PHAR 462 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Iron-Deficiency Anemia, Drusen, Menopause
8 Apr 2017
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To define the terms therapeutic and preventative supplementation, ear, rda, ai, ul, amdr. To identify patients who would benefit from supplementation and formulate appropriate recommendations. To discuss the evidence-based appropriateness of daily multivitamins in otherwise healthy individuals. To discuss the evidence with respect to use of ocular vitamins. To identify patients at risk of iron deficiency anemia. To compare are contrast available products (eg. for iron supplements, for vitamin c, for ocular vitamins, etc) Therapeutic supplementation: > 10 x the rda of specific vitamins and/or minerals for prevention or treatment of a medical condition or symptom unrelated to nutritional deficiency. Preventative supplementation: taking a vitamin and/or mineral supplement to compensate for an inadequate diet in normal individuals. Median daily intake value estimated to meet the requirement of half the healthy individuals in a life-stage or gender group. Based on a specific criterion of adequacy, based on literature (eg reduction of disease risk, etc)
