NUTR 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Stomach Cancer, Avidin, Inositol
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3:00 pm: occur in smaller amounts than energy nutrients, yield no energy, assist enzymes to release energy. B vitamins in particular assist in energy production. Vitamins themselves do not provide energy but do assist in the process. Having vitamins in beverages yield no benefit other than having a deficiency in that vitamin: can only cure the disease caused by a deficiency of that particular vitamin, bioavailability: the availability of vitamins from foods. How much of the vitamin is absorbed. Not about what you eat but how you process food. Causes gi tract to change; not as good at absorbing nutrients. Other foods eaten at the same time. Foods have compounds that bind minerals up and reduce bioavailability (or opposite can occur) Consuming vitamin c makes iron more available! Anything that is water soluble that gets boiled - run the risk of losing it. Food vs supplement: enrichment vs fortification, enrichment vs fortification.
