Micronutrients and Phytochemicals

Absence of vitamins

leads to deficiency that can be cured if vitamin is resupplied in time.

Vitamin content

greatest when a fruit or vegetable is ripe.

Vitamins and minerals

work together to perform various physiological functions.

Chlorosis

green skin color, weakness.

Water soluble vitamins

particularly susceptible to destruction by heat, light, air exposure, cooking in water, and alkalinity.

Vitamin C

intake increases iron absorption.

Minerals

Individual chemical elements that cant be broken down further.

Vitamin D

promotes the bodys absorption of calcium and phosphorus.

Scurvy

fatigue, bleeding gums, bruising.

Dietary inadequacy

causes physiological or structural abnormality.

Vitamins

carbon- containing substances needed in small amounts by the body.

Balanced MVM

contains no more than 100% of Daily Value of nutrients

What should you look at on the label of a dietary supplement?

USP label

What are the risks of dietary supplements?

Contamination, Nutrient toxicity, and Altered metabolism of other nutrients

What can MVMs not be substituted for?

a healthy diet with phytochemicals and fiber

What is the significance of the legal definition of dietary supplements?

dietary supplements are considered food, not drugs, and are therefore less regulated