NUTR100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Headache, Phylloquinone, Retinoid
30 Sep 2016
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Vitamin a in the diet! plant and animal foods ! provitamin forms in the diet - mostly in plant foods! previtamin found in the diet - mostly in animal foods! huge in beef liver, and carrots ! Vitamin a de ciency among children! south america, africa, and some parts of asia ! poor appetite, associated anemia, infection, including measles. for likely to die in childhood! 250 million children are vitamin a de cient - which is totally preventable ! depends on the stage of blindness - might not be reversible ! Retin a - used to treat acne and reduce wrinkles due to sun damage, put directly on skin! Accutane - taken orally to treat acne ! can cause serious side effects ! D 1,25 dihydroxy vitamin d3! low levels of active vitamin d stimulate calcium absorption from the intestine.
