VITAMINS & MINERALS + DIETARY REFERENCE VALUES Flashcards
DOES COMPLETE DEGRADATION OF GLUCOSE REQUIRE OXYGEN?
YES
GLYCOLYSIS DOESN’T REQUIRE O2 BUT THE STEPS AFTER, LEADING TO ETC DO
HOW MANY UNIVERSALLY RECOGNISED VITAMINS ARE THERE?
13
WHAT ARE MAJOR MINERALS?
MINERALS THAT ARE MACRONUTRIENTS AND ARE REQUIRED IN AMOUNTS LARGER THAN 100mg
THEY INCLUDE: SODIUM, POTASSIUM, CHLORIDE, CALCIUM, PHOSPHORUS, MAGNESIUM AND SULFUR
VIT A CHEMICAL NAME:
RETINOL
VIT B1 CHEMICAL NAME:
THIAMINE
VIT B5 CHEMICAL NAME?
PANTOTHENIC ACID
VIT B7 CHEMICAL NAME?
BIOTIN
VIT B9 CHEMICAL NAME:
FOLIC ACID
VIT C CHEMICAL NAME?
ASCORBIC ACID
ROLE OF VIT A:
- INTEGRITY OF THE IMMUNE SYTEM
- FORMATION OF VISUAL PIGMENT RHODOPSIN IN THE ROD CELLS OF THE RETINA
LACK OF VIT A IS ASSOCIATED WITH?
IMPAIRED VISION AT NIGHT
PIGMENT RHODOPSIN IS ASSOCIATED WITH WHICH VITAMIN?
A
WHAT IS PELLAGRA?
DISEASE WHICH IS RESULT OF VIT B3 DEFICIENCY CHARACTERISED BY EPITHELIAL DAMAGE (INFLAMED SKIN, MOUTH SORES, DIARRHOEA) AND BRAIN DAMAGE (APATHY, CONFUSION, DEMENTIA)
VITAMIN B9 AND B12 ARE BOTH ESSENTIAL FOR WHICH PROCESS?
DNA SYNTHESIS
WHAT IS SCURVY?
VIT C DEFICIENCY, CHARACTERISED BY BLEEDING GUMS AND POOR WOUND HEALING
ROLES OF VIT C?
- WOUND HEALING
- COLLAGEN PRODUCTION
- POWERFUL ANTIOXIDANT (PREVENTS ROS CAUSED DAMAGE)
ROLE OF VIT D AND RESULTS OF DEFICIENCY?
- PROMOTES INTESTINAL CALCIUM ABSORPTION
- LACK AFFECTS BONE GROWTH AND STRENGTH
LACK OF VIT K CAN RESULT IN WHAT KIND OF DISORDERS?
BLEEDING DISORDERS
WHAT IS VIT K USED FOR?
IT IS USED BY LIVER FOR SYNTHESIS OF PROTEINS INVOLVED IN BLOOD CLOTTING
HOW MANY ESSENTIAL MINERALS ARE THERE?
20
WHICH ARE THE ESSENTIAL VITAMINS?
A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9, B12, C, D, E, K
2 CATEGORIES OF MINERALS:
MAJOR MINERALS (MORE THAN 100mg/day NEEDED) TRACE MINERALS
MAJOR MINERALS EXAMPLES:
SODIUM, POTASSIUM, CHLORIDE, CALCIUM, PHOSPHORUS, MAGNESIUM, SULFUR
TRACE MINERALS EXAMPLES:
IRON, COPPER, ZINC, SELENIUM, IODINE, CHROMIUM, FLUORIDE, MANGANESE…
CALCIUM FUNCTIONS:
- BUILDING BONES
- MUSCLE AND NERUON FUNCTION
- HEART HEALTH
- SUPPORTS SYNTHESIS AND FUNCTION OF BLOOD CELLS
CHLORINE FUNCTIONS:
- NEEDED FOR HCl PRODUCTION
- NERVE FUNCTION
- CONTROLS OSMOTIC BALANCE AS IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY SODIUM
POTASSIUM FUNCTIONS:
- MUSCLE FUNCTION (ESP CONTRACTION)
- NERVE FUNCTION AS IT IS INVOLVED IN MAINTAINING MEMBRANE POTENTIAL
WHICH VIT DEFICIENCY CAN SOMETIMES DEVELOP EVEN WHEN PEOPLE EAT A WIDE VARIETY OF FOODS?
VIT D
MOST COMMON VIT DEFICIENCY FOR VEGANS?
VIT B12
WHICH VITAMINS CAN BE STORED IN THE BODY?
FAT SOLUBLE
WHERE ARE VIT A AND VIT D STORED?
LIVER AND FAT CELLS
DEFICIENCIES IN WATER SOLUBLE VITAMINS DEVELOP WITHIN HOW MUCH TIME?
WEEKS TO MONTHS
WHICH WATER SOLUBLE VITAMIN IS ACTUALLY STORED IN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT IN THE BODY?
B12
WHERE IS VIT B12 STORED?
THE LIVER