NUTR 120 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Macrocytic Anemia, Neural Tube Defect, Refined Grains
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Energy production coenzyme particularly from cho (glycolysis) to get acetyl coa. Part of coenzymes, glucose and fatty acid metabolism. All grain products are fortiied with thiamin by law. Pork, lentils, whole and enriched grains, seeds, nuts and legumes (poor source in processed foods) Dairy products, whole and enriched grains, leafy green vegetables, meats. Beef, chicken, ish, peanuts, legumes, whole and enriched grains. Cow s milk has some niacin (1. 2mg/1000kcal), but has 674 mg/1000kcal of tryptophan and therefore would get. A niacin deiciency can look like a trp, b6 or serotonin deiciency. Pms: increased b6 requirements if you use oral contraceptives. Mood swings, neurotransmitters that function with mood, all created using b6 as a coenzyme. Adequate amounts needed to keep homocysteine levels low. Diarrhea (overall inlammation of mucous membranes through the body) Abnormalities in protein and amino acid metabolism, neural symptoms. Microcytic hypochromic anemia, a non- functioning heme ring. Meat, ish, poultry, liver, legumes, whole grains, nuts and seeds.
