Vitamins
The fat soluble vitamins:
A, D, E, K
Minerals are all _____ soluble
Water
Condition that can cause vitamin deficiencies
Alcoholism
Minerals most prevalent in animal foods
Iron, zinc, selenium
Organic or inorganic?
Organic
The amount of a mineral in a plant food versus an animal food is more or less standard
Less, the mineral content depends on the soil where the plant food was grown
mineral with high potential for toxicity
Iron
Vitamins in veggies
Pantothenic Acid/B5, Vitamin C/ascorbic acid, Vitamin K, Vitamin E/alpha-tocopherol, niacin/B3, folate/B9
Vulnerabilities to degradation
Heat, light, oxygen, time, cooking
Major minerals we need more than 100mg daily (name at lease three)
Sodium, potassium, chloride, phosphorus, magnesium, sulfur
Type of diseases (like celiac disease) that can cause deficiencies in vitamins and minerals
malabsorption diseases
Primary source of sodium in our diets
processed foods
Vitamins serve as
Co-enzymes
Minerals with antioxidant functions
Selenium, zinc, copper
Toxicities usually arise from
over supplementation
Minerals in veggies
calcium, magnesium, potassium
Tend to be stored better and have higher risks of toxicity
Fat-solubles
Minerals required on the Nutrition Facts Panel
Sodium, iron, calcium
Disease caused by thiamin deficiency
Beriberi
Vitamins most prevalent in animal foods
Cyanocobalamin/B12, Vitamin D, Vitamin A/retinoids, niacin/B3