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Nutrition Factoids
B2 Nutrition - Select Vit/Min Fxn Defic and Toxicity
Question | Answer |
---|---|
nyctalopia, dry skin, xeropthalmia | A defic |
alopecia, HA | A toxicity |
osteomalacia | D defic |
vision, epithelial tissue | A function |
ergosteral, cholecalciferol | D |
bones and teeth | D |
anti-oxidant | E |
increased clotting | E toxicity |
prothrombin | K |
thiamin | B1 |
beriberi | thiamin defic |
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome | thiamin defic |
riboflavin | B2 |
angular stomatitis/cheilosis | Riboflavin defic |
scaly dry greasy skin | Riboflavin defic |
hypercholesterolemia | Niacin function |
niacinamide, nicotinic acid | B3 |
dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia death | pellagra - niacin defic |
flushing, tingling, facial pruritis | Niacin toxicity |
pyroxidine | B6 |
neuropathies e.g. carpal tunnel, anemia | pyroxidine defic |
Biotin | B7 |
dematitis, glossitis, alopecia | Biotin defic |
Folate | B9 |
megaloblastic anemia c/b | Folic Acid Defic |
neural tube defects c/b | Folic Acid Defic |
Cyanocobalamine | B12 |
pernicious anemia c/b | Cyanocobalamine defic |
megaloblastic anemia c/b | Cyanocobalamine defic |
sub acute combined systems degeneration in vegetarians d/t | Cyanocobalamine defic |
Acsorbic Acid | C |
Healing | C |
Fe++ and Ca++ absorption | C |
Scurvy | C defic |
renal calculi (calcium oxalate stones) | C toxicity |
osteoporosis and tetany | Calcium defic |