Lecture 1 - Vitamins

Question 1

FAT/LIPID SOLUBLE: _____

_____ deficiencies due to storage in fat

Answer 1

ADEK

Fewer

Question 2

Vitamin A	
❖	Derived from \_\_\_\_\_
❖	Benefits
➢	\_\_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_\_, reproduction, GI tract, \_\_\_\_\_. 
❖	High levels \_\_\_\_\_.
❖	Necessary for tissue \_\_\_\_\_ and growth

Answer 2

food carotenes
vision
immune system
healthy skin
toxic
integrity

Question 3

Vitamin D	
❖	Derived from \_\_\_\_\_ precursor.
❖	Necessary for : 
➢	\_\_\_\_\_ uptake and phosphorus 
➢	\_\_\_\_\_ maintenance and growth
■	\_\_\_\_\_ women take D supplements 

❖ Nervous system function
➢ Used with _____ and similar disorders
➢ Excess-_____, _____ muscles.

Answer 3

sterol
calcium
bone
postmenopausal

MS patients
kidney stones
weak

Question 4

Vitamin E	
❖	Supplied by diet.
❖	Benefits:
➢	Potent \_\_\_\_\_
➢	Decreases risk of \_\_\_\_\_ and cancer.

Answer 4

antioxidant

heart disease

Question 5

Vitamin K	
❖	Supplied in diet.
❖	Made in body by normal \_\_\_\_\_ and absorbed. 
❖	Necessary for
➢	 Formation of certain \_\_\_\_\_

Answer 5

intestinal bacteria

blood clotting proteins

Question 6

WATER SOLUBLE: _____

Deficiencies ______ due to lack of storage and urinary excretion

Answer 6

B, C

common

Question 7

Vitamin B
Riboflavin _____, niacin _____,
pyridoxine _____ (TA), cobalamin _____

❖ Necessary for
➢ tissue integrity, healing, and maintenance and growth of _____, _____, _____

❖ Deficiency → _____ lesions, atrophy and _____; _____ and _____ lesions
❖ B12: found in meat, fish, eggs and milks
➢ Also via _____ and grains
➢ Limiting meats/dairy require supplements through _____ or _____

Answer 7

B2
B3
B6
B12
hair, nails, skin

inflammatory tongue (glossitis)
burning tongue (glossodynia)
lip and mouth (stomatitis)

enriched breads
enrich breads (white bread)
cereals/tablets

Question 8

Vitamin C	
❖	Necessary for:
❖	 tissue integrity, healing, and maintenance and growth of \_\_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_\_
❖	Deficiency = \_\_\_\_\_
➢	Associated with \_\_\_\_\_ and mouth \_\_\_\_\_

Answer 8

hair
nails
skin
scurvy
periodontal disease
ulcers