HUN 2201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Lactose Intolerance, Atrophic Gastritis, Quercetin
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Vitamin k functions: blood clotting, production of clotting factors, synthesis of proteins involved in bone formation and breakdown. Attention now on role in carboxylation reactions (growth, diabetes, pregnancy, cvd, renal health and certain cancers: vk, vd, calcium, and magnesium for bone health, association with low vitamin k and calcification of blood vessel walls. Supplementing with calcium while vitamin k deficient. 1: antioxidants, associated with lowering risk for, ca, cvd, cns, 1,000 identified, phenolic acids, flavonoids, stilbenes, lignans, phenolic acids. People with: nutritional deficiencies, low energy intake less than 1600 kcalories per day, vegans, atrophic gastritis need vitamin b12, lactose intolerance or inadequate intake of milk, cheese, or yogurt, people in certain life-cycle stages. Elderly vitamins b12 and d: certain diseases, infections or injuries or surgeries that affect nutrient digestion, absorption or metabolism, certain medication that interfere with digestion, absorption, or metabolism. True of false: all antioxidants are vitamins = false, all antioxidants are created equal = false.
