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HSB Assignment 4

This document discusses vitamin and mineral research. It notes that while macronutrients like carbohydrates, proteins and fats are important, micronutrients like vitamins and minerals are also essential for survival even though smaller amounts are needed. It then provides details on vitamin E and zinc, including their functions, deficiency and surplus issues.

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HSB Assignment 4

This document discusses vitamin and mineral research. It notes that while macronutrients like carbohydrates, proteins and fats are important, micronutrients like vitamins and minerals are also essential for survival even though smaller amounts are needed. It then provides details on vitamin E and zinc, including their functions, deficiency and surplus issues.

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Vitamin‌‌and‌‌Mineral‌‌Research‌ 

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Background:‌  ‌
There‌‌are‌‌6‌‌major‌‌nutrient‌‌groups‌‌that‌‌are‌‌needed‌‌for‌‌the‌‌body‌‌to‌‌function‌‌properly.‌‌We‌‌often‌‌
 
focus‌‌on‌‌obtaining‌‌enough‌‌from‌‌the‌‌macronutrient‌‌groups:‌‌carbohydrates,‌‌proteins,‌‌fats,‌‌and‌‌  
water.‌‌However,‌‌micronutrients‌‌(vitamins‌‌and‌‌minerals)‌‌are‌‌also‌‌essential‌‌for‌‌our‌‌survival,‌‌even‌‌  
though‌‌we‌‌do‌‌need‌‌them‌‌in‌‌smaller‌‌quantities.‌  ‌
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 ‌ Vitamin‌  ‌ Mineral‌  ‌

Name‌  ‌ ‌Vitamin‌‌E ‌ ‌ Zinc‌  ‌

Function‌  ‌ Vitamin‌‌E‌‌is‌‌an‌‌antioxidant‌‌  Some‌‌things‌‌zinc‌‌does‌‌are:‌‌ 


and‌‌protects‌‌cells‌‌from‌‌  divide‌c‌ ells,‌‌grow‌‌cells,‌‌ 
damage.‌  ‌ healing‌w ‌ ounds,‌‌and‌‌break‌‌ 
down‌‌carbohydrates.‌‌   ‌

Deficiency‌‌issues‌  ‌ Issues‌‌caused‌‌by‌‌a‌‌vitamin‌‌  As‌‌a‌‌result‌‌of‌‌a‌‌zinc‌‌ 


E‌‌deficiency‌‌include‌n ‌ erve‌‌  deficiency,‌‌you‌‌get‌l‌oss‌‌of‌‌ 
and‌‌muscle‌‌damage,‌‌loss‌‌  appetite,‌‌impaired‌‌ 
of‌‌body‌‌movement‌‌control,‌‌  immune‌‌function,‌‌hair‌‌ 
muscle‌‌weakness,‌‌and‌‌  loss,‌‌diarrhea,‌‌and‌‌eye‌‌and‌‌ 
vision‌‌problems.‌  ‌ skin‌‌lesions.‌  ‌

Surplus‌‌issues‌  ‌ Some‌‌signs‌‌when‌‌you‌‌have‌‌  Some‌‌issues‌‌you‌‌will‌‌ 


a‌‌surplus‌‌of‌‌vitamin‌‌E ‌‌ obtain‌‌when‌‌you‌‌have‌‌a ‌‌
include‌‌increased‌‌risk‌‌of‌‌  surplus‌‌of‌‌zinc‌‌include‌‌ 
stroke,‌‌blurry‌‌vision,‌  ‌ nausea,‌‌vomiting,‌‌loss‌‌of‌‌ 
bone‌‌pain,‌‌dizziness,‌‌  appetite,‌‌stomach‌‌cramps,‌‌ 
nausea,‌‌and‌‌vomiting.‌  ‌ diarrhea,‌‌headache,‌‌and‌‌ 
sometimes‌‌low‌‌copper‌‌ 
levels,‌‌lower‌‌immunity,‌‌ 
and‌‌low‌‌levels‌‌of‌‌HDL‌‌ 
cholesterol.‌  ‌
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