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Vitamins
Chemical names, food sources, functions, deficiency symptoms
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Nutrition
Undergraduate 1
12/10/2013
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Term
Vitamin A
 Definition
Blindness
Eyes
Skin
Teeth
Term
Vitamin E
 Definition
Tocopherol
Term
Vitamin D
 Definition
Regulate blood Calcium and Phosphorus
Antioxidant
Major Organ Functions
A hormone
Immune Response
Term
Vitamin A
 Definition
liver damage, swollen spleen, burred vision
Term
Vitamin D
 Definition
Sun
Butter
Milk
Eggs
Term
Vitamin K
 Definition
Cabbage family
Liver, Eggs, Milk
Beans/Legumes
Term
Vitamin D
 Definition
Calcium Deposits
Term
Vitamin A
 Definition
Retinol
Beta-carotene
Term
Vitamin D
 Definition
Cholecalciferol
Term
Vitamin K
 Definition
Good bacteria in the colon
Term
Vitamin A
 Definition
Vision
Gene expression
Epithelial Tissue
Antioxidant
Term
Vitamin E
 Definition
Antioxidant
Integrity of Cells (RBC + WBC)
Term
Vitamin E
 Definition
Erythrocyte Hemolysis
Term
Vitamin A
 Definition
Green & Orange plant sources
Term
Vitamin K
 Definition
Which fat soluble vitamin does not have a chemical form?
Term
Vitamin D
 Definition
Rickets
Term
Vitamin K
 Definition
Clotting blood
Bacteria production in the colon
Term
Vitamin C
 Definition
Helps recycle vitamin E
Term
Vitamin C
 Definition
Iron absorption
Term
Vitamin C
 Definition
Antioxidant
Term
Vitamin C
 Definition
Ascorbic Acid
Term
Thiamin
 Definition
Nerve process and muscles
Term
Thiamin
 Definition
Pork
Legumes
Seeds
Whole Grain
Term
Thiamin
 Definition
Beriberi
Term
Thiamin
 Definition
Wernick-Korsakoff
Term
Riboflavin
 Definition
Supports vision and skin health
Term
Riboflavin
 Definition
widespread food groups
Term
Riboflavin
 Definition
Ariboflavinosis
Term
Riboflavin
 Definition
Cracks in the side of mouth
Term
Niacin
 Definition
Dermatitis
Term
Niacin
 Definition
Dementia
Term
Niacin
 Definition
Death
Term
Niacin
 Definition
Pellagria
Term
Niacin
 Definition
Tryptophan
Term
Niacin
 Definition
Enriched wheat, legumes, leafy veg + mushrooms
Term
Folate
 Definition
Folic Acid
Term
Folate
 Definition
New cell synthesis
*Growth, early development in embryonic life
Term
Folate
 Definition
Folliage
Term
Folate
 Definition
Cooking destroys this vitamin
Term
Folate
 Definition
Macrocytic Anemia
Term
Folate
 Definition
Neural tube defects (2nd most common birth defect)
Term
Folate
 Definition
Anemia
Creeping paralysis
Term
B12
 Definition
Myelin sheath in nerve fibers
Term
B12
 Definition
Depends on folate for activation
Term
B12
 Definition
Animal origin
Fungi & Algae
Fortified Soy
Term
B12
 Definition
Pernicious Anemia
Term
B12
 Definition
Intrensic factor binds to it facilitating absorption
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