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Water soluble vitamins
B vitamins and vitamin C
Fat Soluble Vitamins
ADEK
B Vitamins
Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Biotin,Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B6, Folate Vitamin B12
Were originally all thought to be one substance
Fortification
Nutrients are added that didnt exist in the first place
ex. Iodine added to salt, Vit D added to milk
Enrichment
nutrients that are lost in processing are restored
ex. thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, iron are added to refined grains
How are water soluble vitamins absorbed?
Directly into the blood
How are fat soluble vitamins absorbed?
incorporated into micells, chylomicrons, and then go to the lymph
Where are most vitamins absorbed?
40-90 are absorbed in the small intestines
What do vitamins do?
support and regulate body activities, act as coenzymes.
Do not provide enerfy, but are requrired to metabolize nutrients that do provide energy
What can result in decreased nutrient contents of food?
heat and long cook times, boiling in water, exposure to O2, light.
What is vitamin B1?
Thiamin
What does thiamin do?
assist in energy production, carb metabolism, the production of ribose, and the health of the nervous system
helps convert pyruvate to acetyle coA, which is necessary to ATP production.
is used to make ACh.
What is a deficiency in thiamin called?
Beri beri
What is beri beri?
a deficiency in thiamin, results in neurological symptons
What is wernicke korsakoff syndrome?
a deficiency of thamin in alcoholics where alcohol interferes with absorption
Dietary Sources of Thiamin
Pork, lentils, enriched grains
What is riboflavin?
A B vitamin.
Is an important component in the Citric Acid Cycle.
Exists as a coenxyme form of FAD and FMN which are electron carriers in the ETC
What is ariboflavinosis
a deficiency in riboflacin.
affects the skin around the eyes, mouth and tongue.
Dietary sources of riboflavin
milk, pork, grains
Is easily destroyed by light
Niacin sources
Can be synthesized i the body from the essential amino acid tryptophan if the diet has adequate in tryptophan
Dietary: chicken, trout, lentils, peanuts, enriiched grains
Function of niacin
important in enerfy and general metabolism
2 forms: nicotinic acid and nicotinamide
Makes 2 active coenzymes: NAD (in glycolysis and TCA) and NADP (a carrier in ETC)
Pellagra
a deficiency in niacin
Symptoms: 4 D’s: Dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia and death
Niacin toxicity:
due to overuse of niacin supplements
Symptoms are high Bp, arrhythmia, nausea, vomiting, high blood pressure, impaired liver function
Functions of Biotin
acts as a coenzyme in energy metabolism and is used in gluconeogenesis and synthesis of FA