Katrina M November 7‚ 2013 Osteomalacia Osteomalacia is a disease of the bones‚ caused by a Vitamin D deficiency. Because patients with this disease have bones that are soft‚ they are more likely to bow and fracture than stronger‚ healthier bones. This disease can occur in children‚ in which case it is called Rickets. Because Osteomalacia is caused by the lack of Vitamin D‚ easily accessible in our diets‚ it can be turned around and cured. Osteomalacia affects people of all ages‚ and
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(neuromuscular spasm) develops. In infants and young children‚ a long-standing calcium intake deficiency‚ in association with suboptimal vitamin D exposure‚ can produce rickets. Indeed‚ in experimental animals and in humans with extremely low vitamin D levels‚ genetic absence of calcitriol (vitamin D–dependent rickets [VDDR] type I)‚ or genetic absence of the vitamin D receptor (VDDR type II)‚ the use of increased calcium supplementation or calcium infusions will prevent and treat rickets. These observations
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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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Vitamin D HW205 Kaplan University Vitamin D is actually not classified as a vitamin. It is considered a prohormone and its active form functions as a hormone. In the earlier years Vitamin D was always associated directly with milk. As the progression of research has shown‚ Vitamin D is prominent in many foods. The most vitamin D rich foods are milk‚ margarine‚ fortified cereals‚ fortified orange juice‚ canned tuna and other fish such as mackerel and salmon‚ and some whole
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Benefits of Vitamin E In this article we will look at the benefits of vitamin E. Vitamin E is a fat soluble vitamin found in many foods‚ especially certain fats and oils. It is a powerful antioxidant that protects the body from damage caused by free radicals. Vitamin E has many other health benefits also. First of all‚ to fully understand the importance of the effect of vitamin E on free radicals‚ you must understand what a free radical is and what it can do to your body. A free radical is an
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Chapter I “Malunggay Veggie as Natural Vitamin Capsule” a. Background of the Study This study determines the effectiveness of malunggay as natural vitamin and to determine if the malunggay can be a good and safe vitamin. To determine whether a vitamins or natural vitamins made from malunggay veggie is comperable to the commercial or chemical products in terms of : 1.1) its taste 1.2) its price 1.3) its effectiveness
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Abstract Vitamin C‚ also known as ascorbic acid‚ is a water soluble vitamin that is regarded as one of the safest and most effective nutrients. Vitamin C can be found in most fruits and vegetables. The goal of the experiment is to find out the concentration of vitamin C in three citrus fruits‚ orange‚ lemon and lime‚ and to compare them and find out which fruit contains the highest concentration of Vitamin C. By using the juice from each fruit to make a solution to combine with 10cm³ of DCPIP until
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VITAMIN D (CALCITRIOL) INTRODUCTION: Bioactive vitamin D or calcitriol is a steroid hormone that has long been known for its important role in regulating body levels of calcium and phosphorus‚ and in mineralization of bone. More recently‚ it has become clear that receptors for vitamin D are present in a wide variety of cells‚ and that this hormone has biologic effects which extend far beyond control of mineral metabolism. Vitamin D is thus not
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Why is Vitamin C good for you? Health The most well-known health benefit of blackcurrants is that they contain large amounts of Vitamin C. Vitamins are substances we need to enable our bodies to live‚ grow and reproduce normally. Vitamin C is an essential nutrient - it cannot be made by the human body and we must therefore eat foods which contain it (Bibliography Ref: 13). Because the body breaks down Vitamin C very quickly and does not store very much‚ we need to eat Vitamin C containing foods
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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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