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- Title
ASSESSMENT OF ESSENTIAL MICRONUTRIENTS IN HUMAN ORGANISMS.
- Authors
Hilda-Aletta, Szász; Timea, Dobos; Brigitta, Koszta; Zita, Fazakas; Enikő, Nemes-Nagy
- Abstract
Background: Vitamins are organic molecules that are essential for an organism in order to function properly. The organism cannot synthesize sufficiently these vitamins, it must be obtained from diet. Other groups of essential compounds that are necessary for health are: aminoacids, fatty acids, minerals. If the body is missing one of these elements, a deficiency disease will occur. Objective: The measurement of vitamin, aminoacid, fatty acid and mineral levels at medical students. Material and methods: The 2017 Quantum Resonant Magnetic Analyzer Machine was used to measure the levels of vitamin, aminoacid, fatty acid and mineral levels at 75 medical students aged between 19-21 years old from University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Târgu Mureş. The measurements included the levels of 10 vitamins (e.g. A, B6, C , E), 10 aminoacids (e.g. Tryptophan, Phenylalanin, Threonin), 19 minerals (e.g. Ca, Fe, Zn, Mg, Cu) and 4 fatty acids (e.g. Linoleic acid, Arachidonic acid). The gained measurements were concluded in Microsoft Office Excel. Results: There was a significant deficiency at vitamin C, the majority was very low with 49%, 35% low and only 16% had normal. Other vitamin deficiency was present at B1, E, A and B3 (<50%), but vitamins B2, D3, K, B12 and B6 were higher, especially the vitamin B6 at 80% was normal. Among aminoacids Threonin (62%) and Tryptophan (59%) can be mentioned with low levels. The Phenylalanin and Methionine at 100% were between healthy parameters. At minerals significant differences present at Fe (18%), K (28%), Mg (41%). The lowest level of fatty acid is at Linoleic acid (21%) and Arachidonic acid (23%). Conclusions: The assessment revealed that the majority of the examined students have some kind of essential molecule defficiency that needs to be treated early on to avoid physiological changes and irreversible damage in their organism.
- Subjects
VITAMIN C; MICRONUTRIENTS; VITAMIN C deficiency; LINOLEIC acid; FATTY acids; MINERAL supplements; ARACHIDONIC acid
- Publication
Acta Medica Marisiensis, 2019, Vol 65, p8
- ISSN
2068-3324
- Publication type
Article