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Fat-soluble (A, D, E, K) vitamins - absorbed/stored in ______, - _______ toxicity risk - liver/fat - higher
water soluble (B,C) - ______ absorbed - _____excreted - ______ toxicity risk - blood - urine - low
vitamin a Role: vision Deficiency: ________ Source: ____ (beta-carotene) - night blindness - carrots
Vitamin D Role: _____ absorption Deficiency: weak _____ Source: sunlight, milk - calcium - bones
Vitamin E Role: ______ (protect cell from free radical Deficiency: rare source: ____ oil, seeds, nuts - antioxidant - plant
Vitamin K Role:______ clotting Deficiency: ______ - blood - bleeding
B vitamins = ______ metabolism - energy
B1 (Thiamin) Deficiency: ______ (cvd/neurological damage) Risk: alcoholics beriberi
B2 (Riboflavin) Deficiency: cracked ____ , sore ____ - lips - throat
B3 (Niacin) Deficiency: ______ (3 D’s: diarrhea, dermatitis, dementia) pellagra
B6 Role: _______ acids, blood _______ - amino - glucose
Folate Role: _____ division Deficiency: ______ tube defects - cell - neural
B12 Role: _____ function Deficiency: anemia (lack red blood cells) + ____ damage - nerve - nerve
Vitamin C Role: collagen Deficiency: ____ - scurvy
Calcium deficiency ___________ (bone growth) Older ______ (bone loss) - Adolescents - adults
šŸ”“ Iron deficiency Women (menstruation) _________ people __________ - pregnant - Infants
water needs: ________ regulation transport nutrients ______ removal - temperature - waste
water need affects heat exercise _______ illness
electrolytes (na, k) charged minerals that regulate _______balance + _____/muscle function - fluid - nerve
electrolyte imbalance cramps irregular _______ confusion heartbeat
Why drinks include carbs help absorption of _____+ water sodium
Acid-base balance minerals: sodium potassium šŸ‘‰ help maintain _____ _________ pH balance
Why peak bone mass matters: determines lifelong _______ risk Main nutrient: ________ (with vitamin D) - fracture - Calcium
Hemoglobin vs Myoglobin (iron) __________→ stores Oā‚‚ in muscle ___________ → carries Oā‚‚ in blood - Myoglobin - Hemoglobin
Iron loss: bleeding (esp. menstruation) _____ losses gastrointestinal (GI)
Hepcidin: regulates ______ absorption (blocks when ______ is high) - iron - iron
Heme vs Non-heme (iron) Heme → _____ sources → better absorbed Non-heme → _____ sources - animal - plant
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