VITAMINS Flashcards
organics substances that are generally classified as either FAT-SOLUBLE OR WATER-SOLUBLE
vitamins
DISSOLVED IN FATS and tend to accumulate in the body
fat soluble vitamins
must be dissolved FIRST IN WATER before they can be absorbed in the body
water soluble vitamins
what are the fat-soluble vitamins?
vitamins A, D, E, and K
what are the water-soluble vitamins?
vitamin C and B-complex such as B6,B12, and folate
inorganic elements PRESENTIN SOIL AND WATER, which are absorbed by plants or consumed by animals
minerals
includes RETINOL, RETINAL, and also referred as PERFORMED VITAMIN
vitamin A
what vitamin is THIAMIN
vitamin B1
what vitamin is RIBOFLAVIN
vitamin B2
what vitamin is NIACIN
vitamin B3
what vitamin is PANTOTHENIC ACID
vitamin B5
what vitamin is PYRIDOXINE
vitamin B6
what vitamin in COBALAMIN
vitamin B12
helps convert food into ENERGY AND SYNTHESIZE GLUCOSE
biotin
what vitamin is ASCORBIC ACID
vitamin C
helps makes and release the NEUROTRANSMITTER ACETYLCHOLINE, which aids the many nerve and brain activities
choline
what vitamin is CALCIFEROL
vitamin D
what vitamin is ALPHATOCOPHEROL
vitamin E
what vitamin is FOLIC ACID
vitamin B9
what vitamin is PHYLLOQUINONE, MENADIONE
vitamin K3
BUILDS AND PROTECTS BONES AND TEETH. Helps with MUSCLE CONTRACTION and relaxation
calcium
BALANCE FLUIDS IN THE BODY. A component of stomach acid
chloride
ENHANCES THE ACTIVITY OF INSULIN, helps maintain blood glucose levels
chromium
plays an IMPORTANT ROLE IN IRON metabolism and immune system
copper
ENCOURAGE STRONG BONE FORMATION. Keeps dental cavities from starting or worsening
fluoride
PART OF THYROID HORMONE, which helps set body temperature and influences nerve and muscle function
iodine
HELPS HEMOGLOBIN in red blood cells and myoglobin in muscle cells ferry oxygen throughout the body
iron
HELPS FORM BONES. Helps metabolize amino acids, cholesterol, and carbohydrates
manganese
PART OF DNA AND RNA. Helps convert food into energy.
phosphorus
helps maintain STEADY HEARTBEAT and send nerve impulses
potassium
acts as an antioxidant, NEUTRALIZING UNSTABLE MOLECULES that can damage cells
selenium
helps form BRIDGES that can shape and stabilize some protein structures
sulfur
helps form MANY ENZYMES AND PROTEINS and create new cells
zinc