Gina is a college sophomore on a tight budget An analysis of

Gina is a college sophomore on a tight budget. An analysis of her diet shows that she consumes less than the RDA for vitamin C and more than the RDA for thiamin. Does she have a vitamin C deficiency? Is she at risk of thiamin toxicity? What other factors need to be considered before you can draw any conclusions about her nutritional status?

Solution

Thiamine is Vitamin B1, which is a water soluble vitamin. Consumption of excess thiamine does not cause toxicity, because of its water soluble nature. Excess thiamine is easily flushed out of the body. No, she is not a any kind of thiamine toxicity risk.

Insufficient intake of Vitamin C causes deficiency of this vitamin. It may lead to a diseased condition known as scurvy.

Talking about her nutritional status, she should consume more Vitamin C to avoid deficiency. It is important that Vitamin C is a low-cost vitamin; and can fit easily in her budget.