Vitamins water soluble Flashcards
who named vitamins
Kazimerz Funk
polish biochemist December 1912
who discovered the first vitamin and named it
Elmer McCollum Vit A (june 1913)
who discovered accessory food factors
fredrick hopkins
who discovered vitamins in Japan but was never credited
Umetaro Suzuki
what are water solube
B and C vitamin
what are fat soluble
A, E, D, K
what vit is required for normal neural function
Thiamine B1 esp in peripheral nerves
where is the most important source of B1
husk of grains
refined grains dont have any
who is most likely to be deficient in B1
alcoholics
sulfites in wine block B
and alcohol competes with B1 in neural functions and biochemical reactions
major B1 deficiency
Beriberi- severe nervous system disorder
who discovered beri beri
christiaan Eijkman
what are the types of Beri Beri
Dry
Wet
Wernicke encephalopathy and Korsakoffs psychosis
nervous system
characterized by non specific peripheral polyneuropathy
with myelin degeneration
disruption of all 3 nerological arcs (sensory, motor, reflex)
dry BeriBeri
what are the masifestations of Dry Beri Beri
wrist drop foot drop toe drop paresthesia numbness loss of reflexes
heart
characterised by damage to cardiovascular system
enlargement of the heart with thinning of the heart walls(flabby myocardium)
peripheral vasodilation
cardiac failure
peripheral edema
dyspnea/orthopnea -short breath
wet beriberi
