VITAMIN AND MINERAL INTAKE (10 points) Act Nutrients Spread a) For each of the v
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VITAMIN AND MINERAL INTAKE (10 points) Act Nutrients Spread a) For each of the vitamins and minerals that you consumed more than 205% of the recommended ual Intakes vs Recommended Intakes section of All Daily Reports, Class text ond notes, Al sheet section of All Daily Reports daily intake, list the vitamin/mineral and 1 possible toxicity symptom for each one.14 Vitamin/Mineral Name Check here if you did not consume vitamins/minerals. If you check here you can leave 8a blank more than 200% of the recommended daily intake of any of the rals that you consumed belowS %oftherecommendeddailyExplanation / Answer
Vitamin A overdose:
Primarysymptoms-dry rough skin, cracked lips and hair loss.
Secondary symptoms- headache, irritability, high levels of bile in blood and liver diseases.It may also cause high pressure in brain and even death.
Vitamin B6 : can lead to nerve toxicity
Vitamin B3: nausea, jaundice and liver toxicity
Vitamin C: diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, heartburn, abdominal cramps, insomnia and headache.
Vitamin D: dehydration, loss of appetite, vomiting, irritability, constipation, muscle weakness, metastatic calcification of soft tissues.
Iron: vomiting, diarrhoea, intestinal damage.
Iodine: brassy taste in mouth, gastrointestinal tract irritation, increase in salivation and acneiform skin lesions.
Fluorine: stained or yellowish teeth, osteosclerosis.
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