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Nutrition Factoids
B2 Nutrition - Select Vit/Min Fxn Defic and Toxicity
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| nyctalopia, dry skin, xeropthalmia | A defic |
| alopecia, HA | A toxicity |
| osteomalacia | D defic |
| vision, epithelial tissue | A function |
| ergosteral, cholecalciferol | D |
| bones and teeth | D |
| anti-oxidant | E |
| increased clotting | E toxicity |
| prothrombin | K |
| thiamin | B1 |
| beriberi | thiamin defic |
| Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome | thiamin defic |
| riboflavin | B2 |
| angular stomatitis/cheilosis | Riboflavin defic |
| scaly dry greasy skin | Riboflavin defic |
| hypercholesterolemia | Niacin function |
| niacinamide, nicotinic acid | B3 |
| dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia death | pellagra - niacin defic |
| flushing, tingling, facial pruritis | Niacin toxicity |
| pyroxidine | B6 |
| neuropathies e.g. carpal tunnel, anemia | pyroxidine defic |
| Biotin | B7 |
| dematitis, glossitis, alopecia | Biotin defic |
| Folate | B9 |
| megaloblastic anemia c/b | Folic Acid Defic |
| neural tube defects c/b | Folic Acid Defic |
| Cyanocobalamine | B12 |
| pernicious anemia c/b | Cyanocobalamine defic |
| megaloblastic anemia c/b | Cyanocobalamine defic |
| sub acute combined systems degeneration in vegetarians d/t | Cyanocobalamine defic |
| Acsorbic Acid | C |
| Healing | C |
| Fe++ and Ca++ absorption | C |
| Scurvy | C defic |
| renal calculi (calcium oxalate stones) | C toxicity |
| osteoporosis and tetany | Calcium defic |