Vitamin & Mineral Nutrition Deficiency Levels
Summary
Measurements of nutritional information over time can help a person live a healthier life, detect potential deficiencies & issues related to the cause of the deficiencies.
User Stories
Some nutrients have overlap in their classifications. For example, Vitamin C is both a vitamin and an antioxidant, calcium is both an electrolyte and a mineral. The UI would need a clever way of communicating & displaying this to the user.
Macronutrients
- Proteins (Amino Acids)
- Fats (saturated fats, trans fats, unsaturated fats, Omega-3/Omega-6)
- Carbohydrates (sugar, starch, fiber)
- Water (H2O)
- Folic Acid
- Beta Carotene
- Electrolytes [sodium (Na+), potassium (K+), calcium (Ca2+), magnesium (Mg2+), chloride (Cl−), hydrogen phosphate (HPO42−), hydrogen carbonate (HCO3−)]
Micronutrients
Vitamins
- A (Retinol: 1-3 μM)
- B1 (Thiamine)
- B2 (Riboflavin)
- B3 (Niacin)
- B6
- B12
- C (50-60 μM)
- D
- E (α-Tocopherol: 10-40 μM)
- K
- Pantothenic acid
- Biotin
- Folate
Minerals
- Calcium
- Magnesium
- Iron
- Sodium
- Zinc
- Phosphorus
Antioxidants [μM]
Can be expressed in μmol/kg liver tissue
- Glutathione (4)
- Lipoic acid (0.1–0.7)
- Uric acid (200–400
- Carotenes (β-carotene: 0.5–1)
- Ubiquinol (coenzyme Q: 5)
Edited by Ian