Lexi's Nutrition Cards pt 2

biotin food sources

Sunflower seeds, salmon, peanuts, chicken, liver, milk, mushrooms, strawberries

TCA cycle and is a coenzyme

Biotin is critical in _

no

does biotin have UL or any toxicity 

deficiency of biotin

rare; except for too many raw eggs

panothenic acid is found in

organ meats, egg yolk, avocados, cashew, nuts and peanuts, brown rice, soy, lentils, broccoli, milk

pantothenic acid is lost in food processing

freezing, refining, heating, canning 

no, also no toxicity or UL

is pantothenic acid deficiency common?

vitamin c is found in..

citrus fruits (oranges, lemons), tomatoes, peppers, green leafy vegetables, and strawberries

vitamin C

what vitamin Defends against free radicals, and can help in preventing colds/ diseases..

200 mg

vitamin c Absorption maximum 

deficiency of vitamin C

Stress increases vitamin C needs

− Smoking

• Enhances iron absorption

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\-__***scurvy – gums bleed, sudden death***__

__***Supplementation side effects- diarrhea /GI stress***__

2000 mg/day

UL of vitamin C

A

vitamin _ can cause death in toxic amounts 

yes

is toxicity high in Vitamin A

calcium absorption, bone growth

vitamin D helps with..

E

UL is 65 times greater than recommended intake for adults - vitamin __

K

Extremely high doses of vitamin E may interfere with vitamin _ activity

no

toxicity of vitamin k is not common, is there an UL?

no vitamin K producing bacteria

infants have a sterile gut because.. 

vitamin E deficiency

Primary deficiency is rare

\-Secondary deficiency

\-Fat malabsorption

Effects of deficiency-

Red blood cells break open

Oxidation of PUFAs

Neuromuscular dysfunction

vitamin b12

folate depends on _ to activate