Vitamins - Cheat Sheet for Fast Review

Nutrients	Deficiency	Excess
Carbohydrates	Low energy	Diabetes, obesity
Fats	None	Cardiovascular disease, obesity
Cholesterol	none	Cardiovascular disease
Protein	Kwashiorkor (edema, anorexia, inadequate growth)	Rabbit starvation (diarrhoea, headache, low BP, low heart rate Discomfort/hunger that can only be satisfied by eating fats and carbohydrates
Sodium	Hyponatremia (electrolyte imbalance)	Hypernatremia, hypertension
Iron	Anaemia	Cirrhosis (chronic liver disease), heart disease
Iodine	Goitre, hypothyroidism	Iodine toxicity
Vitamin A	Night blindness, Xeropthalmia (dry eyes)	Hypervitaminosis A (birth defects, liver problems, osteoporosis)
Vitamin B1	Beri-beri
Vitamin B2	Cracking of skin
Vitamin B12	Pernicious anaemia
Niacin (Vitamin B3)	Pellagra (diarrhoea, dermatitis, dementia, death)	Dyspepsia (indigestion), cardiac arrhythmias
Vitamin C	Scurvy	Diarrhoea
Vitamin D	Rickets	Hypervitaminosis D (dehydration, vomiting, constipation)
Vitamin E	Nervous disorders	Hypervitaminosis E (anticoagulant)
Vitamin K	Haemorrhage
Calcium	Osteoporosis	Fatigue, vomiting, depression, cardiac arrhythmias
Magnesium	Hypertension	Weakness, nausea, vomiting
Potassium	Hypokalaemia, cardiac arrhythmias	Hyperkalaemia, palpitations

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