HES 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Weight-Bearing, Hematocrit, Horse Length
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Fat soluble (body stores larger quantities of these, can be toxic if there is too much): vitamins a, d, e, and k. Major minerals ( 100 mg per day): ca, p, k, na, s, mg, cl. Trace minerals (<100 mg per day): fe, zn, cu, cr, f, i, se. Meat & beans: thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin c choline biotin, vitamin b6, vitamin b12, choline. Coenzymes: to facilitate energy production and tissue synthesis: example: vitamin bs, deficiencies in b6, b9, and b12: Grains: sodium chloride, calcium (fortified products), phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc, copper, selenium, chromium. Meat & beans: sodium chloride (processed foods), potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, selenium, iron, zinc, copper. Vitamin b12 various cobalamins: vitamins a, c, e, and selenium, free radical: any atom or molecule that has a single unpaired electron in an outer shell. Bone density and strength: calcium and phosphorus. Fluid balance, nerve excitability, and muscle contraction: calcium, sodium, potassium, distribution in maintaining fluid balance:
