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Micronutrients: Vitamins Flashcards

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What is Vitamin A also known as ?

A

Retinol

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What animal foods is Vitamin A usually found in?

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dairy, eggs, liver, kidneys, oily fish

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What does Vitamin A do in the body?

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Healthy skin, gives ability to see in dim light, growth of children, healthy mucus membranes, antioxidant

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What happens when you have a deficiency of Retinol?

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Dry skin and mucus membranes, night blindness, poor growth in children

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What happens if you have too much retinol?

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it is poisonous, especially to unborn babies

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what plant foods is vitamin A normally found in?

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green leafy veg, peas, orange/yellow/red vegetables and fruits BUT NOT ORANGES

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what is vitamin D3 also known as?

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cholecalciferol

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what is vitamin D2 also known as?

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ergocalciferol

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what vitamin is the synthetic form of ergocalciferol ?

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vitamin D2

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what is the main source of Vitamin D?

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sunlight on skin/ BIOGENESIS of vitamin D

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what are food sources of vitamin D?

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oily fish, meat, eggs, butter, and fortified breakfast cereals

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what does vitamin D do in the body?

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regulates absorption of calcium, amount of calcium ions made in the blood, healthy functioning of the immune system, involved in production of red blood cells

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what happens when you have a deficiency of cholecalciferol and ergocalciferol ?

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bones weaken and bend (rickets in children)

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what is vitamin E also known as?

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tocopherol

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what is Vitamin E found in?

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soya corn oil, olive oil, nuts, seeds, whole wheat

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what does vitamin E do in the body?

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antioxidant, helps prevent heart disease and certain cancers

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what is vitamin K also known as?

A

phylloquinone

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what food is vitamin K found in?

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green leafy veg, liver, cheese and green tea

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what does vitamin K do?

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helps blood clot after an injury

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what is vitamin B1 also known as?

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thiamine

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what is vitamin B1 found in?

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meat, dairy, eggs, vegetables, fruit, wholemeal bread, fortified breakfast cereals, flour

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what does vitamin b1 do in the body?

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energy release from carbohydrates, nerve function and production of dna

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23
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what happens when you have a deficiency in vitamin b1?

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you can get a disease called beri-beri, affects nerves and muscles

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what is vitamin b2 also known as?

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riboflavin

25
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what is vitamin B2 found in?

A

milk, dairy, eggs, fortified cereal, rice and mushrooms

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what does vitamin b2 do in the body?

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energy realise from carbohydrates, fats and proteins, converts retinol to retinoic acid, converts tryptophan to niacin and is involved in the production of vitamin b6

27
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what happens if you are deficient in riboflavin ?

A

you get sore corners of the mouth

28
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what is niacin a group name for?

A

nicotinamide and nicotinic acid (used to be called vitamin b3)

29
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what is niacin found in?

A

beef, pork, wheat flour, maize flour, eggs and milk

30
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what does niacin do?

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involved in metabolic reactions such as respiration

31
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what happens if you are deficient in niacin?

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you can get a disease called pellagra, it gives you diarrhoea, dementia and dermatitis

32
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what is vitamin B5 also known as?

A

pantothenic acid

33
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what is vitamin b5 found in?

A

nuts, beans, liver, leafy green veg, milk, eggs, cereal grains and cauliflower

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what happens when you are deficient in pantothenic acid?

A

you get fatigued, insomnia, depression, stomach upsets

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what is vitamin b6 also known as?

A

pyridoxine

36
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what is vitamin b6 found in?

A

red meat, milk, bananas, green leafy veg, avocados, carrots, eggs, oily fish, nuts, corn, potatoes and beans

37
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what does vitamin b6 do?

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involved in the metabolism of fatty acids, protein and glycogen and incorporating iron into haemoglobin

38
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what happens if you are deficient in vitamin b6?

A

cracks at corners of mouth, dry scaly lips, swollen tongue, depression, confusion, weakened immune function

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what is vitamin b7 also known as?

A

biotin

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what is vitamin b7 found in?

A

milk, oily fish, eggs, cheese, beans, mushrooms, cauliflower, nuts and liver

41
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what does vitamin b7 do?

A

involved in the production of fatty acids

42
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what happens when you are deficient in biotin?

A

hair loss, red rash on face, depression, lethargy, hallucinations,

43
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what is vitamin b9 also known as?

A

folate

44
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what is vitamin b9 found in?

A

green leafy veg, yeast extract, peas, chickpeas, asparagus, whole grain rice, fruits

45
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what does vitamin b9 do?

A

makes healthy red blood cells, helps repair dna, helps with metabolic reactions, especially in the growth of the foetus in pregnancy, helps prevent spinal cord defects in unborn babies

46
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what happens if you are deficient in vitamin b9?

A

you can get a disease called megaloblastic anaemia or spins bifida in newborn babies

47
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what is vitamin b12 also known as? oh

A

cobalamin

48
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what is vitamin b12 found jn?

A

liver, meat, fish, cheese, fortified cereals and yeast

49
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what does vitamin b12 do?

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involved in the metabolism of proteins, lipids and carbohydrates, production and control of dna, makes healthy red blood cells and makes healthy nerve cells

50
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what happens if you are deficient in vitamin b12?

A

you can get a disease called pernicious anaemia

51
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what is vitamin C also known as?

A

ascorbic acid

52
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what is vitamin C found in?

A

fruit and veg, citrus fruits, new potatoes, milk and liver

53
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what does vitamin C do?

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involved in absorption of iron, production of collagen and is an antioxidant

54
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what happens if you are deficient in ascorbic acid?

A

you can get anaemia, bleeding under skin, loose teeth, wounds that do not heal and scurvy

55
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what are the fat soluble vitamins?

A

ADE and K (Annie’s dog eats kitkats)

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