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VITAMIN A
FAT SOLUBLE VITAMIN
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1. Beta Carrotene
a. green leafs, colored fruits and vegetables.
2. Retinol
a. yolks, dairy, meat
3. Helps skin, vision, bones, immunity, spersm and fetal growth.
4. < blindness; > enlarged spleen/liver
5. 3000 ug/mcg
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VITAMIN D
FAT SOLUBLE
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1. Calciferol (most toxic)
2. Sun, diary, fish, yolks.
3.Absorb Ca and P, bone mineralization, blood Ca levels, cell growth.
4. < Rickets, osteomalacia; > kidney stones, arteriosclerosis
5. 40-125 mcg
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VITAMIN E
FAT SOLUBLE
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1. Tocopherol
2. Corn, nuts, greens, wheat germ, olives
3. Antioxidant, lungs and tissues, use of K, RBC, Circulation
4. < neurological disorders, anemia
5. 10-15 mcg
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VITAMIN K
FAT SOLUBLE
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1. unknown other name
2. Greens, spinach,
3. Bacteria in lg. intestines, clotting factors, heart muscles, bone growth.
4. < lack of clotting, cardiac arrest, hemorragic disease
5. 90 mg men; 120 mg women
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VITAMIN C
WATER SOLUBLE
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1. Ascorbic Acid
2. Broccoli, red peppers, strawberries, citrus, tomatoes, collagen
3. Connective tissue, wound healing, hormones, immune system
4. < scurvy , gingivitus, muscle degeneration
5. 90 mg women, 125 mg smokers, UL 300 mg
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VITAMIN B1
WATER SOLUBLE
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1. Thiamin
2. meat, milk, fish
3. COENZYME, nerves, metabolism, heart,
4. < Berry Berry, muscle weakness, paralysis
5. 1.2 mg women
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VITAMIN B2
WATER SOLUBLE
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1. Riboflavin
2. Milk, eggs, grains, green vegetables
3. COENZYME, metabolism, RBC, skin
4. < Ariboflavinosis, chilosis, cracks in mouth, sore throat
5. 1.3 mg women
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VITAMIN B3
WATER SOLUBLE
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1. Niacin
2. meat, legumes, whole grains, mushrooms, potatoes
3. Glycolysis, COENZYME, lower cholesterol
4. < Pollegra 4 D'S DIARRHEA, DERMATITIS, DEMENTIA, DEATH; > capillary flush
5. 16 mg women
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VITAMIN B6
WATER SOLUBLEq
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1. Pyrodoxine (stored in muslces/ heat sensitive)
2. Meat, potatoes
3. COENZYME, nerves, antibodies, RBC, metabolism.
4. < weak immune response, heart, depression
5. 1.3 mg
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VITAMIN B9
WATER SOLUBLE
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1. Folate, Folic Acid (affected by alcohol and smoking)
2. Liver, lentils, green vegetables
3. COENZYME, protein synthesis, hemaglobin, cell division.
4. < megoblastic anemia, glautitis, gi tract falters
5. 400 mcg
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VITAMIN B12
WATER SOLUBLE
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1. Cyanocobalamin
2. meat, dairy, eggs
3. CONENZYME, myelin sheaths, RBC formation with B9
4. < anemia, nerve damage, paralysis
5. 2.4 mcg
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MINERAL Na
Sodium
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1. muscle contraction, nerve transmission, extra cellular fluid volume.
2. High BP in creas fluid volume in blood containing salt
3. 2300 mg/day
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MINERAL Cl-
Chlorine
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1. fluid volume, extracellular
2. HCl in stomach
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MINERAL K
Potassium
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1. inside cells, right muscle function, too little means muscle weakness, whole wheat foods, meats, milk
2. 4700 mg
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MINERAL P
Phosphorus
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1. Bones and teeth with CA+, phosphoric acid in cells (buffer), DNA, RNA, phospholipis, meat, eggs, milk.
2. 700 mg
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