Vitamens Flashcards
(31 cards)
What are fat soluble vitamens?
A,D,E,K
What are Water Soluble Vitamins?
B Vitamens, C
Difference between Water and Fat soluble?
Fat soluble dissolve in fat VS. Water soluble dissolve in water
Is it more risky to overdose on Fat or Water Soluble Vitamins?
Fat Soluble
Are Vitamins Organic or Inorganic?
Organic
Are Minerals Organic or Inorganic?
Inorganic
Are Vitamins produced in the body?
No they arn’t apart from Vitamen D in the presence of light
How are vitamens gained?
Balenced diet
What is the other name for Vitamin A?
Retinol
What is the other name for Vitamen D?
Calciferol
What is the other name for Vitamen E?
Tocopherol
What is the other name for Vitamen K?
Menadione
What type of diet would a person be on if there was inadequate fat soluble vitamins?
Low fat
What happens in excess of Water Soluble Vitamens?
Excess are exctreted in the urine
How does water soluble vitamens aid Glycolysis and the Krebs cycle?
They act as a coenzymes
How many mg daily of Macronutrients do we need?
Greater than 100mg daily
How many Micronutrients do we need daily?
Smaller than 100mg daily
What is Vitman A (Retinol) needed for?
Maintence of Epithelial tissue
Visual pigments in the eye
Bone development
What does deficiency in Vitamen A lead too?
Night Blindness
What is Vitman D (Calciferol) needed for?
Increased calcium absorption in gut, Promotoes mineralisation of bone
What does deficiency in Vitamen D lead too?
Weak Bones (Ricketts in Kids) Osteoporosis
What is Vitman E (Tocopherol) needed for?
Flight free radicals & protecting cell membranes
Defiencey in Vitamen E leads to..
Haemolysis: Anaemia
What is Vitman K (Menadione) needed for?
Forms blood clotting properties/bones
