INTE 398 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Rickets, Hemoglobin, Heme
21 Apr 2018
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Our cells do not metabolize macronutrients for energy. Need to include more nutrient dense foods (have more micronutrients per kcal) Different levels of required intake: chromium rda: 25 nanograms, calcium rda: 100 mg, thiamin rda: 1. 1mg, riboflavin rda: 1. 1mg, niacin rda: 14 mg. Enrichment: addition of vitamins and minerals to food products to replace lost during processing. Fortification: addition of supplementary nutrients to food that were neither not originally present or present in insignificant amounts. Water-soluble: b & c transported in the blood. Fat-soluble: a, d, e & k: generally stored where fat is stored, can accumulate in the body and cause toxicity. Bioavailability: how much a vitamin or mineral is absorbed (depends on several factors: physiological need age, gender, diet, method of preparation raw, cooked, processed, source synthetic, naturally occurring, fortified, combination of foods you eat. Can be found: carrots, sweet potato, kale, lettuce, apricots.
