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| enriched foods, whole grains, pork |
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| beriberi (edema or muscle wasting), anorexia, weight loss, neurological disturbances, weakness, heart enlargement, heart failure. |
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| milk products, enriched, fortified or whole grain products, liver. |
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| pellagra (diarrhea, dermatitis and dementia) |
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| pantothenic acid sources: |
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| niacin flush, liver damage, impaired glucose tolerance |
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| legumes, vegetables, fortified grain products |
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| foods derived from animals |
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| collagen synthesis, antioxidant, thyroxin synthesis, amino acid metabolism, resistance to infection, absorption of iron |
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| a test result indicating that a condition is present when in fact it is not |
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| a test result indicating that a condition is not present when in fact it is present. |
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| a substance produced by cells of the immune system as part of a local immune reaction to an antigen; participates in causing inflammation. |
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| a condition in which the production of of oxidants and free radicals exceeds the body's ability to handle them and prevent damage. |
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| a nonessential nutrient that can be made in the body from glucose. inositol is a part of cell membrane structures. |
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| a nonessential nonprotein amino acid made in the body from lysine that helps transport fatty acids across the mitochondrial membrane. |
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| serve as coenzymes, active in metabolism, and in the making of DNA. |
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| which b vitamin is easily destroyed by microwave cooking? |
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| choline, inositol, carnatine |
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| a glycoprotein secreted by the stomach cells that binds with B12 in the small intestine to aid in the absorption of B12. |
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| blood disorder that reflects B12 deficiency |
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| chronic inflammation of the stomach accompanied by the diminished size and functioning of the mucous membrane and glands. |
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| neural tube defects, spina bifida etc |
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| creation of glucose from non carbohydrate sources |
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| pantothenic acid and it's involvement in metabolism |
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| a B vitamin active in metabolism as a coenzyme that carries activated carbon dioxide. |
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| t of f niacin is produced in the body. |
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| true. but not enough to maintain full supplies. diet must include niacin. |
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| Niacin's role in metabolism |
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| the coenzyme forms are NAD and NADP |
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| Riboflavin in metabolism: |
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| fat soluble retinol (alcohol form) promotes vision, protein synthesis and support of reproduction and growth |
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| vitamin A and protein synthesis |
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| helps cell differentiation, helps epithelial cells (protects) and help maintain epithelial cells of the mucous membranes. |
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| a light sensitive pigment of the retina; contains the retinal form of vitamin A and the protein opsin. |
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| sacs of degrading enzymes |
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| softening of the cornea that leads to irreversible blindness, seen in severe vitamin A deficiency |
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| abnormal drying of the skin and mucous membranes, a sign of vitamin A deficiency. |
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| water insoluble protein, the normal protein of hair and nails. |
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| accumulation of keratin in a tissue; a sign of vitamin A deficiency. |
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| progressive blindness caused by vitamin A deficiency. |
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| dietary vitamin A in its active form |
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| causing abnormal fetal development and birth defects. |
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| retinol activity equivalents (RAE) |
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| a measure of vitamin A activity; the amount of retinol that the body will derive from a food containing performed retinol or its precursor beta carotene. |
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| green pigment of plants which absorbs light and transfers the energy to other molecules thereby initiating photosynthesis. |
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| pigments found in plants responsible for the color changes seen in autumn leaves. |
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| D,K,A followed by Calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and fluoride. |
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| vitamin D deficiency disease characterized by inadequate mineralization of bone |
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| bone disease characterized by softening of the bones. Symptoms include bending of the spine and bowing of the legs. occurs most often in adult women. |
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| high blood calcium is known as this and may develop from a variety of disorders including vit D toxicity. is not associated with high calcium intake. |
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| a general term for several chemically related compounds one of which has vitamin E activity. |
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| the active vitamin E compound |
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| the breaking open of red blood cells; a symptom of vitamin E deficiency disease in humans. |
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| the condition of having too few red blood cells as a result of erythrocyte hemolysis. |
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| a hereditary disease in which the muscles gradually weaken. Its most debilitating effects arise in the lungs. |
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| fibrocystic breast disease |
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| lumps in the breast sometimes associated with caffeine consumption. In some, it responds to abstinene from caffeine; in others, it can be treated with vitamin E. |
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| intermittent claudication |
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| sever calf pain caused by inadequate blood supply. it occurs when walking and subsides during rest. |
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| plant oils, leafy green veggies, wheat germ, whole grains liver, egg yolks, nuts, seeds fatty meats |
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| t or f vitamin E is easily destroyed by heat and oxygen. |
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| bacterial synthesis in the digestive tract, liver, leafy green veggies, cabbage type veggies, milk. |
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