From 90cf76f26b144db696d85e708d1c169b595c3dad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: zleyyij <75810274+zleyyij@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 12:38:49 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] vault backup: 2024-11-12 12:38:49 --- education/nutrition/Vitamins.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/education/nutrition/Vitamins.md b/education/nutrition/Vitamins.md index 9fb854b..1fabeae 100644 --- a/education/nutrition/Vitamins.md +++ b/education/nutrition/Vitamins.md @@ -76,8 +76,9 @@ Water soluble vitamins dissolve in watery components of food and the body. Most | Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) | Lots of things, collagen synthesis, antioxidant activity, and immune function. It can act as an antioxidant, and it can recycle vitamin E. | | Plant foods, peppers, citrus fruits | Scurvy | In high doses it has pro-oxidant effects | - Coenzymes are a water soluble vitamin that assists in the metabolism of macronutrients. - As people age, HCl production decreases, making it harder for the body to process vitamin b12 +- Vitamin b12 comes mostly from animals, so vegans need to supplement their intake - Choline, carnitine, inositol, taurine, and lipoic acid are vitamin-like compounds that necessary to maintain normal metabolism. Because the body can synthesize these compounds, they are not considered essential nutrients. -- Biotin can be produced by intestinal bacteria +- Biotin and vitamin K can be produced by intestinal bacteria - The 4 "D"s are signs of pellegra - Adequate folate status is critical in early pregnancy because the neural tube forms about 21 days after conception - Pregnant individuals should consume 400 ug of folate to prevent neural tube defects (eg spina bifida or anancephaly). It should reduce the rate of spinal defects by 50%