Nutrients That Works Together in the Body
Choose a pair of nutrients (one mineral and one vitamin) that works together in the body and then answer the following questions:
What is a common deficiency disorder of these nutrients? What diet and/or lifestyle factors contribute to risk of deficiency?
What diet recommendations could you make to a patient with this deficiency disorder?
For the vitamin you chose, suppose that it is likely to reach toxic levels in the body from excessive supplementation and then answer the following questions:
What are the risks of toxicity? What is the solubility of your vitamin choice?
How can the level of the vitamin that you chose be measured in the body?
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A pair of nutrients that works together in the body are Iron and Vitamin C. Vitamin C is responsible for the dissolving and absorption of Iron in the body. Thus, consuming the duo is healthy and recommended for the body. Iron plays a significant role in the body; production of hemoglobin (Abbaspour et al., 2014). Thus, a deficiency in Iron causes anemia. This is because when there is low intake or absorption of Iron by Vitamin C, there is insufficient hemoglobin in the body causing anemia. This means that Vitamin C has to be adequate to enhance the absorption of iron.
Notably, a vegetarian diet has a high risk of diet deficiency compared to a non-vegetarian diet. This is