NAME-FOSU-MENSAH EMMANUEL ID NUMBER-10372921 VITAMINS Vitamins are organic compounds which are needed in small quantities to sustain life. We get vitamins from food‚ because the human body either does not produce enough of them or none at all. An organic compound contains carbon. When an organism cannot produce enough of an organic chemical compound that it needs in tiny amounts‚ and has to get it from food‚ it is called a vitamin. Sometimes the compound is a vitamin for a human but not for some other
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com/archive.php Research article VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY IN THE WELL FED CLASS OF PAKISTAN: THE POSSIBLE CAUSES AND TRENDS Yusra H. Siddiqui *‚ Rashid Minhas‚ Adnan Yaqoob‚ Samina Shakeel Department of Biochemistry‚ Quaid-e-Azam University‚ Islamabad‚ Pakistan This population-based survey was conducted to determine frequency of vitamin D deficiency in the twin cities of Pakistan. 1000 patients were evaluated for tests of circulating 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25-OHD) levels using electrochemiluminescence
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Vitamins and Minerals General Concepts: * Divided into two major groups: fat soluble and water soluble * fat soluble: A‚ D‚ E‚ K * requirements vary with species‚ size‚ growth rate‚ environment (temperature‚ presence of toxins‚ etc.) and metabolic function (growth‚ stress response‚ disease resistance) * many species can utilize intestinal bacteria synthesis for meeting vitamin requirements Vitamin
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Fat and Water Soluble Vitamins Every day‚ your body produces skin‚ muscle‚ and bone. It churns out rich red blood that carries nutrients and oxygen to remote outposts‚ and it sends nerve signals skipping along thousands of miles of brain and body pathways. It also formulates chemical messengers that shuttle from one organ to another‚ issuing the instructions that help sustain your life. To do all this‚ your body requires raw materials. These include vitamins that your body needs but cannot manufacture
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Dietary Supplements Report Felicia L.Young 12/21/14 Sci / 241 Summary Dietary Supplements come in different forms and have been used for years for a variety of reasons‚ from just wanting to fill in what you were lacking in your diet to trying to cure an ailment. Some may have benefits to taking them when taken properly‚ but there is risk in taking them if you are not careful. You should only take supplements under the supervision of your physician. They are to use with your diet to help you attain
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Dietary Supplement and Herb Chart Name of Herb Therapeutic Use Scientific Studies That Show Efficacy for Any of the Therapeutic Uses Cautions and Warnings or Side Effects Glucosamine Glucosamine is used in the treatment of- • Osteoarthritis • Knee pain • Back pain • Glaucoma (National Institutes of Health‚ 2011). Lee‚ Woo‚ Choi‚ Ji‚ and Song‚ (2010) through a meta-analysis study examined the effect of glucosamine on osteoarthritis progress. Study findings concluded that
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OxyELITE Pro Kennedy Seifert Pharmacology Jill Pratte December 2‚ 2013 Outline I. Introduction/Definition a. Athletes want to be bigger‚ faster‚ and stronger. b. OxyELITE Pro is a dietary supplement targeted to increase metabolism‚ deliver long lasting clean energy‚ improve mental focus‚ instill a heightened sense of mental alertness‚ and obliterate your appetite. c. Product claims to target and turn off the receptor that holds your fat “hostage”. II. Indications/Uses a. Targets people
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When considering taking supplements‚ how often do we consider taking magnesium supplements? This mineral helps on the process of over 300 functions in our body‚ most important neurotransmitter and heart functions‚ and its consumption is essential for the regulation and development of these activities. The brain is one of the organs that benefit the most in taking magnesium supplements‚ magnesium activates ATP‚ a coenzyme that regulates your energy levels‚ making it a good complement to treat fatigue
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Vitamin c in fruit juice using dcpip titration Preparing the standard ascorbic acid solution 1. Weigh out accurately about 0.2 g ascorbic acid and make up to 1 L with distilled water. 2. Calculate the concentration of the ascorbic acid solution: C = n/V = m/M/V. Sample calculation: mass of ascorbic acid = 0.205 g C (ascorbic acid) = 0.205/176.12/1.00 = 0.00116 M Preparing the DCPIP solution Weigh out accurately approximately 0.24 g DCPIP (Mr = 268.1g/mol) and make up to 1 L with
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RICKETS For Scientific Principles and Health and Disease By: Mackenzie Gray 112-69-7540 April 7‚ 2010 Rickets is a disease that deals with a deficiency with Vitamin D. Vitamin D is important by controlling calcium and phosphate levels. If the blood levels of these minerals become too low‚ the body may produce hormones that cause calcium and phosphate to be released from the bones eventually this leads to weak and soft bones. (2) Throughout this paper we will go over a variety
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