5 Flashcards
(38 cards)
fat soluble vitamins
ADEK
A
dark green and yellow veggies and tomatoes
Retinol/retinal: vision
Retinoic acid: embroyonic development
D
cholecalciferol/ergocalciferol
mushrooms
Bone metabolism and Ca2+ homeostasis
E
tocopherols wheat germ, avocado ROS scavenger (membrane antioxidents)
K
Imp in blood clotting (2, 7, 9 and 10)
water soluble vitamins
B1, B2, B3, B6, B9, B12, VitC
B1
thiamine
legumes
Carb/AA metabolism
B2
riboflavin
wheat germs and leafy veggies
Oxidoreductases, FMN and FAD
B3
niacin
legume and wheat
Oxidoreductases, NAD and NADPH
B6
pyridoxine
Carb/lipid/ AA metabolism,
Makes NT, sphingolipids and heme
B9
folic acid
Transfers 1 carbon, choline synthesis of AA, makes purines and prrimidines (thymine)
B12
cobalamin
NOT IN PLANTS; vegans lack
heme structure and recycles folate
C
ascorbic acid
fruits and veggies
Antioxidant fx, needed to make collagen/bile acid/NTs
lack of Vit C
sCCCCurvy; fatigue, depression, abnormal CT causing impared wound healing
Calcium and iron
dark leafy veggies, tofu, broccoli, cauliflower, lentils
Ca2: ms contraction, cell transport and bone metabolism
Iron: hemoglobin, cytochrome A, B and C
What makes iron in broccoli more available for absorption?
ascorbic acid makes shit easire to absorb
what fat do you eat with med diet
olive oil
amount of protein a day
5.5 oz
4oz of meat; like a deck of cards or palm
oils that are unsaturated fats
sunflower, corn, olive
walnuts and pine nues
vegan vs vegetarian
VEgan: NO eggs or dairy and may excludeh honey
vegetarian: may exclude dairy and eggs
• Lacto-vegetarian
yes to dairy but no eggs
• Ovo-vegetarian
yes to eggs and but no dairy
• Vegetarians get _____ dairy than Mediterranean, _____ protein (through eggs) and _____ amount of oils
more dairy
less protein
same oils
T or F:
Exercise for the sake of exercise; it should be outside your daily or routine activities
T