L7 - Healthy Living - Water Soluble Vitamins

Question 1

What are the water-soluble vitamins

Answer 1

• C
• B vitamins
• Folic Acid

Question 2

Vitamin B1: scientific name, where it is found, what it is used for

Answer 2

• thiamine
• found in
  
  • vegetables
  • peas
  • fresh and dried fruit
  • eggs
  • wholegrain breads
  • some fortified break cereals
  • liver
• uses
  
  • workig with other B-group vitamins to help break donw and release energy from food
  • keeping nerves and muscle tissue healthy

Question 3

Vitamin B2: scientific name, where it is found, what it is used for

Answer 3

• riboflavin
• found in
  
  • milk
  • eggs
  • fortified breakfast cereals
  • rice
• uses
  
  • keeping skin, eyes and the nervous system healthy
  • helping the body release energy from carbohydrates

Question 4

Vitamin B3: scientific name, where it is found, what it is used for

Answer 4

• niacin
• found in
  
  • meat, fish
  • wheat flour, maize flour
  • eggs
  • milk
• uses
  
  • helping produce energy from foods we eat
  • helping keep the nervous system and digestive system healthy

Question 5

Vitamin B5: scientific name, where it is found, what it is used for

Answer 5

• pantothenic acid
• found in
  
  • chicken, beef
  • potatoes
  • porridge
  • tomatoes
  • kidney
  • eggs
  • broccoli
  • wholegrains, such as brown rice and wholemeal bread
• uses
  
  • several including helping release energy from food we eat

Question 6

Vitamin B6: scientific name, where it is found, what it is used for

Answer 6

• pyridoxine
• found in
  
  • pork, poultry, fush
  • bread, whole cereals
  • eggs
  • vegetables
  • soya beans
  • peanutes
  • milk
  • potatoes
  • some fortified breakfast cereals
• uses
  
  • allowing the body to use and store energy from portein and carbohydrates in food

Question 7

Vitamin B12: scientific name, where it is found, what it is used for

Answer 7

• cyanocobalamin
• found in
  
  • meat, salmon, cod
  • milk, cheese
  • eggs
  • some fortified breakfast cereals
• uses
  
  • making red blood cells fand keeping the nervous system healthy
  • releasing energy from the food we eat
  • processing folic acid

Question 8

Vitamin folic acid: swhere it is found, what it is used for

Answer 8

• found in
  
  • broccoli, brussel sprouds, spinach, asparagus, chickpeas
  • brown rice
  • liver
  • fortified breakfast cereals
• used for
  
  • works with vitamin B12 to form healthy red blood cells
  • helps reduce the risk of CNS defect such as spina bifida in unborn babies

Question 9

spina bifida

Answer 9

• a congenital defect of the spine in which part of the spinal cord and its meninges are exposed through a gap in the backbone. It often causes paralysis of the lower limbs, and sometimes learning difficulties.

Question 10

Vitamin C: what is the scientifc name, where is it found, what are its uses

Answer 10

• abscorbic acid
• found in
  
  • citrus fruits
  • read and green peppers
  • strawberries
  • black currents
  • broccol
  • brussel sprouts
  • potatoes
• uses
  
  • helps protect cells and keep them healthy
  • necesary for the maintenance of healthy connective tissue
  • give suspport and structure for other tissues and organs
  • helps wound healing