NUTR 1010 Study Guide - Final Guide: Bone Resorption, Skimmed Milk, Pilates
3 Oct 2016
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Vitamins- are organic molecules that we need to eat for our bodies to function. Vitamins can be water soluble or fat soluble . Water soluble vitamins- dissolve in chime, transport into intestinal cells using facilitated diffusion or active transport, e. g. b vitamins, vitamins c, transported in the body with blood proteins, you pee out water soluble vitamins if you have too much. Vitamins b is found in white flours, pasta, and breakfast cereals, found in meats, milk, grains, fruits, and vegetables. Vitamins b1 also known as thiamin is needed to burn ch0 for energy, it is needed for amino acid metabolism it is found in whole grains, and pork. If you don"t get enough thiamin the muscles weaken and waste, nerve damage, beriberi common in asia occurs. Wernicke-korsakoff syndrome- caused by alcohol and poor diet (dementia, confusion) Vitamin c- aka ascorbic acid, water soluble, can be carried in the blood, not stored in the body.
