BIO 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Hip Fracture, Kilogram, Anticoagulant
24 Dec 2020
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Fatty fish, fortified milk and yogurt, some breakfast cereals. Rda- 15 micrograms per day for 1-70 years of age. Oxidizing agents are seeking electrons, the double bonds of unsaturated fatty acids in phospholipids. As an antioxidant, vitamin e has electrons it can give up to the oxidizing agent, protecting the components of the cell (phospholipids) Can cause cell membrane to break down. This is particularly true in red blood cells. Breaking of red blood cells is called hemolysis. Ul- 1000 milligram per day for adult. High doses can interfere with clotting mechanism in body, leading to a hemorrhage. Thus, people at risk are individuals taking anticoagulants, high doses of aspirin or are deficient in vitamin k. Plant oils (salad dressings, mayo) ready to eat cereals, dry roasted sunflower seeds and almonds, some fruits and vegetables. The k of vitamin k comes from the danish spelling of coagulation.
