Nutrition

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Introduction

The nutrition project aims to create educational tools for children to learn about diet, exercise, and nutrition.

Project suggestions

Informational materials
Interactive learning tools (i.e. games)
Food analysis application

Floating Materials

This section is for posting materials that can be used for developing educational activities. The source of data should always be noted, so that in case that the information is contested, we can take a look at the original documents. If we start seeing lots of detailed information, we can create a page for each nutrient.

1. Micronutrient

Definition

The following information from USDA.

Vitamins

Micronutrient	Synonymous names	RDA and Toxicity	Solubility	Deficiency	Sources
Nutrient Name	Other names	RDA and toxicity levels	Fat or water soluble?	Clinical Manifestation upon deficiency	Which food is high in this nutrient?
Vitamin A	Retinoids = retinol, retinoids and carotenoids	men: 0.9 mg (3000 IU) women: 0.7 mg(2300 IU) children: UL: 3 mg (10,000 IU)	Fat soluble	Night-blindness, Keratomalacia	carrots, broccoli leaves, kale, sweet potatoes, spinach, pumpkins, collard greens, cantaloupe melon, apricots, papaya, peas, beet, winter squash, eggs, liver
Vitamin B1	Thiamin
Vitamin B2	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	Niacin, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	Pyridoxine, pyridoxamine, pyridoxal
Vitamin B7	Biotin
Vitamin B9	Folic acid, folinic acid
Vitamin B12	Cyanocobalamin, hydroxycobalamin, methylcobalamin
Vitamin C	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	Ergocalciferol, cholecalciferol
Vitamin E	Tocopherols, tocotrienols
Vitamin K	phylloquinone, menaquinones

Minerals

Minerals	Synonymous names	RDA	Essential	Deficiency	Sources
Mineral Name	Other names	RDA by which country	Essential or trace?	Clinical Manifestation upon deficiency	Which food is high in this mineral?
Calcium	Ca
Chloride	Cl
Magnesium	Mg
Phosphorus	P
Potassium	K
Sodium	Na