Foods and Nutrition 1021 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Red Blood Cell, Brussels Sprout, Phos

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Food and nutrition chapter 7a: the vitamins **don"t memorize numbers** The only disease a vitamin can cure is the one caused by a deficiency of that vitamin! See tables 7-1, 7-3, & 7-4 for good summary information. B vitamins (thiamin [b1], riboflavin [b2], niacin [b3], folate, b12, b6, biotin, pantothenic acid. Absorbed into the lymph, travel in the blood in association with protein carriers. May be toxic in excess from supplements (a, d, k) Deficiencies occur with low intake or fat malabsorption. Retinal & retinoic acid (converted by cells from retinol) Deep orange fruits/veggies & dark green leafy vegetables (sweet potatoes, carrots, squash, spinach, bok choy, broccoli, apricots, mango, cantaloupe) Takes 12 g -carotene to equal 1 g retinol for the body. Turns people bright yellow/orange if eaten in excess (due to build up in fat tissues beneath the skin) Carrots, sweet potatoes/yams, pumpkins, mango, cantaloupe, spinach, broccoli.

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