NUTRITN 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Riboflavin, Thiamine, Osteoporosis
15 Jan 2017
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Osteoporosis & bone: deficiency takes longer periods of time to develop. Calcium supplementation (too much) increases risk of chd: stay within normal needs. Vitamin d: higher levels can potentially be beneficial in prevention of type 2 diabetes. Chapter 10: nutrients involved in metabolism learning outcomes: understand the role of macronutrients and micronutrients in metabolism. Enzymes: protein that accelerates the rate of chemical reactions. Coenzymes: a molecule that combines with an enzyme to activate it. Vitamins: identify the micronutrients that are involved in metabolism, their food sources and diseases related to deficiencies. Thiamin: deficiency beriberi: chronic alcoholics at risk, good sources: whole and enriched grains and pork. Riboflavin: destroyed by light: good sources: mushrooms and milk. Niacin: deficiency pellagra: good sources: whole and enriched grains and meat. B6: food sources: whole grains, meat fish, some starchy vegetables, bananas. Folate, b12, & iron are also important for blood health: understand the terms enriched and fortified.
