1. Vitamins + Minerals Flashcards by idhil Unknown

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Iron

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Oxygen carrier

Enzyme Co-Factor

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Iron deficiency anaemia Symptoms

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◦ Angular stomatitis ◦ Smooth tongue ◦ Koilonychia ◦ fatigue

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Iron excess

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Organ damage Cirrhosis Diabetes

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Iodine

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Essential component of thyroid hormones

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Iodine Deficiency Disorders

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The ‘Derbyshire Neck’ Cretinism

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The ‘Derbyshire Neck’- Iodine deficiency
Iodized salt is source and prevention

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Cretinism

Iodine Deficiency

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Zinc

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Component of metalloenzymes

Structural component of cells

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Zinc Deficiency

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Acrodermatitis enteropathica

Failure to grow and thrive

Immune defects

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Copper

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Component of metalloenzymes

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Copper deficiency

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Growth failure

anaemia

hair and skin changes

Osteoporosis

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Copper excess

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Indian Childhood Cirrhosis

Wilsons Disease (transport defect)

Liver, kidney and brain damage

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Selenium

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Essential component of many proteins

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Selenium deficiency

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Keshan Disease (cardiomyopathy) China

Increase in malignancy (tissue specific)

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Fat soluble vitamins

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A, D, E , K

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Vitamin A

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Vision

skin integrity

immunity

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Vitamin D

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Bones and calcium balance

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Vitamin E

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Anti-oxidant

Protects RBC and nerve membranes

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Vitamin K

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Blood clotting, bone structure

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Excess Vitamin A

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poisonous and teratogenic

Can lead to cirrhosis

Vit A analogues used to treat acne

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Vitamin D deficiency

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Rickets

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Water Soluble Vitamins (9)

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Vitamin C

B1

B2

B3

B6

B12

Folate

Biotin

Pantothenic Acid

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Vitamin C

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Essential for collagen formation

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Vitamin C deficiency

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scurvy

Vitamin B1

Essential for Carbohydrate Metabolism

B1 deficiency

Beri-beri Wet(cardiomyopathy) Dry (neurological)

Vitamin B2

Energy metabolism skin health

B2 deficiency

Magenta tongue Anaemia Failure to thrive

Vitamin B3

Energy metabolism skin health

B3 deficiency

Pellagra: (the four D’s) Diarrhoea Dermatitis Dementia Death

Vitamin B6

neuromuscular health Immune system Central nervous system

B12 deficiency

Megaloblastic anaemia Neuropathy

Folate (B9)

Essential for cell division

Folate deficiency

Megaloblastic anaemia Neural tube defects

B6 deficiency

muscle weakness depression short-term memory loss

B6 excess

neuropathy

Biotin (B7)

enzyme co-factor

Biotin deficiency

Cardiac arrythmias Fatigue

Pantothenic acid (B5)

Component of Coenzyme A (CoA)

Pantothenic acid deficiency

burning feet

Kwashiorkor

Acute starvation Rapid growth No stunting

Marasmus

Chronic starvation slow growth early stunting

Excess Vitamin D

Can lead to hypocalcemia