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Vitamins Flashcards

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Vitamin A: Functions

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Vision (rhodopsin), immunity, growth

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Vitamin A: Sources

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Preformed: Animal Products; PrOformed: red/orange/yellow plants & dark green leafy veggies

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Vitamin A: Deficiency

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eye problems: night blindness, xerosis, xeropthalmia, Bitot’s Spots

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What is the #1 nutritional deficiency world wide?

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Vitamin A

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Vitamin A: Toxicity

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dry skin, bone pain, hair loss

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Vitamin D (calciferol): Functions

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prohormone, calcium & phosphorus absorption

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Vitamin D (calciferol): Sources

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D3 (cholecalciferol): fortified dairy, fatty fish, hydroxylated in liver and kidneys to fully activate as calcitriol

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Vitamin D becomes fully activated in which organs and into what compound?

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Vitamin D is hydroxylated to Calcitriol in the liver and kidneys

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Vitamin D (calciferol): Deficiency

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Rickets, Autoimmune disease

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Vitamin D (calciferol): Toxicity

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Hypercalcemia

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Vitamin D (calciferol): RDA

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<1 = 400 IU/D; 1-70 = 600 IU/D; >70 = 800 IU/D

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Vitamin E (Tocopherol): Functions

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Antioxidant in plasma membrane

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Vitamin E (Tocopherol): Sources

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Nuts/Seeds, Vegetable Oil, Olive Oil, Peanut Butter

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Vitamin E (Tocopherol): Deficiency

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hemolytic anemia in infants, peripheral neuropathy

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Vitamin E (Tocopherol): Toxicity

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No known toxicity from foods; supplements may thin the blood

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Vitamin K (Phylloquinone & Menoquinone): Functions

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Formation of carboxyglutamates in clotting (fibrinogen pathway) and bone formation (osteocalcin); Side note: carboxyglutamates are calcium-binding sites

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Vitamin K (Phylloquinone): Sources

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Dark green leafy veggies

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Vitamin K (Menoquinone): Sources

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meat, eggs, also produced by gut bacteria

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Vitamin K (Phylloquinone & Menoquinone): Deficiency

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increased blood loss due to lack of clotting, (shots of vitamin K are given to infants at birth to prevent vitamin K-associated bleeding in the brain

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Vitamin K (Phylloquinone & Menoquinone): Toxicity

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None

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Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid): Functions

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antioxidant (regenerates vitamin E), required for collagen synthesis (formation of hydroxyproline & hydroxylysine), nonheme iron absorption

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Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid): Sources

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citrus fruits, peppers

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Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid): Deficiency

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Scurvy

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Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid): Toxicity

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Diarrhea

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Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid): RDA is higher in which population?

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smokers have higher requirements than non-smokers

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Thiamin (B1): Functions

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coenzyme (TPP/TDP - Thiamin pyrophosphate), noncoenzyme (TTP - Thiamin triphosphate), Required by nervous system

27
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Thiamin (B1): Sources

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Enriched Grains, meats, legumes; (raw fish contain thiamin degrading enzymes)

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Thiamin (B1): Deficiency

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Fatigue, weakness, Beriberi, Wernicke’s Encephalopathy in Alcoholics

Acute beriberi - infants
Wet beriberi - adults
Dry beriberi - older patients (muscle weakness, calf pain, difficulty walking

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Thiamin (B1): Toxicity

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Riboflavin (B2): Functions

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Coenzyme (FAD & FMN) in Krebs and ETC, niacin synthesis (used by dehydrogenases)

31
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Riboflavin (B2): Sources

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Milk, enriched grains, organ meats

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Riboflavin (B2): Deficiency

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Ariboflavinosis: Magenta tongue, glossitis, cheilosis, angular stomatitis

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Riboflavin (B2): Toxicity

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Niacin (B3): Function

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Coenzyme (NAD-used by dehydrogenases & NADPH-building pathways, lipid & cholesterol synthesis and fatty acid elongation)

35
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Niacin (B3): Sources

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Meat, fish, enriched grains

36
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Niacin (B3): Deficiency

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Pellagra: (4 D’s): dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia, death

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Niacin (B3): Toxicity

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supplements can cause flushing (hot flashes)

38
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Pantothenic Acid (B5): Functions

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part of Coenzyme A (CoA) & acyl carrier protein (ACP)

  • metabolism of carbs, lipids & proteins
  • synthesis of fatty acids, cholesterol, steroid hormones, hemoglobin, acetylcholine, melatonin
39
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Pantothenic Acid (B5): Sources

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Widespread

40
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Pantothenic Acid (B5): Deficiency

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RARE; burning feet syndrome

41
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Pantothenic Acid (B5): Toxicity

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Biotin (B7): Functions

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Coenzyme for carboxylases (FA synthesis, gluconeogenesis)

43
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Biotin (B7): Sources

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liver, cooked eggs, soy, non-wheat cereals, meat, tomatoes

44
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Biotin (B7): Deficiency

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birth defects, alopecia, fatigue

45
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Biotin (B7): Toxicity

46
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Choline: Functions

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cellular integrity as part of phosphatidyl choline (lecithin), part of lipoproteins & acetylcholine

47
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Choline: Sources

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Soy, milk, eggs, peanuts

48
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Choline: Deficiency

A

liver & muscle damage, neural tube defects

49
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Choline: Toxicity

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decreased growth, fishy body odor, excessive sweating & salivation

50
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Pyridoxine (B6): Functions

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coenzyme (pyridoxal phosphate, PLP) for amino acid metabolism, synthesis of: niacin, collagen, carnitine, heme, sphingomyelin

51
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Pyridoxine (B6): Sources

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Meats, enriched grains

52
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Pyridoxine (B6): Deficiency

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peripheral neuropathy, microcytic hypochromic anemia (because its required for heme synthesis)

53
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Pyridoxine (B6): Toxicity

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peripheral neuropathy

54
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Folate (B9): Functions

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methylation reactions (1 carbon metabolism) in DNA synthesis and cell replication

55
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Folate (B9): Sources

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Dark leafy veggies (spinach, kale), legumes (beans); folic acid is the synthetic form in both supplements and fortified foods

56
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Folate (B9): Deficiency

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neural tube defects, megaloblastic macrocytic anemia

57
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Folate (B9): Toxicity

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Folic Acid supplements can mask a B12 deficiency causing permanent nerve damage

58
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Cobalamin (B12): Functions

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Coenzyme: methylcobalamin-formation of S-adenosylmethionine required for MYELINATION; Adenosylcobalamin = Amino acid metabolism

59
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Cobalamin (B12): Sources

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meats (B12 requires IF secreted by gastric parietal cells to be absorbed)

60
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Cobalamin (B12): Deficiency

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megaloblastic macrocytic anemia, peripheral neuropathy

61
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Cobalamin (B12): Toxicity

Nutrition Final Exam (2 decks)

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