MATERNAL - VITAMINS Flashcards
are organic compounds essential for specific metabolic processes in cells. Although they don’t produce energy, they are needed for energy production in the body.
VITAMINS
■ Found in fortified dairy products, cereals, and plant or fish oils.
■ Require fat for absorption.
■ Stored in the liver or fat cells for later use, which means excess intake can lead to toxicity, especially from supplements.
FAT SOLUBLE
■ Do not require fat for absorption and are not stored in the body, so they need to be consumed daily.
■ Found abundantly in fruits and vegetables.
WATER-SOLUBLE
F: Important for night vision, corneal integrity, and growth
A - RETINOL
D: A (RETINOL)
- KERATINIZATION OF EYE (XEROPHTHALMIA)
- BLINDNESS
Regulates absorption of calcium and phosphorus for bone growth
VIT D
D: D
- RICKETS (BONE DEFORMITY) IN GROWING CHILDREN
An antioxidant that protects red blood cells from destruction by oxygen
VIT E
Aids blood clotting (synthesis of prothrombin)
VIT K
D: K
- BLEEDING DUE TO LACK OF CLOTTING ACTION
D: E
- IMMATURE INFANT
- SEVERE ANEMIA FROM DESTRUCTION OF RBC
Important for use of glucose in cells
B1
D: B1
- BERI-BERI - CAUSE NERVE PARALYSIS
Breaks down fatty acids and amino acids for energy
B2
D: B2
- RED SWOLLEN TOUNGE
- INFLAMMED EYES
- LIP FISSURES
Converts glucose to energy; involved in carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism
B3
D: B3
- PELLAGRA - (DIARRHEA, MENTAL CONFUSION, DERMATITIS, DEATH
Metabolizes amino acids and glucose
B6
D: B6
- NEURITIS
- DEPRESSION
- NAUSEA
- VOMITING
Blood formation; DNA and RNA synthesis; myelin formation; carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism
B12
D: B12
- MACROCYTIC - LARGE RBC
- MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA - large, nonfunctioning red blood cells
Red and white blood cell structure
FOLIC ACID (FOLACIN) - B9
D: FOLIC
- POOR RBC FORMATION
Collagen structure, antioxidant
VIT C (ASCORBIC ACID)
D: VIT C
- SCURVY - (WEAKNESS, EASY BLEEDING, JOINT PAIN)
