Study Set Content:
Precursor of folic acid
Para-aminobenzoic Acid (PABA)
Occur in egg yolk, animal organs, fish, milk, cereal grains, fruits and root vegetables
Choline
Essential nutrient in certain higher animals
Choline
Added as an accessory food factor
ara-aminobenzoic Acid (PABA)
Choline or
B-hydroxyethyltrimethylammonium hydroxide
Inositol Dietary sources:
legumes, cereal grains, nuts and animal organs
Implicated in membrane transport of amino acids and K and Na ions
• Inositol
Used for rheumatic fever and other conditions benefiting from salicylate therapy; UV sunscreen in topical preparations
Para-aminobenzoic Acid (PABA)
Interferes with the antibacterial action of sulfonamides
Para-aminobenzoic Acid (PABA)
Large doses may cause moderate diarrhea
Inositol
USE: lipotropic agent in conditions such as liver cirrhosis, Huntington’s chorea, presenile dementia and tardive dyskinesia
Choline
Inadequate vitamin intake can result not only from a poor diet but also from alcoholism, increased needs during pregnancy and lactation, prolonged broadspectrum antibiotic therapy and the course of parenteral nutrition.
MULTIVITAMIN THERAPY
Recommended Intake Vitamin A Men
900 mcg
Recommended Intake Vitamin A Women
700 mcg
Vitamin A limit per day
3000 mcg
Vitamins D
31–70: 15mcg (600IU) 71+: 20 mcg(800IU)
Vitamins D Limit per day
50 mcg (2,000IU)
Vitamins E
15 mg
15 mg equals about () from natural sources of vitamin E and() from synthetic vitamin E
22 IU , 33 IU
Vitamins E
1,000 mg
