Vitamins in your life

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Vitamins in your life

• Monday April 11, 2005
• Group TART
• Names of Team Members

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Goals

• Explain what a vitamin is
• Brief history of vitamins
• Describe some of the variable types of vitamins
• The role of vitamins in everyday life
• Chemical makeup of a vitamin

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What is a vitamin

• Vitamins are defined as essential non-caloric
  nutrients that enable the body to digest, absorb,
  metabolize or build what it needs in association
  with other nutrients and to preserve its
  existing components.

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What is a vitamin

• There two groups of vitamins
• Fat soluble and
• Water Soluble
• Soluble is defined as a substance that dissolves
  in another substance

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What is a vitamin

• Fat Soluble Vitamins are vitamins that dissolve
  in fat before absorption in blood to carry out
  given functions
• Excess vitamins are stored in liver
• Includes Vitamins A, D, E and K.

• Water Soluble vitamins are vitamins that dissolve
  in water and are not stored in the body but
  discharged in waste.
• Continuous supply in diet is required
• B complex vitamins and vitamin C

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History of vitamins

• As early as 1500 BC its known that specific foods
  help to cure illnesses.
• 1906 AD Frederich Hopkins noted that food
  contains growth factors
• 1912 AD Cashmier Funk named growth factors
  Vitamins

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Fat Soluble Vitamins
Vitamin Source Function Deficiency Over consumption
A Liver, Dairy Forms skin Blindness in children Nausea, growth retardation
D Fish oil, eggs Hardens teeth Rickets Weight loss, kidney damage
E Veg. Oil, nuts Protects Vitamins A and C Anemia in infants Nausea
K Leafy veggies Helps blood clot Excessive Bleeding None reported
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Water Soluble Vitamins
Vitamin Source Function Deficiency Over consumption
C Citrus fruits Forms collagen Bruise easily Diarrhea, bloating
Thiamin (B1) Grains, pork, liver Releases energy from food Muscle weakness None known
Riboflavin (B2) Milk, veggies Aids in vision Sensitive eyes None known
Pyridoxine (B6) Meats, grains Aids in metabolism Skin disorders None known
B12 Animal products Develops red blood cells anemia None known
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Vitamin C and B6
Vitamin C Ascorbic Acid
Vitamin B6
C6H8O6
Pyridoxine C18H11NO3
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Vitamin A and D
Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Retinol
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Vitamin E and B12
Vitamin E Vitamin B12
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Recommended dosage

• The amount of vitamins needed on a daily basis
  varies based on Age, Weight, vitamin type and the
  variety of vitamins that are bought (store
  supplements pills and liquids).

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Summary

• We have covered some of the many different uses
  of vitamins in our daily activities, how they
  enter the body, the chemical makeup of a few
  vitamins and a brief history of what a vitamin is
  and also some of the pertinent dates related to
  the discovery and usage.

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Works Cited

• Kennedy, Ron MD. A short history of Vitamins, 5
  April 2005
• lthhtp//www.medical-library.net/sites/framer.html
  ?/sites/_history_of_vitamins.htmlgt
• Colorado state University Cooperative extension,
  Fat soluble vitamins,
• 14, Feb 2005 lthttp//www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/f
  oodnut/09312.htmlgt
• Colorado state University Cooperative extension,
  Water soluble vitamins, 14, Feb 2005
• lthttp//www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/foodnut/09312.
  htmlgt
• Baird, Colin. Gloffke, Wendy. Chemicals in our
  bodies and our environment. Chemistry in your
  life, WH freeman and company. New York, 2003.
  Pages 367-372