Vitamins Uses Flashcards
Vitamin A (Name)
Retinol
Vitamin B1 (Name)
Thiamine
RDA
Recommended Dietary Allowance
Average intake lvl to meet needs of 97.5% of health ppl
AI
Adequate intake
Average Intake lvl assumed to be adequate based on observations or experiments
UL
Tolerable Upper Intake Lvl
Highest intake lvl likely to pose no adverse effects to almost all ppl
Vitamin B2 (Name)
Riboflavin
Vitamin B3 (Name)
Niacin
Vitamin B6 (Name)
Pyridoxine
Vitamin B9 (Name)
Folate (Folic Acid)
Vitamin B12 (Name)
Cyanocobalamin
Vitamin C (Name)
Ascorbic Acid
Vitamin D (Name)
Ergocalciferol
Vitamin E (Name)
Alpha-tocopherol
*Fat Soluble
Vitamin K (Name)
Phytonadione
Ca (Name)
Calcium
Fe (Name)
Iron
Mg (Name)
Magnesium
Zn (Name)
Zinc
Vitamin A (Use)
Eye Sight (AMD + Cataracts)
Fat Soluble
Vitamin A (Dosing)
UL: 3000 mcg of preformed VITAMIN A
1 mcg RAE = 1 mcg Retinol
Vitamin A (Adverse effects, CI, etc)
- Hepatotoxicity*
- Retinol can cause birth defects by preg women*
careful taking retinol med and supplement together
Vitamin C (Use)
Wound Healing
Absorption of iron
Immune function
Vitamin C (Dosing)
RDA = 75-90 mg/day
UL = 2g/day
200mg vit C for every 30mg of iron
Vitamin C (Adverse effects, CI, etc)
Kidney stones dose 1g/day due to water solubility
Diarrhea,Nausea, Abdominal cramps, Heartburn
Vitamin B2 (Use)
Cataracts and Migraines
Vitamin B2 (Dosing)
5-30mg daily for cataracts
400mg daily for migraines
Vitamin B2 (Adverse effects, CI, etc)
Generally well tolerated
Diarrhea at large doses (Migraine dose)
Vitamin B3 (Use)
Increase HDL
Lower TG and LDL
Vitamin B3 (Dosing)
1-3g for cholesterol treatment
Vitamin B3 (Adverse effects, CI, etc)
Flushing, Itching, Headache at ~ 50mg/Daily
Hepatotoxicity and Glucose intolerance above 1.5g Daily
not used due to side effects
Vitamin B6 (Use)
Pregnancy Induced nausea and vomiting
Vitamin B6 (Dosing)
dosed at 10-25mg TID or QID for Pregnancy N/V