes and impair the abilities to ferment dietary fiber, produce vit K, and resorb water along the colon

Question 8

Anticoagulants interfere with activation of what nutrient? What else do they interfere with?

Answer 8

Vit D, interferes with osteoblast function