NUTR 1010 Study Guide - Final Guide: Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth, Hyponatremia, Calcitriol

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Nutrition
• Course: NUTR 1010
• Professor: Michelle Marcinow

Document Summary

Vitamins are organic molecules that we need to eat for our bodies to function. Used for growth, reproduction and maintenance of overall health. Vitamins can be from natural sources such as foods. Vitamins can also be in natural health products such as supplements, traditional herbs and probiotics. Bioavailability is how well the body can absorb and use a nutrient. This depends if the vitamin is water soluble or fat soluble. They are transported into intestinal cells using facilitated diffusion or active transport. (b vitamins, vitamin. They are transported in the body with blood proteins. If there"s too much we pee it out. Fat soluble vitamins are best absorbed when eaten with fat. They are absorbed into the intestinal cells in micelles with lipids. (vitamins a, d, e and. Transported in the body with blood proteins or lipoproteins. If there"s too much we store it in the body, but that could be dangerous.