| Vitamins & Minerals |
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| Food & Diabetes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Written by Dr Rajesh Kesari MD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role of Vitamins and Minerals in Food of Diabetics |
Vitamin B 12 is of great importance for the DiabeticsIt is responsible for the proper functioning and growth of nerve cells, it also affects the metabolism of lipids and its deficiency may lead to increased atherosclerosis and chances of Heart attack and stroke, through improper regulation of Homocysteine levels in blood.Vit B12 in not present in vegetables and fruits , hence animal foods like milk, dairy products, or meat and poultry are essential to supply the required amounts of nutrients.Deficiency in Diabetics may aggravate Peripheral and Central Neuropathies ( Complications of Diabetes). Vitamin B 12 is also used for treatment of Diabetic Neuropathy.{besps}vitb12{/besps} | Click below to read more |
Actions of Vitamin B 12... | |
Symptoms of Deficiency of Vitamin B 12... | |
Causes and Treatment of Deficiency... | |
Dietary sources of Vitamin B 12... |
Vitamin B3
Niacin aind Nicotinamide - both have the same activity as that of vit B3, These help in lowering total cholesterol and the harmful low densitycholesterol, Niacin has many other vital effects inthe metabolism other than lowering lipids, many of the by products formed during conversion of niacin to nicotinamide ( which is the active form of hormone) are essential in basic chemical reactions which deliver energy to the living cells. Niacin has an important function of increasing HDL (the protective) Cholesterol.{besps}vitb3{/besps} | Click below to read more |
Deficiency of Vit B3... | |
Causes and treatment of Vit B3 deficiency... | |
Dietary sources of Vit B3... | |
Flushing with Niacin.. |
Vitamin C
Ascorbic acid - the source of Vit C was one of the first vitamins to be named as a 'vitamin'. Vit C has multiple important functions in our bodies, it helps in building of collagen- which acts as the matrix of the body, Vit C is also a very potent Antioxidant, it scavenges the free radicals which are responsible for many complications of diabetes like Atherosclerosis and predisposition to Heart Attacks and Stroke. Excessive free radicals may also result in diseases like cancer. Vit C has other important functions in metabolism as well.{besps}vitc{/besps} | Click below to read more |
Effects of Vitamin C... | |
Deficiency of Vit C... | |
Causes and Treatment of Vit C Deficiency... | |
Dietary sources of Vitamin C... | |
Significance of Vitamin C in Diabetes... |
Vitamin D
Vitamin D plays important role in development of Bones and absorption of minerals like calcium and phosphrus from the food we consume not only this Vitamin D has other important roles in treatment of cancer and helps immunity. Vitamin D may help decrease insulin resistance and prevent onset of Diabetes as shown in some studies...{besps}vitd{/besps} | Click below to read more |
Effects of Vitamin D... | |
Deficiency of Vitamin D... | |
Dietary sources of vitamin D... | |
Diabetes and Vitamin D... |
Deficiency of Vitamins may lead to disease- like night blindness due to deficiency of Vit A, Beriberi caused due to deficiency of Vit B1, osteoporosis and osteomalacia caused due to deficiency of Vit D, Scurvy due to deficiency of Vit C, Anemia and Neuropathy due to deficiency of Vit B6 and B12
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