(Portage learning)
1. Pyridoxine (B6) - ANSWER plays a key role in protein and amino acid
metabolism as well as the synthesis of white blood cells, hemoglobin, and
neurotransmitters
B-6 is found in both plant and animal sources
Deficiency - decreased hemoglobin production which carries oxygen in the red
blood cell microcytic hypo chromic anemia - results in small, oxygen deficient
blood cells
2. Folate - ANSWER coenzyme in DNA synthesis, cell division, and
metabolizing amino acids
Foods - meats, fish, eggs, milk
deficiency - megaloblastic anemia which is characterized by abnormally large
blood cells b/c cell division does not occur
neural tube defects in developing fetus - spina bifida and anencephaly
3. B-12 - ANSWER converts folate coenzyme into the active form needed for
DNA synthesis, homocysteine metabolism and myelin sheaths
, Foods - meat, eggs, nutritional yeast
deficiency - megaloblastic anemia & pernicious anemia
4. Sodium (NaCl) - ANSWER important for fluid balance and nerve
transmission
5. Potassium (K) - ANSWER fluid control inside cells, nerve transmission,
muscle contractions
foods - fruits, vegetables, whole grains
deficiency - cramps, confusion, arrhythmias
6. Chloride (Cl) - ANSWER extracellular fluid control, immune function,
component of hydrochloric acid in stomach
7. Calcium (Ca) - ANSWER necessary for teeth, bone structure, blood
clotting, nerve impulse transmission, muscle contractions
Foods- dark green leafy vegetables, dairy tofu
Deficiency - Tetany - muscles cannot relax after contracting; involuntary
twitching
8. Phosphorus (P) - ANSWER important for bone structure, component of
ATP, DNA, RNA and phospholipids