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21 Nov 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Heruvim78
Welcome to our bytesize lesson for today. Vitamin A is obtained as retinol (preformed) from animal sources, or as provitamin A carotenoids from plant sources. The retinol in foods is linked to a fatty acid forming retinyl esters, which are hydrolyzed...
20 Nov 2020 1 minute read 1 comment Heruvim78
So, i already mentioned that the vitamins are fat soluble and water soluble. The fat soluble ones are A, D, E and K. I will start to write about vitamin A, as its deficiency is a serious, actual problem in low income countries, second only to the...
19 Nov 2020 1 minute read 4 comments Heruvim78
So, today will go fast through the rest of the minerals, before starting an even bigger chapter - vitamins. Copper - it is part of the enzymes participating in the oxidation reaction, especially the last enzyme in the respiratory chain - the one ne...
18 Nov 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Heruvim78
I will just say few words about Zinc today, before starting the work. As you may know, Zinc is essential for hundred of proteins (enzymes and DNA binding proteins) and the most well known is the carbonic anhydrase, an enzyme facilitating the intercon...
17 Nov 2020 1 minute read 7 comments Heruvim78
Selenium is a trace mineral present in a variety of foods (mostly vegetables). The amount of Selenium found in plants is directly related to how abundant is this mineral in the soil. There are two forms of selenium: 1. Inorganic salts - selenate and...
15 Nov 2020 1 minute read 2 comments Heruvim78
The Iodine has only one role, as a component of the thyroid hormones. Iodine deficiency leads to diminished production of thyroid hormones (thyroid being a endocrine gland located in the front of the neck, involved in energy metabolism regulation and...
14 Nov 2020 3 minute read 0 comments Heruvim78
Today i will try to write about the iron and his functions in the human body. A. One of the main functions of iron is to transport oxygen, burning off fuels like carbohydrates and fatty acids. The Oxygen is absorbed from the air, through lungs an...
12 Nov 2020 2 minute read 7 comments Heruvim78
As i mentioned before, the following posts will be about iron. (for some better pictures and NFT of the periodic table check Robertoit's work) What do we know about it? The iron is present in a great variety of foods, with best sources being the fo...
10 Nov 2020 2 minute read 2 comments Heruvim78
Calcium is present in a great variety of food. Cheese and dairy are very good sources of Calcium. Some foods that are low in Calcium are fortified (micronutrients are added to foods low in these nutrients). Not all dietary Calcium is absorbed to the...
8 Nov 2020 2 minute read 3 comments Heruvim78
There are researches pointing out that there is a link between sodium intake and blood pressure. The scientific evidence is strong enough to make the British researchers form Queen Mary University from London the underline that '' a modest reduction...
