pantothenic acid heart disease
saturated fats hemolytic anemia
thiamin scurvy
vitamin B 1 green leafy vegetables
vitamin B 6 thiaminase
vitamin B 12 tryptophan
vitamin C OBESE/obese
vitamin D kwashiorkor
vitamin E Crohn’s disease
vitamin K Menkes‘ disease
zinc goiter- Your adolescent daughter tells you she is going to become a vegan
(strict vegetarian). In the light of the accompanying table and your
knowledge of protein nutrition, what advice would you give her?
Plant food deficient in the following amino acidsCereals, for example
maize lysine, methionine, tryptophan
rice histidine, tryptophan
oats methionine, tryptophan
wheat lysine, threonine, tryptophan
Legumes methionine, isoleucine, tryptophan
Nuts lysine, threonine
Oil seeds lysine, threonine
Other vegetable methionine, isoleucine- A 72-year-old man who lived by himself was admitted to hospital
following an accident. On admission, it was noted that he appeared
emaciated, anemic and had widespread petechial hemorrhages.
He also presented with gum disease. What types of nutritional
deficiencies might be present? - Figures 10.35and10.36 show the arm circumference and skinfold
thickness being measured on two male patients, A and B respectively.
The accompanying table gives some anthropometric data for them.
AB
Height 1.83 m 1.80 m
6’ 0’’ 5’ 10’’
Weight 77.5 kg 120 kg
171 lb 266 lb
Triceps skin fold thickness/mm 12 15
Arm circumference/mm 270 320
Waist : hip ratio 0.90 0.98What can be concluded from these data about the health risks to A and B?SUMMARYCZhhVg6]bZY!BVjgZZc9Vlhdc!8]g^hHb^i]:YLddY ',*