SAR HS 201 Study Guide - Final Guide: Bleeding On Probing, Wound Healing, Scurvy
15 Dec 2019
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Toxicity can only occur from large doses concentrated in some vitamin supplements. Scurvy: a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin c, characterized by swollen bleeding gums and the opening of previously healed wounds. Risk of scurvy in the us is very low. Nb: not much correlation between vitamin c and the common cold but it helps decrease the severity of the symptoms. Adult dri: males: 90 milligrams, females: 75 milligrams, smokers: +35 milligrams. Ul: 2000mg: but endurance athletes may benefit from extra vitamin c. Vegetables: tomato, potato, peas, cauliflower, broccoli, pepper. B vitamins act as part of coenzymes small molecules that combine with and activate enzymes. B vitamins all help release the energy stored in carbs, fat and amino acids. B vitamin deficiencies affect all the cells in your body: symptoms are: nausea, exhaustion, irritability, depression, loss of appetite, muscle pain, impaired immune response, loss of control of the limbs, abnormal heart action, swollen red tongue .
