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Vitamin Nutrition Flashcards

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Vitamin A function

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helps form and maintain healthy teeth, skeletal and soft tissue, mucus membranes, and skin
promotes good eyesight

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Vitamin A sources

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Cod liver oil.
Eggs.
Fortified breakfast cereals.
Fortified skim milk.
Orange and yellow vegetables and fruits.
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Vitamin A effects of deficiency

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Dry Skin
Night Blindness
Delayed Growth

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Vitamin A excess

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Toxic to the body

Damage the development of an unborn baby

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Vitamin D function

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absorption of calcium, helping to form and maintain strong bones.

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Vitamin D sources

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Sunlight

Fatty fish, like tuna, mackerel, and salmon.

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Vitamin D effects of deficiency

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bone pain and muscle weakness

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Vitamin D excess

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buildup of calcium in your blood (hypercalcemia), which can cause nausea and vomiting, weakness, and frequent urination.

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Vitamin E function

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Antioxidant

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Vitamin E sources

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Vegetable oils
Nuts
Seeds
Green leafy vegetables

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Vitamin E effects of deficiency

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disorientation and vision problems.

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Vitamin E excess

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Excess is rare

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Vitamin K function

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Enables blood to clot when the body is injured

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Vitamin K sources

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Plant and animal foods

Green leafy veg

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Vitamin K effects of deficiency

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Very rare

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Vitamin K excess

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Very rare

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Vitamin C function

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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

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Vitamin C sources

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Citrus fruits

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Vitamin C effects of deficiency

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fatigue, red gums, easy bruising and bleeding, joint pain and rough, bumpy skin

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Vitamin C excess

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fatigue, red gums, easy bruising and bleeding, joint pain and rough, bumpy skin

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Vitamin B1 function

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Enables energy to be released from carbohydrate in the body cells during respiration

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Vitamin B1 sources

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Meat
Milk
Cheese
Eggs
Fruit and veg
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Vitamin B1 effects of deficiency

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Condition called beri-beri

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Vitamin B1 excess

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Loss of weight and appetite

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Vitamin B2 function

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Enables energy to be released from carbohydrate in the body cells during respiration

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Vitamin B2 sources

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Milk products

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Vitamin B2 effects of deficiency

A

Rare but may lead to sores in corners of mouth

28
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Vitamin B2 excess

29
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Vitamin B3 function

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Enables energy to be released from food in body cells for respiration

30
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Vitamin B3 sources

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Beef
Pork
Wheat flour
Eggs

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Vitamin B3 effects of deficiency

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Vitamin B3 excess

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Liver problems

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Vitamin B9 function

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Works with B12 to make healthy blood cells

34
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Vitamin B9 sources

A

Folate

Green leafy veg

35
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Vitamin B9 effects of deficiency

A

Megaloblastic anaemia

36
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Vitamin B9 excess

A

Unborn babies could have defects in spinal cords

37
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Vitamin B12 function

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Works with B9 to make healthy red blood cells

38
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Vitamin B12 sources

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Vitamin B12 effects of deficiency

A

Pernicious anaemia

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Vitamin B12 excess

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Skin redness and outbreaks

41
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What is the function of protein?

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Growth and repair

42
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What are the deficiency effects of protein?

A

Weak bones and fractures

Decrease in muscle mass

43
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What are the excess effects of protein?

A

Weight gain

Kidney damage

44
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Name sources of protein

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Egg
Chicken
Fish

45
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What is the function of fat?

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Insulated body

Provides lots of energy

46
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What are the deficiency effects of fat?

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Increase in cholesterol

Higher risk of heart disease

47
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What are the two types of fat?

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Saturated and unsaturated

48
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What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated fat?

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Saturated fats are found in more animal sources and unsaturated fats are mostly found in oils from plants and fish

49
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Name sources of saturated fat

A

Cheese
Cake
Butter

50
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Name sources of unsaturated fat

A

Avocado
Olive oil
Nuts

51
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What are the three types of carbohydrates?

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Monosaccharides
Disaccharides
Polysaccharides

52
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What is the function of monosaccharides?

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To produce and store energy

53
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Name sources of monosaccharides

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Glucose
Fructose
Galactose

54
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What is the function of disaccharides?

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Provides body with quick source of energy

55
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Name sources of disaccharides

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Sucrose
Lactose
Maltose

56
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What is the function of polysaccharides?

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Source of energy from plants

Store energy in organisms

57
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Name the 4 polysaccharides

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Glycogen
Starch
Cellulose
Chitin

58
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What function does each polysaccharides do?

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Starch ─ an energy source obtained from plants
Cellulose ─ a structural polysaccharide in plants; when consumed, it acts as a dietary fibre
Glycogen ─ a storage form of glucose in the human liver and muscles.

59
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What are the excess effects of carbohydrates?

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Carbohydrates are stored as fat if consumed in excess leading to obesity

60
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What are the deficiency effects of carbohydrates?

A

Weight loss

weak body and bones

61
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Name fat soluble vitamins

A

Vitamins A, D, E, and K

62
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Name water soluble vitamins

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Vitamin B and C

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