Catherine IngebrandHW499: Bachelor’s Capstone in Health and Wellness

Kaplan UniversityJuly 3, 2012

• What are vitamins?• Where do vitamins come from?• Regulation and safe usage of vitamins• How vitamins affect our health

Fat-Soluble D E A K

Water-Soluble Folic Acid B12

Biotin B6

Niacin Thiamin Riboflavin C

Diet?Pills?Supplements?

• Supplement the diet• Relieve deficiency• Prevent deficiency• Prevent disease/defects

FDA http://www.fda.gov/forconsumers/consumerupdates/ucm118079.htm

USDAhttp://fnic.nal.usda.gov/food-composition/individual-macronutrients-phytonutrients-vitamins-minerals/vitamins-minerals

• FDA• American Academy of Family Physicians• Tolerable Upper Limits

Thank you!

AAFP. (2012) Retrieved from http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home.html

Conley, M. (2011). Vitamins and Vitamin Supplements: Use Increases in America. Retrieved from http://abcnews.go.com/Health/vitamins-vitamin-supplements-united-states/story?id=13359944

Farlex. (2012). Online Dictionary. Retrieved from http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Vitamins

FDA. (2012). Fortify Your Knowledge about Vitamins. Retrieved from http://www.fda.gov/forconsumers/consumerupdates/ucm118079.htm

Frantz, J. (2003). Tolerable Upper Levels. Retrieved from http://frantzmd.info/Alternative%20Medicine/Tolerable%20Upper%20Limits.htm

Hensrud, D. (2011). Supplement Use Increases, But A Healthy Diet is The Key. Retrieved from http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/nutritional-supplements/MY01750

USDA. (2012). Choose My Plate. Retrieved from http://www.choosemyplate.gov

USDA2. (2012). Nutrient Data Lab. Retrieved from http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/list?fg=&man=&lfacet=&count=&max=&sort=&qlookup=&offset=&format=Abridged&new=

USDA3. (2012). Regulation, Reports and Warnings. Retrieved from http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/dietary-supplements/regulations-reports-and-warnings