SAS#8 Flashcards
Can cause blindness
VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY
Lack of niacin can cause
DEMENTIA
Lack of vitamin d can
RETIRED BONE GROWTH
Vitamins are available from foods in inactive forms known as
PRECURSORS OR PROVITAMINS
Prolong heating may destroy much of the
THIAMIN in the food
Can be destroyed by the ultraviolet rays of the sun or by the fluorescent light
RIBOFLAVIN
Food is stored in _______are most likely to lose riboflavin
TRANSPARENT GLASS CONTAINERS
___destroys vitamin c
OXYGEN
Vitamins for naturally into 2 classes
FAT SOLUBLE AND WATER SOLUBLE
The water soluble vitamins are the
VITAMIN B COMPLEX
VITAMIN C
Fat-soluble ones are vitamins
A
D
E
K
Has the distinction of being the first fat soluble vitamins to be recognized
VITAMIN A
Three different forms of vitamin a are active in the body
RETINOL
RETINAL
RETINOIC ACID
Supports reproduction and is the major transport and storage form of the vitamin;
RETINOL
Is active in vision
RETINAL