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Vitamins
Vitamins
15
Nutrition
Undergraduate 3
03/29/2014

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Thiamin

Definition

Deficiency Symptoms: Anorexia, neurological disturbances, muscular weakness, heart englargement and failure

Deficiency Diease: Beriberi

Toxicity Symptoms: Non

Food sources: Enriched, fortified, or wholegrain products; pork

 

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Riboflavin

Definition

Deficiency Symptoms: Inflammation of the mouth, skin, and eyelids. Sore throat, cracks and redness at cornors of mouth, and purplish red tongue.

Difeciency Disease: Ariboflavinosis

Toxicity Symptoms: None

Food Sources: Milk products; enriched, fortified, or wholegrain products; liver

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Niacin

Definition

Deficiency Symptoms: Diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomitting; Inflamed, swollen, smooth, bright red tongue; Depression, apathy, fatigue, loss of memory, headache; Bilateral symmertrical rash on areas exposed to sunlight

Deficiency Diease: Pellagra

Toxicity Symptoms: Niacin flush, liver damage, impaired glucose tolerance

Food Sources: Protein-rich foods

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Biotin

Definition

Deficiency Symptoms: Skin rash, hair loss, neurological disturbances, depression, lethargy, hallucinations, numb or tingling sensation in the arms and legs; Red, scaly rash around eyes, nose, and mouth; Hair loss

Toxicity Symptoms: None

Food Sources: Widespread in foods; GI bacteria synthesis

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Pantothenic Acid

Definition

Deficiency Symptoms: Digestive and neurological disturbances, vomitting, nasea, stomach cramps; Insomnia, fatigue, depression, irritability, restlessness, apathy; Hypoglycemia, increase sensitivy to insulin; Numbness, muscle cramps, inability to walk

Toxcity Symptoms: None

Food Sources: Widespread in foods

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Vitamin B6

Definition

Deficiency Symptoms: Scaly dermatitis, depression, confusion, convulsions, anemia

Toxicity Symptoms: Nerve degeneration, skin lesions, depression, headaches, fatigue, and irritability

Food Sources: Protein-rich foods

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Folate

Definition

Deficiency Symptoms: Anemia, glossitis, neurological disturbances, elevated homocysteine

Toxicity Symptoms: Masks vitamin B12 deficiency

Food Sources: Legumes, vegatables, fortified grain products

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Vitamin B12

Definition

Deficiency Symptoms: Anemia, nerve damage and paralysis

Deficiency Disease: Tongue smooth and swollen (glossitis) and irritated and inflamed conors of mouth (cheilosis)

Toxicity Symptoms: None

Food Sources: Foods derived from animals

 

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Vitamin C

Definition

Deficiency Symptoms: Scurvy (bleeding gums, pinpoint hemorhages, abnormal bone growth, and joint pain)

Deficiency Diseases: Scorbic gums, scurvy

Toxicity Symptoms: Diarrhea, GI distress

Food Sources: Fruits and vegetables

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Vitamin A

Definition

Deficiency Symptoms: Infectious diseases, night blindess, blindess (erophthalmia), keratinization, night blindess, corneal drying (xerosis), triangular gray spots on eye, softening of cornea

Toxicity Symptoms: Reduced bone mineral density, liver abnormalities, birth defects

Significant Sources: Retinol: milk and milk products

Beta-carotene: dark green leafy and deep yellow/orange vegetables

Toxicity Disease: Hypervitaminosis Aa

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Vitamin D

Definition

Deficiency Symptoms: Rickets, Osteomalacia, red blood cell breakage

Toxicity Symptoms: Calcium imbalance, calcifications of soft tissues (kidneys, lungs, heart)

Significant Sources: Synthesized in the body with the help of sunshine; fortified milk

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Vitamin E

Definition

Deficiency Symptoms: Erythrocyte hemoloysis, nerve damage, red blood cell breakage, nerve damage.

Toxicity Symptoms: Hemorrhagic effects

Significant Sources: Vegetable Oils

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Vitamin K

Definition

Deficiency Symptoms: Hemorrhage

Toxicity Symptoms: None

Significant Sources: Synthesized in the body by GI bacteria; green leafy vegetables

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Non-B Vitamins

Definition

Deficiency Symptoms: Liver damage

Toxicity Symptoms: Body odor, sweating, salivation, reduced growth rate, low blood pressure, liver damage.

Significant Sources: Milk, liver, eggs, peanuts

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