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Vitamens Flashcards

1
Q

What are fat soluble vitamens?

A

A,D,E,K

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2
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What are Water Soluble Vitamins?

A

B Vitamens, C

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3
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Difference between Water and Fat soluble?

A

Fat soluble dissolve in fat VS. Water soluble dissolve in water

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4
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Is it more risky to overdose on Fat or Water Soluble Vitamins?

A

Fat Soluble

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5
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Are Vitamins Organic or Inorganic?

A

Organic

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6
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Are Minerals Organic or Inorganic?

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Inorganic

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7
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Are Vitamins produced in the body?

A

No they arn’t apart from Vitamen D in the presence of light

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8
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How are vitamens gained?

A

Balenced diet

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9
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What is the other name for Vitamin A?

A

Retinol

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10
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What is the other name for Vitamen D?

A

Calciferol

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11
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What is the other name for Vitamen E?

A

Tocopherol

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12
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What is the other name for Vitamen K?

A

Menadione

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13
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What type of diet would a person be on if there was inadequate fat soluble vitamins?

A

Low fat

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14
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What happens in excess of Water Soluble Vitamens?

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Excess are exctreted in the urine

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15
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How does water soluble vitamens aid Glycolysis and the Krebs cycle?

A

They act as a coenzymes

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16
Q

How many mg daily of Macronutrients do we need?

A

Greater than 100mg daily

17
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How many Micronutrients do we need daily?

A

Smaller than 100mg daily

18
Q

What is Vitman A (Retinol) needed for?

A

Maintence of Epithelial tissue
Visual pigments in the eye
Bone development

19
Q

What does deficiency in Vitamen A lead too?

A

Night Blindness

20
Q

What is Vitman D (Calciferol) needed for?

A

Increased calcium absorption in gut, Promotoes mineralisation of bone

21
Q

What does deficiency in Vitamen D lead too?

A 
Weak Bones (Ricketts in Kids)
Osteoporosis
22
Q

What is Vitman E (Tocopherol) needed for?

A

Flight free radicals & protecting cell membranes

23
Q

Defiencey in Vitamen E leads to..

A

Haemolysis: Anaemia

24
Q

What is Vitman K (Menadione) needed for?

A

Forms blood clotting properties/bones

25
Q

Defiency in Vitamen K may lead to?

A

Bleeding and Interal Haemorrhage

26
Q

What is B1?

A

Thiame

27
Q

What is B2?

A

Riboflavin

28
Q

What is B3?

A

Niacin, Nicotinamide

29
Q

What is B12?

A

Cobalamin

30
Q

What is Vitman C (Absorbic Acid) needed for?

A

Collagen Synthesis, Iron abosroption, stress respons

31
Q

Deficieny in Vitamen C may lead to?

A

Scurvy

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