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    1. Vitamins are good for everyone’s health. Discuss A vitamin is an organic compound required by an organism as a vital nutrient in limited amounts. An organic chemical compound is called a vitamin when it cannot be produced in sufficient quantities by an organism‚ and must be obtained from the diet. (Vitamin) Some of the most important vitamins and most commonly used which are good for everyone’s health are Vitamin A‚ Vitamin B1‚ Vitamin B2‚ Vitamin B6‚ Vitamin C‚ Vitamin E and Niacin (B3). Vitamin

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    Vitamin B6 Case Study

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    Top Vitamins for Bodybuilders: Biotin: There’s a limited amount of sports nutrition research on Biotin‚ it makes our top list because it has critical functions in amino acid metabolism and the production of energy from many sources. It also may be one vitamin that some bodybuilders have trouble when attempting to maintain an adequate supply. Reason bodybuilders may have difficulty with Biotin is because it can be blocked by a substance. Biotin In our Foods: Avidin is found in raw egg whites‚

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    Soluble Vitamins Anna Gamblin‚ UOP Both fat soluble and water soluble vitamins are nutrients that a person needs in their diet to keep up to optimal health. Vitamins and minerals are an essential necessity that our bodies need to function properly every day. Different vitamins do different things for us‚ but all are very important. You can get these different vitamins either through a balanced‚ nutritious diet‚ dietary supplements or a combination of the two. The two kinds of vitamins that are

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    11/17/2011 The Preparation of Calcium Carbonate Purpose: To create chalk (calcium carbonate) and to find the percentage yield in order to see the amounts of anhydrous sodium carbonate and calcium chloride were used up. Also to see if there’s any alterations like mass differentials. Objectives: 1. To introduce the concept of “limiting factor” in a chemical reaction 2. To practice a. Writing a balanced equation b. Determining the number of moles of each reactant and product

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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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    Investigating Vitamin C

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    Investigating Vitamin C Background Vitamin C is found in green vegetables‚ fruits‚ and potatoes. It is essential for a healthy diet. The chemical name for vitamin C is ascorbic acid. Ascorbic acid is a good reducing agent and therefore it is easily oxidised. Methods for the detection of vitamin C involve titrating it against a solution of an oxidising agent. Where to start There are several oxidising agents that can be used and a commonly used one is 2‚6-dichlorophenol-indophenol or DCPIP

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    Soluble Vitamins SCI/241 According to the textbook “vitamins are organic compounds that are essential in the diet in small amounts to promote and regulate body processes necessary for growth‚ reproduction‚ and the maintenance of health.” (Grosvenor & Smolin‚ Ch. 7 pg. 200) Vitamins are classified into two groups based of their solubility‚ as some are soluble in water and others are soluble in fat‚ with these characterizations we are able to know more about how the different types of vitamins are

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    Calcium Channel Blockers

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    hydrochlorothiazide (Microzide)‚ chlorthalidone and others. Diuretics or calcium channel blockers may work better for African-Americans and older people than do angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors alone. Beta blockers are another type of medication; they reduce the workload on your heart and open your blood vessels‚ causing your heart to beat slower and with less force. Beta blockers include: acebutolol (Sectral)‚

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    The Benefits of Vitamin E

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    The benefits of vitamin E are now fairly well established. Out of a controversial past it has become clear that vitamin E plays important roles as an antioxidant‚ in your immune system‚ in preventing heart disease and even in helping prevent cancer. As if this wasn’t enough‚ the research continues into other beneficial effects that vitamin E may have. It’s not particularly easy to come by however meaning if you want to get all the benefits you probably should consider a supplement to your

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    first discovered in England during the year 1808 by Sir Humphry Davy. He was able to separate calcium into a pure metal by doing an electrolysis process on a mixture of lime HgO‚ which is mercuric oxide. However‚ Sir Humphry Davy was not able to do this until after he found out Berzelius and Pontin electrolysed lime into mercury which constructed calcium amalgam. Although he discovered calcium in 1808‚ calcium metal was not available in large amounts until the beginning of the twentieth century. Before

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