Food Sources Flashcards
The following are sources of which vitamin?
Beef/goose/veal/turkey LIVER Chicken/lamb LIVER Sweet Potato Canned Pumpkin Squash Carrots Cantaloupe Cooked spinach Cooked Kalet Cod Liver Oil
Vitamin A top food sources are mostly animal origin….beta carotenes are plant.
RDA for men of Vit A is ________ and for women is_______.
3000 IU (900 mcg RaE) and 2310 IU (700mcg RAE)
primer
625 ug for men
500 ug for women
Vit A and carotenoids are absorbed in which part of the intestinal tract? (2 answers)
Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
Colon
Duodenum and jejunum
Agonist for vitamin A
Fat and Vitamin E
These are signs of which deficiency?
night blindness Poor dark adaptation Xerophthalma Bitot's spots Hyperkeratosis
vit A
TUL for Vit A
3000 mcg or 10,000 IU
Toxicity of which vitamin has the following s/s?
Nausea, vomiting double/blurred vision increased intracranial pressure headache dizziness skin desquamation Muscle incoordination
Vitamin A
How does vitamin A need change with regard to pregnancy and lactation?
Decreases
Increases
Stays the same
Increases for lactation, but not for pregnancy
Increases for both, but more so for lactation. Pregnancy 750-770 mcg while Lactation is 1200-1300mcg
Vit ___ is involved in what process or functions? (6)
growth, reproduction cell differentiation vision immune function bone health antioxidants
Vit A
These are sources of which vitamin?
Cod Liver Oil Salmon Mackerel Herring Sardines tuna Beef liver Fortified dairy and juices Eggs Shitake mushrooms
Vit D
Vit D is absorbed in which part of small intestine? (2)
Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
Colon
Duodenum and Ileum….MAJORITY is absorbed in ileum though
Vit D RDA for adults is _____ up to age 70. From 71 up, it is_______.
600 IU
800 IU for 71 and above
Does Vitamin D have higher requirements during pregnancy and lactation?
No
1 IU of vitamin D = ______ mcg Vit D
1
- 5
- 25
- 025
0.025mcg
TUL for Vit D from 9 yrs and up?
4000IU (100mcg)
Vit D is excreted in the
urine
Sweat
Feces
Feces
Vitamin A is excreted
Urine
Feces
Urine and Feces
Sweat and Urine
Urine and Feces
Sources of vitamin ______ include?
Wheat germ Sunflower oil Safflower oil Canola oil Almonds Peanuts Hazelnuts Cooked spinach Broccoli Fortified cereals Fatty animal products contain it, but are inferior source
Vitamin E
Vit E is primarily absorbed in the
Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
Jejunum
Vit E is excreted in the
Urine
Feces
Urine and Feces
Sweat
Urine and Feces
Deficiency of Vit E is rare. Signs of deficiency:
myopathy, weakness, hemolytic anemia, degenerative neuro problems
RDA for Vit E is ____ for adults.
15mg
Does the RDA for Vit E change for pregnancy or lactation? If so, how?
Not for pregnancy, but it increases to 19mg for lactation
1mg of alpha tocopherol = ____ IU from natural sources and _____ IU from synthetic.
- 49 IU natural
2. 22 IU synthetic