VITAMINS Flashcards
WHAT IS THE CLASSIFICATION OF VITAMINS?
water soluble and fat soluble
WHAT ARE THE WATER SOLUBLE VITAMINS?
B and C
WHAT ARE THE FAT SOLUBLE VITAMINS?
A,D,E and K
WHAT ARE SOURCES OF VITAMIN A?
sources of vitamin A are oily fish,eggs,butter and carotene/ protein vitamin A
WHAT IS CAROTENE?
a substance found in highly coloured fruit
WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF VITAMIN A?
the functions of vitamin A are good eyesight,healthy linings of nose mouth and throat,growth,healthy eyes skin and hair
WHAT ARE DEFICIENCIES OF VITAMIN A?
deficiencies of vitamin a are night blindness,linings of nose mouth and throat become dry and irritated,delayed growth,dry and patchy skin
WHAT ARE SOURCES OF VITAMIN D?
sources of vitamin d are sunshines,oily fish,fish liver oils,tinned fish,cheese,butter,eggs,margarine
WHAT ARE DEFICIWNCIES OF VIRAMIN D?
deficiencies of vitamin d are rickets,tooth decay,osteoporosis and osteomalacia
WHAT IS OSTEOMALACIA?
adult form of rickets
WHAT ARE SURCS OF VITAMIN E?
sources of vitamin e are seeds,nuts and cereals.
WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIOSM OF VIATMIN E?
it protects against heart diesese and helps with skin
WHAT ARE THE DEFICIENCIES OF VITAMIN E?
DEFICIENCIES ARE RARE
WHAT ARE SOURCES OF VITAMIN K?
sources of vitamin K are green vegetables,milk and cheese.
WHAT ARE FUNCTIONS OF VITAMIN K?
the functions is healthy blood clotting
WHAT ARE THE DEFICIENCIES OF VITAMIN K?
that the blood dosent clot normally this is rare
WHAT ARE SOURCES OF VITAMIN B?
meat,eggs and fortified cereals
WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF VITAMIN B?
the functions are controlling energy released from food and a healthy nervous system, works with iron
WHAT ARE THE DEFICIENCIES OF VITAMIN B?
the deficiencies are delayed growth<tiredness,beri beri (nerve diesease) and pellagra
WHAT ARE SOURCES OF VITAMIN C?
sources are fruit and vegetables
WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF VITAMIN C?
good general health,healthy gums,skin and blood vessels,healing of wounds,helps absorb action of iron in the body
WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF VITAMIN D?
works witch cailciam for healthy bónas ann teeth
what are the deficiencies of vitamin C
increased risk of sickness, scurvy, delayed healing of wounds, anaemia
what happens to water soluble vitamins
they are excreted by the body in your urine, you can never over take them
what happens to fat soluble vitamins
stored in the liver, too much can cause hypervitaminosis
WHAT IS PALLEGRA
a diseas that affects the skin, it causes diarrhoea and dementia and often results in death
uncommon
hypervitaminosis
occurs when peoples overuse fat soluble vitamin supplements. it is most common in vitamin A and D
folic acid sources
whole meal bread, fortified products, vitamin supplements
folic acid functions
taking folic acid before and during pregnancy reduces the risk of neural tube defects in unborn babies
folic acid deficiencies
spina bifida - when a baby’s spine and spinal cord do not develop properly in the womb causing a gap in the spine
