Outline Introduction Vitamin E: is a fat soluble vitamin found in many foods and oils. It serves as an Antioxidant is a substance that may prevent damage to the body’s cells. The Importants of this vitamin is to help your body make red blood cells. I. Function: The antioxidant being the most important and best known. As enzymatic is a regulator for instance protein Kinase which plays a role in smooth muscle
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Context: Osteoporosis affects approximately 200 million people worldwide and approximately 14 million people in the United States. A decrease in estrogen levels in post-menopausal women puts them at a higher risk for osteoporosis and consequently leaves them at a higher risk for bone fractures. Certain types of physical activities and exercises have been shown to slow the effects of osteoporosis. Objective: The authors goal was to use previously conducted studies to determine which types of exercises
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acid indigestion‚ heartburn‚ peptic esophagitis‚ and hiatal hernia; also as calcium supplement in treatment of mild calcium deficiency states; Adverse Effects: upset stomach; vomiting; stomach pain; belching; constipation; dry mouth; increased urination; loss of appetite; metallic taste Nursing Must Knows (rate of administration‚ how to reconstitute‚ etc): When used as an antacid give 1 h PC and QHS. When used as a calcium supplement give 1-1 ½ h PC‚ unless otherwise directed by prescriber. Pt. Teaching:
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Chemistry 3 Lecture 5 CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS AND HORMONAL REGULATION Roles of Calcium Signal transduction pathways àacts as a second messenger‚ in neurotransmitter release from neurons Contraction of all muscle cell types Fertilization Enzyme cofactor àblood-clotting cascade Proper bone formation PRINCIPAL ORGANS INVOLVED IN CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS Small Intestines Bones (Skeletal System) Kidneys Normal Total Calcium: 2.2-2.6 mmol/L (9-10.5 mg/dL) Normal Ionized Calcium: 1.1-1.4 mmol/L
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FDA Regulation of Vitamins & Dietary Supplements in the U.S Course: International Business Management BICG 9702 Instructor: Dr. Carmen Dima Date: December 4‚ 2012 Done By: Nolwazi Dhliwayo and Hasnain Akber Ali EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Vitamins and dietary supplements are non-drug and non-hormone based products that can be consumed orally in the form of pills‚ powders‚ liquids or intravenously by injection. Their function is to supplement the diet‚ affording consumer’s added nutritional
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Vitamin C –A Natural Antioxidant Concept: Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is an antioxidant. The amount of vitamin C content in food can be found out by titrating with an oxidising agent‚ e.g. iodine. In the reaction‚ vitamin C is oxidised‚ while iodine is reduced to iodide ions. The endpoint is determined by the formation of blue-black starch-iodine complex when all vitamin C is oxidised and excess iodine is free to react with the starch solution added as indicator. Introduction Vitamin C is an
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VITAMIN B1 VERSION 1.0 What is it? Vitamin B1 is a water-soluble vitamin also referred to as thiamine. It is part of the B complex group and essential for normal metabolism‚ cardiovascular and nervous system health. Why you may need vitamin B1 Cataracts - a high dietary intake of thiamine is associated with a reduced risk of cataracts. Mouth ulcers – low blood levels have been found in people with recurrent mouth ulcers. Insect repellent – vitamin B1 is a popular natural insect repellent
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CHEMISTRY 221 LABORATORY�QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS EXPERIMENT: DETERMINATION OF ASCORBIC ACID IN VITAMIN C TABLETS THEORY: Ascorbic acid‚ C6H8O6‚ MM = 176.13‚ can be oxidized to form dehydroascorbic acid by bromine via the following reaction: The bromine or iodine used in the titration is generated by adding an excess amount of KBr or KI to an acidified solution of the sample according to the following reaction: BrO3- + 5 Br- + 6 H+ 3 Br2 + 3 H2O IO3- + 5 I- + 6 H+
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Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin found in vegetable oil‚ nuts‚ leafy green vegetables and whole-wheat flour. Vitamin E is an antitoxin that protects your cells against the potentially damaging byproducts of your body’s metabolism. The daily amount of Vitamin E that should taken by a healthy adult is 15 mg or 22 IU (International Units). Vitamin E does many good things for our body. It promotes normal growth and development in younger individuals. It acts as an anti-blood clotting agent
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of orange juices‚ and we also used 0.1% of vitamin C solution. The aim of our experiment was to see how much DCPIP was needed to be added to make the orange juices turn back to the orange colour and the DCPIP to decolourise once the 0.1% of vitamin C was added. DCPIP is a blue dye in its non-reduced form; it becomes colourless when it gains electrons. Vitamin C is an anti – oxidant‚ this is found mainly in fresh fruit and vegetables. The main use of Vitamin C is that it neutralises free radicals‚ which
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