NUTR 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Low-Density Lipoprotein, Hemolytic Anemia, Tocopherol
4 May 2017
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Vitamin a de ciency is a threat to the health, sight, and lives of millions of children around the word. Can be caused by insuf cient intake of vitamin a, fat, protein and zinc. Xerophtalmia greek word for dry eyes. Vitamin a de ciency kills hundreds of thousands of children every year in lower resource countries. Preformed vitamin a can be toxic if taken in high amounts. Medications made from vitamin a can cause serious side effects. Its possible to overdose from 10x the rda alone. Ul is 2000 rae (3,000 micrograms of preformed vitamin a) You absorb it better when you eat it with fat. Alpha- tocopherol: the form of vitamin e absorbed by the human body. Some fatty acids are oxidized more easily that others. The more unsaturated the easier the oxidation reaction. Frying in oil with high heat can smell bad. Food sources of unsaturated fats have tons of vitamin e.
