NUTR 132 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Cardiac Arrhythmia, Hemorrhoid, Magnesium
6 Dec 2018
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Magnesium: deficiency, deficiency causes: i. ii. iii. iv. Irregular heartbeat, sometimes accompanied by. weakness, muscle pain, disorientation, seizures. Decreased bone formation: alcoholism increases risk of deficiency. i. ii. Alcohol increases magnesium excretion in the urine: iron (fe) functions. Hemoglobin in r b c s: myoglobin in w b c s, used as part of many enzymes, proteins, needed for brain and immune function, helps detoxify drugs in the liver, contributes to bone health. i. Red blood cells contain about two-thirds of the body"s total iron supply. Each time blood is donated, about 7 percent of the body"s iron supply is lost: iron-deficiency anemia, most common micronutrient deficiency worldwide. i. 30% of world population: can be caused by: i. ii. iii. Blood loss from ulcers, colon cancer, hemorrhoid: symptoms: i. ii. iii. iv. v. fatigue, pale skin, always cold, loss of appetite, reduced work capacity, stages of iron-deficiency anemia, stage 1: i.
