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What vitamin is produced by the flora of the colon in amounts sufficient to meet a person daily need?
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vitamin K
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What happens to a person who does not have sufficient vitamin A and vitamin C?
Scurvy. Vitamin C is in fruit, and a lack of fruity-foods will lead to Scurvy.
Why does vitamin A status depend on a persons protein status?
Transport of the vitamin within the body requires sufficient protein to manufacture retinol-binding protein.
Which treatments worked to prevent scurvy?
Anything with vitamin C. The English are known as limeys because they brought large amounts of limes on board their ships, these limes had a lot of vitamin C which prevents scurvy. BTW scurvy is a vitamin deficiency, so the best treatment for any vitamin deficiency is to give the person that vitamin.
What hormone produced in inadequate amounts if the person has excessive thirst and high blood glucose levels?
insulin
How much sunlight does a person need each day?
Different organizations recommend different amounts of vitamin D supplement to take each day. Most people can take vitamin D supplements with no problems.
What vitamin would a person have in greater amounts in there body after having a heat stroke?
They would have an excess of vitamin D. Most people get this vitamin from exposure to the sun, so a heatstroke victim, who has likely been out in the sun for awhile, would have a lot of vitamin D in their body.
How much vitamin D is in mushrooms?
Some mushrooms, including the common button, Crimimi, and Portobello mushrooms found in stores, can contain large amounts of vitamin D if they have been exposed to sunlight for a short time. There is enough, in fact, that a person could get excessive vitamin D from them, to the point of developing health problems from it, by eating excessive amounts of such mushrooms. It would take quite a lot, however.
What exactly is a vitamin deficiency disease?
This is a malfunction or disorder of the body due to having insufficient amounts of a certain vitamin, usually through the diet (the exception being Vitamin D, which is mainly gained through sunlight). They can usually be rectified by a change in the diet and lifestyle of the affected person.
What problem caused by Deficiency of vitamin A?
if you lack vitamin a you get night blindness
Is a dependant person self-sufficient?
No, self-sufficient means that you are independent.
Is a dependent person a self sufficient?
No, self-sufficient means that you are independent.
What is vitamin a d e k?
These are the FAT soluble vitamins (vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E and vitamin K). Lipase from the pancreas is required to help a person absorb these vitamins.
