KINS 1103 Lecture Notes - Menorrhagia, Manganese, Cobalamin

• School: Langara College
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: KINS 1103
• Professor: Andrew Perotta

Document Summary

Include carbon atom: fat-soluble (hydrophobic), water-soluble (hydrophilic, fat-soluble protect cell membranes from free radical damage, a, d, e, k, water-soluble act in cytosol or extracellular fluids (i. e. blood, b, c, not stored (except b12) Essential nutrient: required in diet; not synthesized in body. Provitamin: vitamin precursor; can be converted into active form of vitamin. Promotes and regulates body processes necessary for growth, reproduction and maintenance of health. Promotes and regulates body"s activities: acts as coenzymes, antioxidants, etc. Vitamin fortification: adds nutrients to foods: government regulated, aims to prevent deficiencies, may lead to toxicity, may give people a false sense of security about healthfulness. Vitamin enrichment: add nutrients back to food that were lost during processing (i. e. heat, refining: refined grains. General guideline using dv: 5% or less = a little, 15% or more = a lot. Is an antioxidant: protects cell membranes, maintains glutathione levels, influences amount and activity of enzymes that detoxify free radicals.