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vitamins and mineral
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Vitamin A | vision night/day growth of bones and teeth synthesis of steroids green, yellow, orange fruits and veg |
| Vitamin D | utilization of calcium and phosphorous unlocks calcium parathyroid hormone regulation |
| Vitamin E | believed to be antioxidant |
| Vitamin K | synthesized by intestinal flora essential for blood coagulation green leafy veg, spinach broc kale |
| Vitamin B1 Thiamine | carbo metabolism especially kerb cycle maintains the cardio, nervous, GI systems comes from grains |
| Vitamin B2 Riboflavin | RBC integrity, size and shape tryptophan - niacin digest carbohydrates greens and eggs |
| Vitamin B3 Niacin | glycogenolysis break down of glucose used in carb, lipids, protein food metabolism |
| Vitamin B6 | grain and veg any form of metabolism tryptophan is converted to niacin |
| Vitamin B12 Cyanocobalamin | coenzymes hematopoiesis metabolism myelin synthesis |
| Vitamin C | cause scurvy if not enough collagen synthesis tissue repair folic acid metabolism make RBC metabolism synthesis |
| Calcium | stored in bones vitamin D need for skeletal growth cell membrane permeability coagulation muscle contractions |
| Magnesium | energy metabolism nerve function and muscle contraction |
| Zinc | wound repair normal tissue growth metabolism |
| Phosphorus | needed for ATP, AMP, ADT kreb cycle cellular energy transfer |