NUTR 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Congenital Disorder, Kidney Stone Disease, Ileum
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Require monthly injections, nasal gel, very high oral doses. Synthesis of collagen, tyrosine, thyroxine, neurotransmitters, and bile acids. Absorbed in small intestine by active transport or facilitated diffusion. Stored in pituitary glands, adrenal glands, white blood cells, eyes, and brain. Fatigue, pinpoint hemorrhages, bleeding gums, bleeding joints, impaired wound healing, bone pain, fractures, diarrhea, depression. Good vitamin c status reduces the risk of gi and lung cancer and heart disease. Fishy body odor, low blood pressure, sweating, vomiting, salivation, gi effects. Absorbed in small intestine by transport proteins. Not essential because we can produce them on our own. No deficiencies because we can produce them on our own. Unless there is a birth defect or hereditary problem. Animal foods, biosynthesis, fatty acid transport into mitochondria. Animal foods, energy drinks, biosynthesis, involved in vital functions in the body. Movement of water across a semipermeable membrane. From low electrolyte concentration to high electrolyte concentration. May also contain energy, micronutrients, alcohol, or caffeine.
