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| helps glucose move into cells and has role in lipid metabolism |
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| What enhances Iron absorption? |
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sugars (fructose, sorbitol), acids (vitamin C, citric, lactic)
meat,poultry,fish,mucin |
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| Inhibitors of Iron Absorption |
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Phytates, polyphenols, fiber, oxalic acid
calcium, Ca phosphate salts, zinc, Mg and nickel |
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Transferrin delivers iron from intestines to the tissues
- iron primarily stored in liver (~60%), bone marrow and spleen |
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cell growth, cell replication, fertility & reproduction, hormone activity, sexual maturation, night vision, immune fnx,
-gene expression, protein metabolism, lipid metabolism, hemoglobin activity
- help regulate transcription, zinc is necessary for 2,200 transcription factors |
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| Cofactor of glutathione peroxidase |
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Selenium: necessary for iodine metabolism
- cofactor for regulatory enzymes |
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results in goiter in adults; characterized by enlarged oh thyroid gland in neck
deficiency affects growth, development
in fetus can result in neurological cretinism, hypothyroid cretinism & thyroid failure |
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| Role of Ceruloplasmin & cofactor |
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is a transporter of copper in the blood & multifaceted oxidative enzyme (oxidase) and antioxidant
oxidizes minerals |
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