Vitamin Nutrition Flashcards
Vitamin A function
helps form and maintain healthy teeth, skeletal and soft tissue, mucus membranes, and skin
promotes good eyesight
Vitamin A sources
Cod liver oil. Eggs. Fortified breakfast cereals. Fortified skim milk. Orange and yellow vegetables and fruits.
Vitamin A effects of deficiency
Dry Skin
Night Blindness
Delayed Growth
Vitamin A excess
Toxic to the body
Damage the development of an unborn baby
Vitamin D function
absorption of calcium, helping to form and maintain strong bones.
Vitamin D sources
Sunlight
Fatty fish, like tuna, mackerel, and salmon.
Vitamin D effects of deficiency
bone pain and muscle weakness
Vitamin D excess
buildup of calcium in your blood (hypercalcemia), which can cause nausea and vomiting, weakness, and frequent urination.
Vitamin E function
Antioxidant
Vitamin E sources
Vegetable oils
Nuts
Seeds
Green leafy vegetables
Vitamin E effects of deficiency
disorientation and vision problems.
Vitamin E excess
Excess is rare
Vitamin K function
Enables blood to clot when the body is injured
Vitamin K sources
Plant and animal foods
Green leafy veg
Vitamin K effects of deficiency
Very rare
Vitamin K excess
Very rare
Vitamin C function
growth and repair of tissues in all parts of your body. It is used to: Form an important protein used to make skin, tendons, ligaments, and blood vessels
Vitamin C sources
Citrus fruits
Vitamin C effects of deficiency
fatigue, red gums, easy bruising and bleeding, joint pain and rough, bumpy skin
Vitamin C excess
fatigue, red gums, easy bruising and bleeding, joint pain and rough, bumpy skin
Vitamin B1 function
Enables energy to be released from carbohydrate in the body cells during respiration
Vitamin B1 sources
Meat Milk Cheese Eggs Fruit and veg
Vitamin B1 effects of deficiency
Condition called beri-beri
Vitamin B1 excess
Loss of weight and appetite