Vitamins & minerals have very important role in diet.
Vitamins, minerals and sources
Vitamin c - lemon, gooseberry, fresh citrus fruits, orange
Vitamin A - mango, carrot, papaya
Iron - apple, almond, jaggery
Vitamin B - green vegetables, sprouts, egg
Vitamin B12 - nonveg diet, egg
Milk contains good amount of Vitamin A, D, B complex, calcium but doesn’t contain adequate Vitamin C
Pyridoxine – vit B6
Eat fresh vegetables. Too much of cooking destroys certain vitamins. So avoid it.Eat raw vegetables like – carrot,cucumber,raddish,cabbage.
Vitamin deficiency - causes
Causes of deficiency
1. Poor intake -which can be due to
a. Malnutrition
b. Diarrhea
c. Anorexia nervosa
2. Poor absorption through gastrointestinal tract due to
a. Intestinal diseases
b. After intestinal bypass surgery,etc
Vitamin Deficiency-Effects
Vitamin A - night blindness
Can be managed by vit A tablets and injections
Vitamin B - beriberi
Managed by vit B complex injections and tablets
Vitamin c – scurvy ,
Manifested as frequent bleeding through gums and
poor wound healing as collagen formation is affected
Vitamin D – rickets,
bone weakness
needs calcium tablets
Vitamin E – infertility
vit E supplements- tab.evion
Niacin – pellagra
3 "D"
dermatitis
dementia
death
Calcium – bone weakness,
osteoporosis
During pregnancy,lactation & for growing children,vitamin supplements are required.
Minerals & vitamins
Calcium - essential for development of bone & teeth
sources - milk , ragi,nonveg diet
Chloride
sources- milk,egg,salt
Iodine -essential for brain development
Sources - iodized salt
Deficiency - causes
Goitre, hypothyroidism,poor brain development
Zinc is a micronutrient
Needs for sperm production and
Fetal growth
Iron needs for hemoglobin production &
defiency leads to anaemia
Vitamin B12 deficiency is seen in people who are strictly vegeterian.
Xanthines and zeaxanthines-
Needs for healthy function of macula - a part of retina
Given as supplement in condions like-age related macular degeneration
Manganese
Magnesium
Available in milk , nonveg diet
Needed for cellular metabolic & enzymatic functions
Harmful effects of vitamin overdose
Vitamin A
– Pseudotumor cerebri or benign intracranial hypertension.In this condition,patient gets headache & intracranial pressure increases.
Vitamin D with calcium -
Kidney stones.Drink a lot of water to avoid this
Various antioxidants- vitamins A,E,C ,minerals like manganese,zinc are especially important in
1. Removing waste & toxic products from body.
Read more at
Vitamins
2. These have anticancer properties
3. Lycopene in tomatoes has anticancer property.It is available more in orange color tomatoes
Vitamin supplements are also suggested when we are sick as body metabolism is vary fast & also when one is taking a lot of antibiotics.
Calcium supplements are needed when one gets fracture.
Dietary fibre
Prevents constipation gives a feeling of full stomach and so important in diet of diabetic & obese patients. Guargum is included in this.
Youngsters are eating junk food & don’t get adequate fibre. It has got so much importance today that it has to be given as supplement.
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| Author: Dr.Sparsha 06 Sep 2008 | Member Level: Diamond Points : 2 |
Its so sad to see that you have to write to the editors not to reject! i have stopped submitting resource after one of mine was rejected without stating any reason!
Nice resource friend. Most of us, even many doctors are unaware about the importance of vitamins and mineral supplements with the idea that whatever we eat normally is sufficient to provide our needs.
It is true but do we know the recommendation? Do we fulfill the recommendation?
In our diet there should be 3 to 4 types of fruit 2 - 3 servings per day. 3 - 4 types of coloured vegetables 2 - 3 servings per day. How many of us can take this?
vitamins and minerals are not stored in our body. It is the daily requirement. So a daily dose of good quality of multivitamins and mineral is our health insurance.
Any wants to know more about nutrion visit http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/
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| Author: drsachin 07 Sep 2008 | Member Level: Diamond Points : 2 |
hi sparsha,thanks for comments.I had specifically requested editors not to reject this because -
1)i have covered deficiency diseases
2)overdose side effects
which nobody has covered.
Regarding recommendations , i will post it laterrecommendations vary for
growing children
pregnant & lactating ladies
old people
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| Author: drsachin 24 Sep 2008 | Member Level: Diamond Points : 2 |
A lot of research is going on role of antioxidants.Various antioxidants are-
1)vit A
2)vit C
3)vit E
Other products like lutein,zeaxanthin are getting a lot of importance especially in case of age related macular degeneration (ARMD) a disease which affects elderly & leads to defective vision.It is the 2nd most important cause of preventable blindness in US
Antioxidant & multivitamin tablets are advised in certain conditions
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| Author: Tony 19 Nov 2008 | Member Level: Platinum Points : 0 |
Dr. Sachin has posted a lot of valuable information above, but it is poorly formatted and so not easily understandable for members.
I have edited and re formatted this article.
Please follow resource posting guidelines when you post resources and then it will not be rejected.
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| Author: drsachin 22 Nov 2008 | Member Level: Diamond Points : 1 |
Patients with breast cancer are more likely to loose calcium in urine & are more likely to have vitamin D & calcium deficiency
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| Author: drsachin 23 Nov 2008 | Member Level: Diamond Points : 1 |
Vitamin A Protects the skin and mucous membranes and is essential for good eyesight and to prevent night blindness
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| Author: Harish Jharia 10 Apr 2009 | Member Level: Diamond Points : 1 |
Hello drsachin,
This is an excellent piece of information… just all at one place. I hope that people would get proper guidance if they go through it carefully.
Regards
Harish Jharia
10 April 2009
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