Micronutrients Flashcards
Function of Vitamin A
Improves vision. Growth and immunity
Food sources vitamin A
Egg, fish, milk and bell pepper
Hay happens if you have to much or to little of vitamin A
To much: headache
To little: vision loss
Function of vitamin B
It helps red blood cells grow and function properly
Food sources vitamin B
Beans, peanuts, sea food
What happens or you have to much or to little of vitamin A
To much you have trouble sleeping and skin reaction
To little causes the body to produce abnormally large red blood cells
Function of vitaminC
helps protect your cells against the effects of free radicals
Food source vitamin C
Lime, lemon
Orange, grapefruit
What happens if you have to much and to little of vitamin c
To much mild digestive disturbances.
To little can get scurvy.
Function of vitamin D
Vitamin D helps regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in the body.
Food source of vitamin D
Eggs, milk, mushrooms, salmon
What happens if you have to much or to little of vitamin D
To much A lack of vitamin D can lead to bone deformities such as rickets in children, and bone pain caused by a condition called osteomalacia in adults.
Function of calcium
blood clotting, helping muscles to contract, and regulating normal heart rhythms and nerve functions.
Food source for calcium
Broccoli,milk cheese
What happens if you have to much or to little of calcium
To much increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, kidney stones, and other serious health problems.
To little Osteoporosis, which causes weak, fragile bones and increases the risk of falling.
Function of iron
To transfer red blood cells
Food source for iron
Beans, red kidney beens
What happens if you have to much or to little of iron
To little it can’t transfer enough red blood cells to transport
oxygen
Function of sodium
Needed to regulate body water content
Food source for sodium
Bacon and cheese
What’s happens if you have to much or to little
To much sodium increases the risk of high blood pressure
To little sodium deficiency is unlikely but can cause by excessive sweating or vomiting and diarrhoea
