Nutritional Deficiencies Flashcards
(25 cards)
B1 deficiency?
Beri beri, wernicke, decreased knee jerk, foot drop
B2 deficiency?
chelosis
What color does a B2 deficiency turn the tongue?
magenta
B3 deficiency?
Pellagra
What problem with the skin does a B3 deficiency cause?
pruritic skin lesions
What color does the tongue turn with a B3 def.?
fire red
B5 deficiency?
burning feet
B6 used for what 3 things?
PNE, PMS, diuretic
B7 def?
pain, dermatitis
B9 def?
macrocytic anemia, neural tube defects
B12 def?
Macrocytic pernicious anemia
What population is affected most by a B12 def?
vegans
What 4 def. cause glossitis?
B2, B6, B12, Iron
Vit. C def?
scurvy, healing problems
Vit. A def?
night blindness, hyperlipidemia
Vit. D def?
rickets osteomalcia
Vit E Def?
sterility
Vit. K def?
hemorrhage
EPA def?
Everything
Calcium Def?
tetany, hemorrhage
chromium def?
DM
Magnesium def?
ligament and muscle problems, fibromyalgia
Selenium def?
Aging, cancer
Zinc def?
taste smell prostate