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November 23, 2014

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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