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VITAMIN C FUNCTIONS

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  1. ENHANCES NON-HEME IRON ABSOPTION
  2. ANTIOXIDANT
  3. CHANGES PROLINE INTO HYDROXYPROLINE INTO COLLAGEN
  4. WOUND HEALING
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VITAMIN C SOURCES

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CITRUS FRUITS, BROCCOLI, BRUSSEL’S SPROUTS, TOMATOES, STRAWBERRIES, CABBAGE, RED AND GREEN PEPPERS, MELONS, GUAVA, BAKED POTATOES, PAPAYA, MANGO

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RDA FOR VITAMIN C

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MALE: 90 MG/D
FEMALE: 75 MG/D

UL: 2000 MG

85 MG DURING PREGNANACY

120 MG DURING LACTATION

+ 35 MG/D FOR SMOKERS

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VITAMIN C DEFICIENCY

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  1. SCURVY
  2. POOR WOUND HELING
  3. BLEEDING GUMS
  4. PETICHIAE
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THIAMIN (B1) FUNCTIONS

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  1. CHO OXIDATION- INCREASED CHO INTAKE REQUIRES MORE THIAMIN

2. METABOLISM OF PYRUVATE

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THIAMIN (B1) FUNCTIONS

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  1. CHO OXIDATION- INCREASED CHO INTAKE REQUIRES MORE THIAMIN

2. METABOLISM OF PYRUVATE

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THIAMIN DEFICIENCY

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  1. BER1 BER1
  2. MUSCLE WEAKNESS
  3. FOOT DROP
  4. MEMORY LOSS
  5. INCREASED PLASMA PYRUVATE
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RDA FOR THIAMIN

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MALES: 1.2 MG

FEMALE: 1.1 MG

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THIAMIN SOURCES

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GRAINS, WHEAT GERM, PORK, LIVER, SUNFLOWER SEEDS, LEGUMES, YEAST, SOY MILK

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FUNCTIONS OF RIBOFLAVIN (B2)

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  1. REQUIRED AS ENZYME COFACTOR FOR CHO AND FAAT METABOLISM

2. RED CELL PRODUCTION

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RIBOFLAVIN (B2) RDA

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MALE: 1.3 MG
FEMALE: 1.1 MG

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RIBOFLAVIN SOURCES

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LIVER, KIDNEY, MEAT, MILK, SHRIMP, FORTIFIED CEREALS, EGGS, YOGURT, CHEESE

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RIBOFLAVIN (B2) DEFICIENCY

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CHEILOSIS, ANGULAR STOMATITIS, MAGENTA TONGUE, SWOLLEN MOUTH AND THROAT, DERMATITIS, ANEMIA

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RDA FOR NIACIN

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M: 16 NE
F: 14 NE

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NIACIN B3 FUNCTION

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  1. METABOLISM OF CHO, PROTEIN AND FAT

SYNTHESIZED FROM TRYPTOPHAN

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NIACIN SORCES

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PROTEIN, PEANUTS (BUTTER), READY-TO-EAT CEREALS, CHICKEN, RICE, YEAST, MILK, FISH, CANNED TOMATO PRODUCTS, ENRICHED BREADS

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NIACIN DEFICIENCY

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  1. PELLAGRA- 4 D’S DERMATITIS, DIARRHEA, DEMENTIA, DEATH
  2. BEEFY, BRIGHT, RED TONGUE
  3. SYMMETRICAL, PIGMENTED RASH IN SUNLIGHT
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RDA FOR PYRIDOXIINE (B6)

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M: 1.2-1.7 MG
F: 1.3-1.5 MG

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PYRIDOXINE FUNCTION

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COENZYME IN AMINO ACID METABOLISM- DEAMINATION, TRANSAMINATION

INCREASED PYRIDOXINE NEEDS WITH INCREASED PROTEIN INTAKE

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PYRIDOXINE SOURCES

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GARBANZO BEANS, MEAT, FISH, POULTRY, FORTIFIED CEREALS, WHITE POTATO, BANANA, YEAST

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PYRIDOXINE DEFICIENCY

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SEIZURES, ANEMIA, DERMATITIS, GLOSSITIS, STOMATITIS, CHEILOSIS, PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY

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AI PANTHOTENIC ACID

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5 MG

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PANTHOTENIC ACID FUNCTION

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  1. CoenzymeA

2. FAT METABOLISM

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PANTHOTENIC ACID SOURCES

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  1. LIVER, MEATS, DAIRY, BROCCOLI, LEGUMES, SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS, EGG YOLK
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PANTHOTENIC ACID DEFICIENCY

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BURNING FOOT SYNDROME

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FOLIC ACID FUNCTION

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  1. DNA SYNTHESIS
  2. FORMS RBC IN BONE MARROW
  3. PREVENTS NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS
  4. INVOLVED IN HOMOCYSTEINE METABOLISM
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RDA FOR FOLIC ACID

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400 MG

600 MG FOR PREGNANT WOMEN

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FOLATE SOURCES

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GREEN VEGETABLES- SPINACH, ASPARAGUS, LEGUMES, FORTIFIED GRAIN PRODUCTS, LIVER, KIDNEY, CITRUS FRUIT, BEANS

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FOLATE DEFICIENCY

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  1. MEGALOBLASTIC MACROCYTIC ANEMIA
  2. NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS IN A FETUS
  3. ELEVATED HOMOCYSTEIINE LEVELS
  4. DIARRHEA, FATIGUE, IRRITABILITY, DYSPNEA
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AI BIOTIN

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30 MG/D

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BIOTIN FUNCTION

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  1. COENZYME IN FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS
  2. CONVERTS PYRUVATE TO OXALOACETATE IN GLUCONEOGENESIS

SYNTHESIZED BY INTESTINAL BACTERIA

INACTIVATED BY AVIDIN

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BIOTIN SOURCES

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LIVER, KIDNEY, EGG YOLK, YEAST, SOYBEANS, LEGUMES

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BIOTIN DEFICIENCY

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MUSCLE PAIN, DERMATITIS, GLOSSITIS, ALOPECIA, HYPOTONIA, NERVOUS SYSTEM DYSFUNCTION

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AI FOR COBALAMIN (B12)

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2.4 MCG

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COBALAMIN (B12) FUNCTION

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  1. COENZYME IN DNA, RNA, AND MYELIN
  2. FORMS RBC
  3. REQUIRED FOR THE CONVERSION OF HOMOCYSTEIN TO METHIONINE
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COBALAMIN (B12) SOURCES

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FISH, SEAFOOD, MEATS, LIVER, KIDNEY, EGGS, MILK, CHEESE, CEREALS

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COBALAMIN (B12) DEFICIENCY

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  1. MACROCYTIC, MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA
  2. PERNICIOUS ANEMIA (POST-GASTRECTOMY OR ILEAL RESECTION, LACK OF IF)
  3. DEGENERATION OF PERIPHERAL NERVES
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CALCIUM FUNCTIONS

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  1. BLOOD CLOTTING
  2. CARDIAC FUNCTION
  3. NERVE TRANSMISSION
  4. SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY

DEFICIENCY: TETANY

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VITAMIN A TOXIC LEVEL

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10 000 IU

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VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY

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NIGHT BLINDNESS-NYCTALOPIA (REVERSIBLE)

XEROPHTALMIA- CORNEAL DAMAGE (NON-REVERSIBLE) BITOT’S SPOTS ON CONJUCTIVA

DRY, SCALY SKIN (HYPERKERATOSIS)

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VITAMIN E DEFICIENCY

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HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA

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VITAMIN E SOURCES

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VEGETABLE OILS, WHOLE GRAINS, GREEN VEGETABLES, ALMONDS

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PHOSPHORUS NEEDS

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700 MG

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PHOSPHORUS FUNCTION

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  1. PHOSPHOLIPIDS TRANSPORT FAT THROUGH LYMPH AND BLOOD
  2. BONE AND TEETH

THE SECOND MOST ABUNDANT MINERAL (CALIUM IS THE OTHER ONE)

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PHOSPHORUS SOURCES

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MILK, MEAT, POULTRY, EGGS, FISH, CHEESE, SOY MILK, TOFU, LEGUMES, NUTS

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PHOSPHORUS DEFICIENCY

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MUSCLE WEAKNESS, MUSCLE DAMAGE, BONE PAIN, DIZZINESS

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PHOSPHORUS TOXICITY

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HYPOCALCEMIA

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AI POTASSIUM

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POTASSIUM FUNCTION

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FLUID BALANCE
NERVE IMPULSE TRANSMISSION
MUSCLE CONTRACTION

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POTASSIUM SOURCES

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MOST FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, POTATOES, BANANAS, TOMATO JUICE, ORANGE JUICE, MELONS

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POTASSIUM DEFICIENCY

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MUSCLE WEAKNESS, PARALYSIS, MENTAL CONFUSION, IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT

52
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POTASSIUM TOXICITY

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MUSCLE WEAKNESS, VOMITING, IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT

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AI SODIUM

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SODIUM DEFICIENCY

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MUSCLE CRAMPS, DIZZINESS, FATIGUE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, MENTAL CONFUSION

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SODIUM TOXICITY

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WATER RETENTION, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, LOSS OF CALCIUM IN URINE

56
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RDA IRON

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M: 8MG
F: 18 MG

57
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IRON FUNCTION

A

OXYGEN TRANSPORT

58
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FORM OF IRON IN FOOD

59
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ABSORBABLE FORM OF IRON

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IRON STORAGE

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WHICH NUTRIENTS INHIBIT IRIIN ABSORPTION

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EGGS, TEA, MILK, CHEESE

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INCREASING IRON ABSORPTION

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FOODS CONTAINING VITAMIN C

CALCIUM BINDS TO OXALATES, ENHANCING IRON ABSORPTION

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RDA ZINC

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M: 11 MG
F: 8 MG

63
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RDA ZINC

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M: 11 MG
F: 8 MG

UL: 40 MG/D

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ZINC FUNCTION

A 
INCREASES TASTE 
ENHANCES INSULIN FUNCTION
CHO, PROTEIN AND ALCOHOL METABOLISM
GROWTH
WOUND HEALING
IMMUNE RESPONSE, REPRODUCTION
STABILIZES DNA, RNA
CELL DIVISION
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ZINC SOURCES

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OYSTERS, MEAT, LIVER, EGGS, FISH, NUTS, WHEAT GERM

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ZINC DEFICIENCY

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REDUCED IMMUNE FUNCTION, ALOPECIA, POOR WOUND HEALING, HYPOGEUSIA

67
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ZINC ABSORPTION

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PHYTATES AND COPPER LOWER ZINC ABSORPTION

68
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EXCESS ZINC

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COPPER AND IRON DEFICIENCY

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IODINE DEFICIENCY

70
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MAGNESIUM FUNCTION

A

PROTEIN AND FATTY ACIDS SYNTHESIS

STABILIZES ATP

71
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WHEN MAGNESIUM IS IN HIGHER DEMAND

A

HIGH PROTEIN, CALCIUM, VITAMIN D

72
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WHICH MINERAL IS ATTACHED TO CERULOPLASMIN

73
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COOPER FUNCTION

A

HEMOGLOBIN SYNTHESIS

ENHANCES IRON ABSORPTION

74
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COPPER RDA

75
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COPPER DEFICIENCY

A

MICROCYTIC ANEMIA, NEUTROPENIA

WILSON’S DISEASE- LOW SERUM COPPER

76
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COPPER SOURCES

A

LIVER, KIDNEY, SHELLFISH

77
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SELENIUM DEFICIENCY

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MYALGIA, CARDIAC MYOPATHY

78
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CHROMIUM FUNCTION

A

AIDS ACTION OF INSULIN

GLUCOSE METABOLISM

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CHROMIUM SOURCES

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YEAST, OYSTERS, POTATO, LIVER

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CHROMIUM DEFICIENCY

A

INSULIN RESISTANCE

81
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RDA FOR CHROMIUM

82
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NAME THE 3 SULFUR CONTAINING AMINO ACIDS

A

CYSTEINE, CYSTINE, METHIONINE

83
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ATOMIC WEIGHT NA

84
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ATOMIC WEIGHT K

85
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ATOMIC WEIGHT CALCIUM

A

40

VALENCE 2

86
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MILLIEQUIVALENTS

A

mg / ATOMIC WEIGHT X VALENCE

87
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CALCIUM NORMAL RANGES

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4.5-5.5 mEq/L or 9-11 mg/dl

88
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SODIUM NORMAL LEVELS

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136-145 mEq/L

89
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POTASSIUM NORMAL LEVELS

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3.5-5 mEq/L

90
Q

1 tsp spoon of salt has

A

2.4 g sodium

91
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NORMAL SALINE HAS

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154 mEq/L NA

92
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P CO2 NORMAL RANGE

93
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HCO3 NORMAL RANGE

94
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WHICH NUTRITENTS A PREGNANT ADOLESCENT NEED INCREASED INTAKE OF

A

IRON, CALCIUM, ZINC

95
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NORMAL BIRTH WEIGHT

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2500-4000 G, 2.5-4 KG

96
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LOW BIRTH WEIGHT

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< 2 500 g; 5.5 LBS

97
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VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT

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< 1500 g (3.3 lbs)

98
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CALORIE NEEDS 0-6 MONTHS INFANT

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M: 570 KCAL
F: 520 KCAL

99
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CALORIE NEEDS FOR 7-12 MONTHS INFANT

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M: 743
F: 676

100
Q

HOW MANY OZ PER DAY DOES AN INFANT NEED

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2 1/2 OZ/LB/D

101
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INDICATOR OF LONG TERM NUTRITIONAL STATUS

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STATURE/LENGTH FOR AGE

102
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INDICATOR OF SHORT TERM NUTRITIONAL STATUS

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WEIGHT/LENGHT

103
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RDA PROTEIN >= 19 YEARS OLD

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MALES: 56 G
FEMALES: 46 G

104
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NUTRIENTS REQUIRED FOR CONVERSION OF PYRUVIC ACID TO ACETYL CoA

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THIAMIN, RIBOFLAVIN, NIACIN, PANTOTHENIC ACID, MAGNESIUM, LIPOIC ACID

105
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NAME THE INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT OF BREAKDOWN OF CHO, FAT AND PROTEIN

A

ACETYL CoA

106
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MAIN SUBSTRATE FOR ENERGY PRODUCTION WITHIN KREB’S CYCLE

107
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CORI CYCLE

A

LACTATE IS CONVERTED BACK TO PYRUVATE

108
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GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE

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MAY LEAD TO GLYCOGEN SYNTHESIS

109
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NITROGEN BALANCE FORMULA

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PRO INTAKE (g) / 6.25 - (URINARY UREA NITROGEN + 4 )

110
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HORMONES IN PROTEIN ANABOLISM

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PITUITARY GROWTH HORMONE, THYROID HORMONE, INSULIN, TESTOSTERONE

111
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HORMONES IN PROTEIN CATABOLISM

A

ADRENAL HORMONES (GLUCOCORTICOIDS)- STIMULATE GLUCONEOGENESIS

112
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ROLE OF INSULINE IN CHO METABOLISM

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ICREASES CELL PERMIABILITY TO GLUCOSE

AIDS GLYCOGENESIS AND LIPOGENESIS

113
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GLUCAGON

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GLYCOGENOLYSIS

114
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GLUCOCORTICOIDS

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PROTEIN TO GLUCOSE (GLUCONEOGENESIS)

115
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EPINEPHRINE

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STIMULATES SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

STIMULATES LIVER AND MUSCLE GLYCOGENOLYSIS

DERCREASES INSULIN SECRETION FROM PANCREAS DURING CATABOLIC STRESS

AS A RESULT BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS INCREASE

116
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GROWTH HORMONE, ACTH (ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC)

A

IINSULIN ANTAGONISTS

117
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HORMONES IN FAT METABOLISM

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LYPOLYSIS:

GROWTH HORMONE, GLUCAGONE-INSULIN ANTAGONISTS

GLUCOCORTICOIDS, THYROXINE, EPINEPHRINE, ACTH- INCREASE RATE OF LIPOLYSIS

LIPOGENESIS:

INSULIN

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