Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that is required for blood clotting and to prevent hemorrhaging. It also plays a role in bone formation and repair. Deficiencies can occur with inadequate dietary intake‚ malabsorption syndrome‚ chronic liver disease and in patients taking antibiotics. There are several forms of vitamin K‚ including K1‚ K2 and K3. K1 is the form found in plants such as spinach‚ broccoli‚ cabbage‚ and cauliflower. Vegetable oils such as olive and soybean also contain small
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Vitamins Market segmentation is an integral part of a company’s marketing strategy. It is the process of breaking down a larger market into smaller and more homogeneous groups of customers to define their needs and wants more precisely. Characteristics of individuals‚ groups‚ or organizations are the variables used to divide total market into segments. Consumer markets can be segmented based on the following customer characteristics: geographic‚ demographic‚ psychographic‚ and behavioral. Vitamins
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VITAMINS‚ THEIR TYPES AND USES Vitamins are vital nutrients‚ indispensable to perform various tasks within the human body in order to promote optimal health and prevent various diseases. How do Vitamins work? Although required in minimal quantities these vitamins cannot be synthesised by the human body. Hence‚ they rely on easily available animal and plant sources for replenishment. These vitamins in conjunction with other nutrients help break down proteins‚ thereby stabilising metabolism‚ enabling
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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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Journal 2011‚ 10:46 http://www.nutritionj.com/content/10/1/46 RESEARCH Open Access Misleading measures in Vitamin D analysis: A novel LC-MS/MS assay to account for epimers and isobars Iltaf Shah1‚ Ricky James1‚ James Barker2‚ Andrea Petroczi1 and Declan P Naughton1* Abstract Background: Recently‚ the accuracies of many commercially available immunoassays for Vitamin D have been questioned. Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC- MS/MS) has been shown to facilitate accurate
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Determination In “The Glass Castle” we see many different possibilities pertaining to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. We see the father‚ Rex and one of the daughters‚ Maureen‚ who fall victim to Maslow. Then there’s Jeanette and the mother‚ Rose Mary who have both seemed to achieve self-actualization regardless of their hardships. Traditionally‚ Maslow’s Hierarchy is thought to be achieved by working up from the bottom of the pyramid to get to the top. However‚ in “The Glass Castle” this is not particularly
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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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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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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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Vitamin A Overview Vitamin A is a vitamin. It can be found in many fruits‚ vegetables‚ eggs‚ whole milk‚ butter‚ fortified margarine‚ meat‚ and oily saltwater fish. It can also be made in a laboratory. Uses treatment and prevention of vitamin A deficiency. Vitamin A deficiency can occur in people with protein deficiency‚ diabetes‚ over-active thyroid‚ fever‚ liver disease‚ cystic fibrosis‚ or an inherited disorder called abetalipoproteinemia. Diseases i. Night Blindness: In the early stages
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