Vitamins Flashcards
What is the name of Vitamin C?
Ascorbic acid
What is the deficiency of Vitamin B1?
And what are the symptoms?
Beri Beri
- Loss of muscle function
- Walking difficulty
- Pain
- Loss of feeling in hands and feet
- Paralysis of lower legs
- Vomiting
What vitamin is deficient in Pallegra?
What are the symptoms?
Vitamin B3 - Niacin
- Weakness
- Loss of appetite
- Abdominal pain
- Scaly skin sores
- Diarrhoea
- Mental confusion
- Inflamed mucous membrane
What is the deficiency of vitamin C?
And what are the symptoms?
Scurvy
- Tiredness
- Weakness
- Joint/ Leg pain
- Swollen/ bleeding gums
- Red/ blue spots on skin
- Bruising
- Irritability
What is vitamin is deficient in Megaloblastic Anaemia?
What are the symptoms?
Vitamin B12 & Folate
- Paleness
- Decreased appetite
- Irritability
- Fatigue
- Diarrhoea
- Walking difficulty
- Numbness/ tingling in hands and feet
- Smooth and tender tongue
What is the deficiency of Niacin?
Pallegra
What is the deficiency of Vitamin B2?
And what are the symptoms?
Cheilosis/ Angular Stomatitis
- Redness
- Pain
- Broken skin at corners of mouth
- Chapped lips
- Bleeding lips
What is osteomalacia?
Vitamin D deficiency
What deficiencies are found in the UK?
- Rickets
- Megaloblastic Anaemia
- Osteomalacia
What are good food sources of Vitamin D?
- Eggs
- Oily fish
- Cod Liver Oil
- Fortified Foods
What are some food sources of Vitamin C?
- Citrus fruit
- Peppers
- Berries
- Broccoli
- Potatoes
- Brussel sprouts
What are food sources of Niacin (Vitamin B3)
- Meat
- Fish
- Wheat flour
- Eggs
What are good food sources of Vitamin A?
- Liver
- Whole milk
- Carrots
- Sweet potato
- Oily fish
- Leafy greens
- Apricots
- Cheese
- Fortified low-fat spread
What are food sources of Riboflavin?
- Milk
- Cheese
- Eggs
- Organ meats
- Salmon
- Chicken breast
- Yoghurt
- Mushrooms
- Wholegrain bread
- Fortified foods
What are food sources of Vitamin E?
- Plant oils
- Margarine
- Nuts
- Seeds
- Wheat germ
