Food Prep And Nutrition Vitamins

Question 1

What does vitamin B1 do?

Answer 1

• Helps the nervous system

- helps release energy from foods

Question 2

What does vitamin B2 do?

Answer 2

• helps to release energy from foods

- contribute to the repair of tissues

Question 3

What does vitamin B3 do?

Answer 3

• help release energy from foods

- helps maintain the nervous system

Question 4

What does vitamin B9 (folic acid) do?

Answer 4

• crucial for growth and healthy babies

- helps to make red blood cells

Question 5

What does vitamin B12 (coblamin) do?

Answer 5

• Helps nervous system function

- works with vitamin B9 to make red blood cells

Question 6

What does vitamin C (ascorbic acid) do?

Answer 6

• protects body from infection

- keeps blood vessels healthy

Question 7

What are sources of vitamin B1?

Answer 7

Bread, pasta rice, peas

Question 8

What are sources of vitamin B2?

Answer 8

Milk, eggs, cheese, leafy greens

Question 9

What are sources of vitamin B3?

Answer 9

Wheat, nuts, meat, fish

Question 10

What are sources of vitamin B9?

Answer 10

Liver, peas, leafy greens

Question 11

What are sources of vitamin B12?

Answer 11

Milk, eggs, meat, fish

Question 12

What are sources of vitamin C?

Answer 12

Citrus fruits, tomatoes, strawberries, green veg

Question 13

What happens if your deficient in vitamin B1?

Answer 13

• tiredness
• weak muscles
• beriberi disease

Question 14

What happens if your deficient in vitamin B2?

Answer 14

• dry skin
• sore throat
• sores around the mouth

Question 15

What happens if your deficient in vitamin B3?

Answer 15

-pellagra disease

Question 16

What happens if your deficient in vitamin B9?

Answer 16

• anaemia
• tiredness
• weak muscles

Question 17

What happens if your deficient in vitamin B12?

Answer 17

• tiredness

- nerve damage

Question 18

What happens if your deficient in vitamin C?

Answer 18

• anaemia

- scurvy

Question 19

What are the excess and deficiency symptoms for vitamin A?

Answer 19

+weakened bones

• night blindness
• weak immune system
• stunted growth

Question 20

What are sources for vitamin A?

Answer 20

Liver butter, oily fish, eggs

Question 21

What is vitamin A needed for?

Answer 21

• good eyesight
• Growth
• healthy immune system

Question 22

What are the excess and deficiency symptoms of vitamin D?

Answer 22

+absorb too much calcium
+Can lead to kidney damage

-bone disease (osteomalacia and rickets)

Question 23

What are sources of vitamin D?

Answer 23

Oily fish, egg yolks, sunlight

Question 24

What is vitamin D needed for?

Answer 24

-Helps absorb calcium and minerals

Question 25

What are deficiency and excess symptoms of vitamin E?

Answer 25

+interfere with blood clotting
+Nausea
+Blurred vision

(Rare to have a deficiency)

• weak muscles
• sight problems

Question 26

What are sources of vitamin E?

Answer 26

Leafy greens, nuts, wheat germ

Question 27

What is vitamin E needed for?

Answer 27

• keep skin and eyes healthy

- improve the immune system

Question 28

What is the excess and deficiency symptoms of vitamin K?

Answer 28

+there is no excess amount

Rare to have deficiency
-uncontrolled bleeding in newborns

Question 29

What are sources of vitamin K?

Answer 29

Leafy greens, cereals, dairy foods, meats

Question 30

What are the fat soluble vitamins?

Answer 30

A D E and K

Question 31

What are the water soluble vitamins?

Answer 31

B and C