Vitamins, Minerals, Trace Minerals, Amino Acids

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VITAMIN A FAT SOLUBLE VITAMIN
1. Beta Carrotene a. green leafs, colored fruits and vegetables. 2. Retinol a. yolks, dairy, meat 3. Helps skin, vision, bones, immunity, spersm and fetal growth. 4. < blindness; > enlarged spleen/liver 5. 3000 ug/mcg
VITAMIN D FAT SOLUBLE
1. Calciferol (most toxic) 2. Sun, diary, fish, yolks. 3.Absorb Ca and P, bone mineralization, blood Ca levels, cell growth. 4. < Rickets, osteomalacia; > kidney stones, arteriosclerosis 5. 40-125 mcg
VITAMIN E FAT SOLUBLE
1. Tocopherol 2. Corn, nuts, greens, wheat germ, olives 3. Antioxidant, lungs and tissues, use of K, RBC, Circulation 4. < neurological disorders, anemia 5. 10-15 mcg
VITAMIN K FAT SOLUBLE
1. unknown other name 2. Greens, spinach, 3. Bacteria in lg. intestines, clotting factors, heart muscles, bone growth. 4. < lack of clotting, cardiac arrest, hemorragic disease 5. 90 mg men; 120 mg women
VITAMIN C WATER SOLUBLE
1. Ascorbic Acid 2. Broccoli, red peppers, strawberries, citrus, tomatoes, collagen 3. Connective tissue, wound healing, hormones, immune system 4. < scurvy , gingivitus, muscle degeneration 5. 90 mg women, 125 mg smokers, UL 300 mg
VITAMIN B1 WATER SOLUBLE
1. Thiamin 2. meat, milk, fish 3. COENZYME, nerves, metabolism, heart, 4. < Berry Berry, muscle weakness, paralysis 5. 1.2 mg women
VITAMIN B2 WATER SOLUBLE
1. Riboflavin 2. Milk, eggs, grains, green vegetables 3. COENZYME, metabolism, RBC, skin 4. < Ariboflavinosis, chilosis, cracks in mouth, sore throat 5. 1.3 mg women
VITAMIN B3 WATER SOLUBLE
1. Niacin 2. meat, legumes, whole grains, mushrooms, potatoes 3. Glycolysis, COENZYME, lower cholesterol 4. < Pollegra 4 D'S DIARRHEA, DERMATITIS, DEMENTIA, DEATH; > capillary flush 5. 16 mg women
VITAMIN B6 WATER SOLUBLEq
1. Pyrodoxine (stored in muslces/ heat sensitive) 2. Meat, potatoes 3. COENZYME, nerves, antibodies, RBC, metabolism. 4. < weak immune response, heart, depression 5. 1.3 mg
VITAMIN B9 WATER SOLUBLE
1. Folate, Folic Acid (affected by alcohol and smoking) 2. Liver, lentils, green vegetables 3. COENZYME, protein synthesis, hemaglobin, cell division. 4. < megoblastic anemia, glautitis, gi tract falters 5. 400 mcg
VITAMIN B12 WATER SOLUBLE
1. Cyanocobalamin 2. meat, dairy, eggs 3. CONENZYME, myelin sheaths, RBC formation with B9 4. < anemia, nerve damage, paralysis 5. 2.4 mcg
MINERAL Na Sodium
1. muscle contraction, nerve transmission, extra cellular fluid volume. 2. High BP in creas fluid volume in blood containing salt 3. 2300 mg/day
MINERAL Cl- Chlorine
1. fluid volume, extracellular 2. HCl in stomach
MINERAL K Potassium
1. inside cells, right muscle function, too little means muscle weakness, whole wheat foods, meats, milk 2. 4700 mg
MINERAL P Phosphorus
1. Bones and teeth with CA+, phosphoric acid in cells (buffer), DNA, RNA, phospholipis, meat, eggs, milk. 2. 700 mg