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Module 9- Vitamins Flashcards

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Where are fat soluble vitamins found?

A

liver and fat cells

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How long is the storage in the body for fat soluble vitamins (longer or shorter)?

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longer period of time

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How long is the storage in the body for water soluble vitamins?

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shorter period of time

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RAE

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Retinal Activity Equivalent

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Preformed Vitamin A

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ready to use
Found in animal-based or fortified foods

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Provitamin A

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converted to active form as needed
- plant-based foods

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Functions of Vitamin A

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Crucial to normal vision

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Early stages of deficiency of Vitamin A

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Night blindness
reversible

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long term vitamin A deficiency

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  • Xerophthalmia
  • Permanent loss of vision
  • disease resistance
  • integrity of epithelial cells
  • cell differentiation
  • gene regulation
  • bone metabolism -
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Symptoms of Vitamin A toxicity include:

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  • liver damage
  • birth defects
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11
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another name for Vitamin D

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cholecalciferol

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What is vitamin D classified as?

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a vitamin, hormone, and steroid

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Functions of Vitamin D

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  • Regulation of calcium metabolism
    -stimulates kidneys to conserve calcium
  • stimulates calcium release from bone to …
  • vitamin D stimulates cells of small intestine to produce calbindin
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What does vitamin D stimulate to produce?

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vitamin D stimulates cells of small intestine to produce calbindin

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15
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Where do we get our vitamin D from?

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fortified foods

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What are the steps the human body takes to make their own vitamin D?

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  1. Cholesterol in skin combines with ultraviolet rays
  2. Converted into precursor of vitamin D
  3. Eventually makes it way to the kidneys
    - converted to active form D3
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17
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Vitamin D deficiency in children

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  • Rickets
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Vitamin D deficiency in adults

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  • Osteomalacia
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Vitamin D toxicity

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  • not common
  • occurs from overuse in supplements
  • leads to the calcification of soft tissues
  • nausea, vomiting, diarrhea may occur
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20
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Where is Vitamin E found?

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  • Fat soluble vitamin found in cell membrane
21
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What is the active form of Vitamin E?

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tocopherols

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Functions of Vitamin E

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  • acts as an antioxidant
  • enhances immune function
  • required for nerve cell development
23
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As an antioxidant, vitamin E fights against:

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  • Vitamin E will donates an electron to neutralize free radicals
  • Free radicals
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Condition resulting from vitamin E deficiency?

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Vitamin C is the only vitamin where there is an increase need in who?
Smokers, because Vitamin C blocks Vitamin K
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Vitamin C deficiency
- Scurvy - Anemia - Scorbutic Rosary
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Scorbutic Rosary
malformation of connective tissue due to low collagen status.
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What is the active form of Vitamin B1?
Thiamin
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What is the RDA for Vitamin B1?
- 1.2 mg per day for males - 1.1 mg per day for females
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Thiamin deficiency occurs in?
alcoholics and malnourished individuals
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Severe thiamin deficiency in alcoholics
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
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What is the active form of Vitamin B2?
Riboflavin
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RDA for Riboflavin:
- 1.3 mg per day for males - 1.1 mg per day for females
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Riboflavin deficiency frequently occurs in:
conjunction with other water-soluble vitamin deficiencies
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What is the active form of Vitamin B3?
Niacin
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What is the purpose of Vitamin B3?
Used in synthesis of fatty acids
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RDA for Niacin?
- 16 mg per day for males - 14 mg per day for females
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Niacin deficiency:
Leads to a condition called: - Pellagra: "the 4 D's" - diarrhea, dermatitis, dementia, death
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Niacin toxicity:
"Niacin flush"
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What is the key function of Vitamin B6?
Transamination: synthesis of non-essential amino acids
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What are other functions of Vitamin B6?
- Production of the neurotransmitter serotonin - Hemoglobin synthesis
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What is the active form of Vitamin B9?
Folate
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Important functions of vitamin B9?
- Cell division - Red blood cells synthesis - Central nervous system formation during fetal development.
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Folate deficiency:
- Macrocytic anemia- "Large cell" anemia
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Folate deficiency during pregnancy and conception:
- Spina bifida: failure of spinal cord to close completely - Anencephaly: lack of or incomplete development of brain and skull > together these are known as Neural Tube defects
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What is the active form of vitamin B12?
Cobalamin
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