Diet And Nutrition

Question 1

C (Absorbic acid) (source and exercise relkated functions)

Answer 1

Green vegetables and fruit

Protects cells and keeps them healthy
• Required for the breakdown of carnitine, which is a molecule essential for the transport of fatty acids into the mitochondria (mitochondria convert food sources, such as fats, into energy in the body, therefore vitamin C is also indirectly responsible for this process)
Helps in the maintenance of bones, teeth, gums and connective tissue such as ligaments

Question 2

(source and exercise relkated functions) vitamin D

Answer 2

Most vitamin D is made by our body under the skin when it is exposed to sunlight; to a lesser extent is can come from oily fish and dairy produce
• Has a role in the absorption of calcium, which keeps bones and teeth healthy
Helps with phosphocreatine recovery in the mitochondria

Question 3

(source and exercise relkated functions) B1 thiamin

Answer 3

Yeast, egg, liver, wholegrain bread, nuts, red meat and cereals
• Works with other B-group vitamins to help break down and release energy from food
• Keeps the nervous system healthy

Question 4

(source and exercise relkated functions0 B2 riboflavin

Answer 4

Dairy products, liver, vegetables, eggs, cereals and fruit
• Works with other B-group vitamins to help break down and release energy from food
• Keeps the skin, eyes and nervous system healthy

Question 5

(source and exercise relkated functions) B6

Answer 5

Meat, fish, eggs, bread, vegetables and cereals
Helps form haemoglobin
Helps the body to use and store energy from protein and carbohydrates in food

Question 6

(source and exercise relkated functions) B12 folate

Answer 6

Red meat, dairy products and fish
• Makes red blood cells and keeps the nervous system healthy
• Releases energy from food